How to Login to Helperbird
Learn how to log in to Helperbird. Access your account and settings for accessibility tools Support accessibility for everyone.
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Sticky Notes & Annotations for Websites | Chrome Extension
Add sticky notes and annotations to web pages. Highlight text, leave comments, and keep them in your browser's own storage.
How to turn Helperbird on and off
Find the Helperbird owl icon after you install it, pin it to your toolbar, open the popup and switch Helperbird on. Plus what to do if the icon is missing.
How to Add Sticky Notes to Websites
Add a sticky note to a web page with Helperbird, write a title and reminder, choose its color, and find it again when you return or open your saved notes.
How to Pin the Helperbird Extension
How to Pin the Helperbird Extension. Learn more about Helperbird features and how to get the most from your accessibility tools.
How to Enable and Use Sync in Chrome or Edge
Turn browser sync on or off in Chrome and Edge, and include extensions in what syncs, so the settings Helperbird saves reach all your other computers.
How to Install Helperbird Through the G Suite Admin Panel
Add Helperbird to an organizational unit in the Google Admin console, force install it for everyone in that unit, then push your subscription key to them.
Install Helperbird for Specific Users
Give Helperbird to some of your users and not others. Pick between force install and allow install, then scope the policy to an organizational unit or a group.
How to Force Pin the Helperbird Extension
Pinning is not a separate Helperbird setting. It comes with one installation policy value, and there is another answer when the browser toolbar is hidden.
How to Remove Helperbird for Everyone in G Suite
Remove Helperbird from every managed device in Google Workspace, and what happens to the settings your users have saved.
Setting Chrome Storage Managed Keys for Helperbird
Every managed storage key Helperbird reads, what each one does, the JSON to paste into the Google Admin console, and which browsers can read a policy at all.
Setting Helperbird Policies in Enterprise Environments
Configure Helperbird policies on Windows, macOS and ChromeOS, and what each policy setting controls once it reaches a device.
Sync or Store Data Locally in Helperbird
Decide whether Helperbird keeps its data on one device only. What stays behind, what is unaffected, and how to move settings between computers without sync.
How to Install Helperbird
Install the Helperbird extension from the Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari store. The store link, the steps for each browser, and where to go once it lands.
How to Redeem a Helperbird Pro Voucher
Learn how to redeem a Helperbird voucher. Activate your Pro subscription with your code Support accessibility for everyone.
What is Helperbird Free?
Learn about Helperbird Free. Core accessibility features included. No credit card required Support accessibility for everyone.
What is Helperbird Pro?
See which reading and writing tools Helperbird Pro adds, how it differs from Free, and which PDF and Notepad tools you can use without a paid subscription.
What is Helperbird Pro Unlimited?
What is Helperbird Pro Unlimited? Discover what features are included in this plan designed for schools, districts, and businesses.
How to Contact Helperbird Support
Contact Helperbird support. Get help with technical issues, billing questions, or general inquiries about our accessibility tools.
Troubleshooting Common Helperbird Issues
Start here when Helperbird is not working. Three checks to run first, then the guide that matches your problem, from locked Pro features to silent speech.
How to Change Background Color on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's change background color. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Split Text into Columns on Websites
Helperbird's Paragraph columns feature was removed. For shorter lines that are easier to follow, use the Paragraph width feature or Reading Mode instead.
How to Use Dyslexia Friendly Fonts with Helperbird
Helperbird has 32 fonts, including OpenDyslexic, six Lexend widths, Andika and Atkinson Hyperlegible. See which to try first and where fonts do not work.
How to Use the Dyslexia Ruler on Any Website
Use the Dyslexia ruler in Helperbird to keep your place while you read. Turn it on from the menu, then set its height, width, color and position in Settings.
How to Change Fonts on Any Website
Learn how to change the font on any website using Helperbird. Choose from dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic, Lexend, and more to make reading easier.
How to Pause and Resume Helperbird
Learn how to use Helperbird's pause and resume helperbird. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Change Text Color on Any Website
Learn how to change the color of text on any website using Helperbird. Choose a text color that is easier for you to read and reduces eye strain.
How to Change the Font Size on Any Website
Learn how to increase or decrease the font size on any website using Helperbird. Make text larger for easier reading or smaller to fit more content on screen.
