Helperbird for iPad & iPhone

Read webpages aloud, make text more comfortable, and keep your place as you read. Your Helperbird tools, right in Safari.

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Helperbird extension with Reading Mode, Immersive Reader, Translate, PDF, NotePad, Text to speech, Equations, Color overlay, and Dyslexia ruler. — The Helperbird extension. Pro shown.

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Make the page feel right for you

Open a tool, adjust it, and return to your reading. Choose the settings that feel comfortable to you.

Space to read

Change the font and text size, then adjust word, letter, and line spacing. Try fonts including Lexend, OpenDyslexic, and Atkinson Hyperlegible.

Text settings with font, font size, word spacing, letter spacing, line spacing and text alignment. Word spacing is switched on.

Change your text settings

Keep your place

Use a reading guide to mark the line you are reading. Set its height, width, and color, or try the dyslexia ruler and focus ruler.

Reading guide settings with the guide enabled, height and width sliders, and blue selected from seven colors plus a custom color.

Explore the reading guide

Find your color

Add a tint over the page. Pick from seven colors or choose your own, then adjust opacity and blend mode to suit your reading.

Color overlay panel with yellow selected, 50 percent opacity and blend mode enabled.

Choose a color overlay

Some tools require Helperbird Pro.

Text to speech

Listen to text while you browse. Choose a voice and reading speed that work for you. Available voices depend on your device.

Reading Mode

Open an article in a simpler layout, with fewer distractions around the words you want to read.

Immersive Reader

Open text in Microsoft's reader for read aloud, line focus, and reading preferences.

Start in Safari

Install the app, enable the extension, then open Helperbird on a webpage.

1. Download Helperbird
Get Helperbird from the App Store on your iPad or iPhone. Open the app for the setup walkthrough.
2. Enable the extension
In Settings, open Apps → Safari → Extensions → Helperbird. Turn it on and choose which websites it can access.
3. Open your tools
Visit a webpage in Safari. Open the page menu or extensions button, choose Helperbird, and turn on its main switch.

Safari setup guide Using Helperbird on iPad & iPhone

A few things to know

Does it work in other iPad apps?

Helperbird's extension works on webpages in Safari. It does not change text inside other apps or the iPad interface.

Can I use my existing Pro subscription?

Yes. Enter your subscription key in Helperbird's settings on each device. Follow our subscription key guide. Safari on iOS does not use the Google or Microsoft sign-in flow.

Will my desktop settings appear here?

Set up your reading preferences on each device. Helperbird does not automatically sync your desktop browser settings into Safari on iPad or iPhone. See the iOS and desktop differences.

Why has a page not changed?

Check that Helperbird is enabled in Safari, has permission for the website, and its main switch is on. Refresh the webpage after enabling it. Text inside images cannot be changed with font or spacing settings.

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makes Helperbird my first choice ...

Have an amazing collection of assistive tools that have benefits for everyone. For me, the combination of Microsoft's Immersive Reader and Apple's reading machine voice (US Alex) makes Helperbird my first choice for processing web content.

Jim SprialisAssistive technology specialist

Saw it mentioned at Cast last night! Love Immersive Reader.

Taylor CoffeeFirefox user

Great app for anyone who is reading a lot on their browser.

daklyyiPhone and iPad user

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Bring your reading tools to Safari on iPad and iPhone.

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