A Helperbird Feature is Not Supported
One Helperbird feature greyed out with a red badge? Learn what Unavailable means, which features switch off on Google Docs and PDFs, and what to use instead.
How to Customize Quick Actions
Quick Actions keeps your most-used Helperbird features at the top of the menu. Learn how to add a feature to Quick Actions and how to remove one you stop using.
4 Ways to Make Social Media More Accessible in 2022
Learn four effective ways to make your social media posts accessible for users with dyslexia and other accessibility needs.
How to Highlight Text on Any Website
Select text on any website and mark it in one of six colors. Your highlights are saved, come back on your next visit, and collect in Notes to export.
How to Put a Border Around Every Paragraph on Any Website
Helperbird can draw a colored outline around every paragraph, so you can see where each one starts and ends. Here is how to turn it on and pick the color.
How to Change the Highlight Color on Any Website
Choose a color from Helperbird’s Highlighter palette to mark selected text. Turn Highlighter on or off to show or hide your saved marks.
Web Accessibility & Dyslexia-Friendly Fonts
Explore research on web accessibility and dyslexia-friendly fonts including OpenDyslexia. Learn what works to enhance learning.
6 Famous People with Dyslexia
Discover six famous individuals who overcame dyslexia to achieve remarkable success in their careers and personal lives.
Helping Students with Helperbird’s Reword Feature
A student success story about Helperbird's reword feature and how it improved reading comprehension to enhance learning.
Web Accessibility Tips for People with Epilepsy
Make websites safer for people with epilepsy: calm color palettes, strong contrast, clear links, steady layouts and nothing that flashes over 3 times a second.
What is COPPA and FERPA?
COPPA limits what companies collect from children under 13, and FERPA controls how schools share student records. Learn what each US privacy law protects.
Top iPad apps for Accessibility
Try four iPad apps that make reading and watching easier: Voice Dream Reader for text-to-speech, Texthelp, SignUp captions for Disney+ and Helperbird.
Deploy Helperbird via Google Admin Console
What a Helperbird rollout for one school or business is made of, what you need first, and the order to push the install, the key and your settings in.
Benefits of iPads in the Classroom 2023
Explore the educational benefits of using iPads in the classroom and how tablets improve reading and writing for all students.
Best Careers for People with Dyslexia
Discover career paths where people with dyslexia can thrive. Learn about strengths and opportunities for career success.
How to Change Link Color on Any Website
Learn how to change the color of links on any website using Helperbird. Make links stand out more or choose colors that are easier for you to see.
How to Hide Images and GIFs on Any Website
Hide every image on a web page, or only the moving GIFs, with Helperbird. Open Media controls and pick with two switches to cut distractions while reading.
How to Use the Line Focus on Any Website
Learn how to use line focus on any website. Highlight one line at a time for better reading. Support accessibility for everyone.
How to Change Line Height on Any Website
Learn how to adjust line height on any website for better reading comfort and accessibility Support for all learners and educators.
How to Change Letter Spacing on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's change letter spacing. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
Boosting Classroom Accessibility - Discover the Magic of Helperbird
Learn practical strategies for improving classroom accessibility and creating inclusive learning environments for all students.
An 8-Step Guide to Creating Accessible Emails for Those with Dyslexia
Write emails readers with dyslexia can manage in eight steps: gentler contrast, plain language, dyslexia-friendly fonts, short paragraphs, images and testing.
Accessibility Software & Inclusive Classrooms
What a teacher can set up in a classroom, which reading and writing tools are free, which ones need Pro, and how to roll Helperbird out to every device.
Fostering Inclusivity at Work - The Role of Helperbird in Modern Workplaces
Discover how accessibility tools foster inclusivity at work and support employees with different learning and accessibility needs.
Top 5 Productivity Microsoft Edge Extensions
Discover the top 5 productivity Microsoft Edge extensions to boost your productivity and streamline your workflow.
How Helperbird Transformed a Student's Academic Experience
Read Jamie's inspiring personal story of overcoming reading challenges with Helperbird's accessibility tools to enhance learning.
TV and Movie Characters with Dyslexia
Discover inspiring TV and movie characters with dyslexia that can provide inspiration and positive representation for children and adults with dyslexia.
Improving Marketing Workflows with Helperbird’s Immersive Reader
Discover how Alex used the Read Aloud and Text Spacing features to simplify his workload and manage campaigns more efficiently with Helperbird.
3 Facts about Dyslexia and 1 Fact about Cats
Discover three important facts about dyslexia and learn how it affects reading, learning, and daily life.
How to Mute All Videos on Any Page
Learn how to mute every video on a web page at once with Helperbird, or set them all to a quieter level, without using each player's own controls.
How to Add a Color Overlay to Any Website
Add a color overlay or tint to any website with Helperbird. Pick a color, set the strength, and use Blend mode to cut glare and make reading easier.
Making PDFs Easier with Helperbird's PDF Reader
Follow Rory's personal journey with Helperbird's PDF reader and discover how it makes PDFs more accessible to enhance learning.
How to Use the Reading Guide on Any Website
Follow text with a colored reading guide in Helperbird. Adjust its height, width, color and opacity, and keep your place as you move or scroll through a page.
The 5 Must-Have Accessibility Tools for Students in 2021
See our 2021 picks for students learning online: Toucan for learning a language, Kapwing for video and subtitles, Helperbird for reading and Google Meet.
How to Turn On Spell Check on Any Website
Learn how to turn on your browser's spell checker for every text box on a page with Helperbird, from the Quick actions grid or with a keyboard shortcut.
How to Change Text Alignment on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's change text alignment. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
Winner of Our Chromebook Giveaway
Celebrate our Chromebook giveaway winner and their exciting prize including a Chromebook and Helperbird Pro to enhance learning.
Thanksgiving Day Message from Helperbird
A heartfelt Thanksgiving message from Helperbird team to our community, supporters and accessibility advocates to enhance learning.
Helping Students Succeed with Helperbird’s Accessibility Tools
Discover how Helperbird's comprehensive accessibility tools help students with dyslexia and learning differences to enhance learning.
How a Teacher Changed My Life - A Story
A special message for teachers supporting students with dyslexia and other learning differences daily to enhance learning.
How to Add Extensions to Safari
Add extensions to Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Where the Safari extension store is, how to switch an extension on, and what to do when one does not show.
8 Productivity Tips to Help You Stay Focused at Work
Eight habits that help you stay focused at work: water and a tidy desk nearby, your phone on Do Not Disturb, ranked tasks, set email times and firm boundaries.
How to Change Word Spacing on Any Website
Learn how to increase the space between words on any website using Helperbird. Word spacing makes text easier to read by giving each word more breathing room.
How to Avoid WFH Burnout and Maximize Productivity
Keep working from home sustainable with eight habits: a comfortable workspace, daily goals, a routine, time blocking, real breaks, exercise and staying social.
How to Zoom In and Magnify Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's zoom in and magnify any website. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Change the Cursor Size in Google Chrome, Firefox, or Edge
Turn on Cursor size in Helperbird's Display panel, then drag the slider to make your mouse pointer bigger or smaller on websites in Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
Introducing the Next Big Release of Helperbird
Discover what's coming in Helperbird's future. Explore exciting new features and improvements planned to enhance learning.
How to Deploy Helperbird through the G Suite Console
Learn how to deploy Helperbird through Google Workspace Admin Console for your entire organization or school to enhance learning.
Top 5 features of Helperbird to help your students in 2021
Discover the top 5 features of Helperbird that can make your class more accessible and productive in 2021 and 2022.
Engaging and Motivating WFH Employees, Strategies for Success
Keep remote employees motivated: give them the right tools, recognize their work, plan virtual fun, keep communication open and watch for early warning signs.
Creating an Inclusive Online Experience, The Importance of Dyslexia-Friendly Design
Learn why dyslexia-friendly design matters for websites and mobile apps. Discover accessibility best practices to enhance learning.
Top Productivity Extensions for Safari
Discover the top productivity extensions for Safari that can help business owners maximize efficiency, save time, and streamline their tasks.
10 Essential assistive technology tools for web accessibility
See how screen readers, magnifiers, contrast checkers, captions, speech recognition and braille displays help people with disabilities use the web.
How to Install Helperbird on a Child's iPhone or iPad with Screen Time On
Install Helperbird on a child's iPhone or iPad when Screen Time blocks the App Store. Turn restrictions off, install, approve Ask to Buy, then put them back.
How to Check If Your Network or Firewall Is Blocking Helperbird
Check whether your school or work network is blocking Helperbird, see what to ask your IT team to allow, and find out what stops working when it is blocked.
Why Helperbird (and Other Extensions) Don't Work on Certain Pages
Helperbird does nothing on this page? Find out which page addresses block every browser extension, and the three other reasons Helperbird is not there.
Force Install Helperbird Extension
Install Helperbird for everyone you manage. The extension ID for each browser, the tool to set it up in, and why force install alone does not give you Pro.
How to Use Helperbird with Google Classroom Work
Install the one Helperbird Workspace add-on and it works on the Classroom assignments that open in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Plus what to do with PDFs.
How to Use the Helperbird Add-on for Google Docs
Use Helperbird in Google Docs to translate selected text, listen aloud, change fonts and spacing, and check the whole document. Follow the illustrated guide.
How to Use Helperbird with Your Google Drive Files
Install the one Helperbird Workspace add-on and it works on the Drive files you open in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Plus what to do with your PDFs.
How to Install and Use the Helperbird Add-on for Google Slides
Use Helperbird in Google Slides to translate selected text, listen aloud, adjust fonts and spacing, and check text statistics. Follow the illustrated guide.
How to Access the Helperbird Pro Unlimited Usage Dashboard
How to get your Helperbird usage dashboard. Which plan includes it, how to request your link from support, how to open it, and what to do if the link is lost.
How to Cancel Your Helperbird Pro Subscription
Cancel your Helperbird Pro subscription in the billing portal, and find out what happens to your Pro access, your plan and your saved settings afterwards.
How to Change the Email on Your Helperbird Subscription
Contact support to change your Helperbird Pro subscription email, then check that Pro still unlocks with your new address or a replacement subscription key.
Interview with Helperbird Founder, Robert James Gabriel
Discover the inspiring personal story of Robert James Gabriel, Helperbird's founder and his dyslexia journey to enhance learning.
Top 6 Chrome Extensions for Teachers
Discover the top 6 Chrome extensions that can help teachers be more efficient and save time while creating more inclusive learning environments.
How Positive Thoughts Might Benefit Dyslexic Students
Students with dyslexia often show higher anxiety. See what a King's College London study found when people pictured good outcomes, and try one hopeful habit.
How to Use Immersive Reader in Google Docs, Step-by-Step Guide
Open Immersive Reader inside Google Docs with the free Helperbird add-on: install it, highlight your text, pick Use immersive reader and press Play to listen.
7 Steps to Create Personalized Learning Plans for Students
Build a personalized learning plan in seven steps: SMART goals, mindful tech, brain breaks, varied tasks, peer teaching, flexible seating and flipped lessons.
Heads Up, Helperbird's Got Immersive Reader Too!
Discover Helperbird's free immersive reader feature. A powerful accessible and supportive reading tool for dyslexia to enhance learning.
How Helperbird Can Support Homebound Learning for Recovering Students
Discover how Helperbird supports homebound students needing accessible learning tools and resources during recovery to enhance learning.
4 Key Strategies for Communicating Your Child's Needs to Schools
Discover four effective strategies for advocating your child's learning needs to school staff. Learn how to communicate effectively.
How Extracurriculars Boost Self-Esteem in Dyslexic Learners
Learn how extracurricular activities boost self-esteem and confidence in students with dyslexia and learning challenges.
Celebrating 10 Years of Helperbird - Exciting Updates and Plans for the Future!
Celebrate Helperbird's 10-year milestone. Discover our journey and exciting new accessibility and assistive features coming.
Key Skills for First-Time Jobseekers with Learning Disorders
Discover key skills for first-time jobseekers with learning disorders.
Why Internet Access is Crucial for Educational Equity and Innovation
Discover why high-speed internet access is essential for ensuring educational equity and fostering innovation.
Creating Safe and Supportive Digital Learning Environments In The Age of AI
Explore how to create safe, supportive digital learning environments while leveraging AI tools responsibly and ethically.
Creating Accessible At-Home Learning Environments - Tips and Tools
Create accessible at-home learning spaces. Tips on environment design, adaptive tools, and resources for supporting students with diverse needs.
Helperbird Featured on Icelandic National Radio
Helperbird was featured on Iceland's national radio station, RÚV, discussing accessibility tools and dyslexia support to enhance learning.
How to Make Scans and Copies Accessible for Students
Turn on OCR when you scan, keep each page straight and test the file, so students can select, search and listen to scanned handouts. Includes a printable guide.
How to Download the Helperbird App on iPad
Install Helperbird for Safari on an iPad, including a school, work or child's iPad, then find the puzzle piece icon in Safari that opens the Helperbird panel.
How to Download the Helperbird App on iPhone
Install the Helperbird app on your iPhone from the App Store, see what the app itself does and does not do, then turn the Safari extension on in Settings.
How to Enable Helperbird in Safari on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to enable the Helperbird Safari extension on your iPhone or iPad. Follow these simple steps to start using Helperbird while browsing in Safari.
Text to Speech Not Working in Helperbird
Text to Speech silent? Check volume and tab mute, allow audio for the site, try another voice, select text first, then refresh, restart or update Helperbird.
How to Use Helperbird on iPhone and iPad
Use Helperbird in Safari on iPad and iPhone. Follow screenshots to find reading tools, change text spacing, choose a reading guide, and adjust color overlays.
Helperbird Settings Not Syncing Between Devices
Fix Helperbird settings that are not reaching your other devices. Check both sync switches, the browser profile, and what to do when notes stay behind.
Helperbird iOS vs Desktop - What's Different?
Compare Helperbird in Safari on iPad and iPhone with desktop browsers. Learn how to open the tools, use your Pro key, and manage settings on each device.
Helperbird Pro Features Still Locked - How to Fix
Helperbird says Pro but a feature shows a badge, or has gone from the menu? Learn what each badge means and why some features are hidden rather than locked.
Helperbird Running Slow - How to Fix Performance Issues
Troubleshoot helperbird running slow - how to fix performance issues. Get help with common Helperbird issues and find solutions quickly.
How to Request a Refund for Helperbird Pro
Request a refund from Helperbird. Learn our refund policy and how to process your return Support for all learners and educators.
Helperbird Unlimited License Management for Schools
Manage Helperbird Unlimited licenses for your organization Deploy, assign, and track accessibility tools across your team
How to Install the Helperbird Add-on for Google Docs and Slides
Add the Helperbird sidebar to Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. The install steps, the two permissions it asks for, and how to open the sidebar afterwards.
How to Deploy Helperbird Using Microsoft Intune
Deploy Helperbird with Microsoft Intune. Force-install the extension and push your enterprise subscription key to Edge and Chrome across your Windows devices.
How to Adjust Paragraph Width on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's adjust paragraph width. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Use Auto Scroll on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's Auto Scroll feature to automatically scroll through web pages at your preferred speed. Perfect for hands-free reading.
How to Use Video Volume on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's Video volume to control the volume of every video on any website with one simple slider.
How the University of Alaska Champions Accessibility - March 25th
See how University of Alaska championed web accessibility and supported students with learning differences and Helperbird.
How to Disable Helperbird Features Using JSON Policy - Admins
Hide individual Helperbird features from your users with a managed JSON policy, with the policy code for every feature you can disable.
Set Helperbird JSON Policy for Individual Users
Give one person the Helperbird policy in Google Admin without touching anyone else, check it reached only them, and take it back when they are done with it.
How to Set Helperbird JSON Policy for a User Group in Google Admin
Target a Google group in the Admin console instead of an organizational unit, so a Helperbird policy reaches one team, and take it back when the pilot ends.
How to Set Helperbird JSON Policy in Google Admin
Push Helperbird's JSON policy to everyone by setting it on your top organizational unit in Google Admin, and see how it flows down to the units below.
How to Use the Helperbird Dictionary
Look up a word, hear it aloud and choose how its definition appears in Helperbird Dictionary.
How to Use the Helperbird Notepad
Learn about the Helperbird Notepad's writing tools, autosave, captured notes, reading list, and Word, Markdown, and text downloads.
How to Use Helperbird's Reading List Feature
Learn the two actions in Helperbird's Reading list window, how your saved pages are grouped on the list page, and which guide covers each job here.
How to Add a Text Outline on Any Website
Text Outline has been removed from Helperbird. Learn what happened and how to make text stand out with High Contrast, dyslexia fonts, and color overlays.
How to Count Words and Characters in the Helperbird Notepad
See how many words and characters you have written in the Helperbird Notepad. The Text stats window also shows sentences, reading time and speaking time.
How to Use Word Spotlight to Highlight Words on Hover with Helperbird
Where Word spotlight works, what it will not highlight, what a screen reader hears, and how it differs from the other two ways Helperbird highlights.
How to Print a Webpage with Helperbird
Helperbird's Print button was removed. Printing still works: press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P, and turn on Reading Mode first for a clean, ad-free printout of any page.
How to Search and Filter Features in Helperbird
Learn how to use Helperbird's search and filter features in helperbird. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Stop Animations on Any Website
Learn how to stop animations on any website. Disable moving content for better focus and accessibility Support accessibility for everyone.
How to Take a Screenshot with Helperbird
Save the visible part of a webpage as a PNG with Helperbird Screenshot. Find the capture action, locate your download, and learn when to use Screenshot Reader.
How to Translate Any Website to Another Language
Translate a whole webpage or selected text with Helperbird. Set your language in Settings, then press Translate page or Translate text on any website.
How to Turn On Dark Mode in Helperbird
Learn how to use Helperbird's turn on dark mode in helperbird. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Use Helperbird's High Contrast Themes
High contrast recolors any web page so text stands out. Compare the five themes, find the one that suits your eyes, and see how it differs from Dark Reader.
How to Use Immersive Reader on Any Website
Learn how to use immersive reader on any website. Text-to-speech and reading tools for accessibility Support accessibility for everyone.
How to Use Reading Mode on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's Reading Mode to create a clean, distraction-free reading experience. Reading Mode removes ads, sidebars, and clutter.
How to Use Voice Typing (Speech to Text) on Any Website
Use Helperbird Voice typing, choose a language, control spoken punctuation, and copy, listen to, or print your draft.
How to Use Text to Speech on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's Text to Speech feature to have any text read aloud. Listen to articles, emails, documents, or any written content on the web.
How to Use the Highlight Menu in Helperbird
Select text to open Helperbird’s reading tools above it. Learn to use Play, Dictionary, Search Web, Immersive and Translate alongside the separate Highlighter.
What Happened to the Math Reader
The Math Reader is no longer a mode you pick. Helperbird's Screenshot Reader now reads equations automatically, in the same capture as the words around them.
How to Use the Quick Action Area to Improve Accessibility on the Web
Quick Actions are the round buttons at the top of the Helperbird menu. Learn how to use them for one-click access and add or remove the tools you use most.
How to Use the Speed Reading Feature in Helperbird with Syllables
The original syllable-based Speed Reading tool was retired. Learn where to find the new word-by-word reader in Reading Mode and the Helperbird PDF Reader.
How to Use Word Prediction on Any Website or Google Docs
Learn how to use Helperbird's Word Prediction feature to get word suggestions as you type. Word prediction helps you write faster and spell words correctly.
How to Enable and Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Helperbird
Learn about Helperbird keyboard shortcuts. Speed up your accessibility workflow with quick keys Support accessibility for everyone.
How to Open PDFs with Helperbird in Google Drive, Classroom or Gmail,
Helperbird cannot open a PDF from Google Drive, Classroom or Gmail. Download the file to your computer first, then open it in the Helperbird PDF Reader.
Safari Extension Greyed Out on iPad - Jamf & MDM
Work out why the Safari extension toggle is greyed out on a Jamf-managed iPad, what your MDM can and cannot control on each iPadOS version, and what to do.
How to Adjust Color Saturation on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird's adjust color saturation. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
How to Highlight Links on Any Website
Learn how to make links more visible on any website using Helperbird. Highlight links with underlines and styling to make them easier to find.
How to Show Link and Image Descriptions on Any Website
Turn on Show descriptions in Helperbird's Media controls to see an image's alt text or a link's title in a tooltip when you hover over it, on any website.
How to Use Word Spotlight on Any Website
Word spotlight colors the word your mouse pointer is on. What it does, and how to switch it on from the Helperbird menu.
Free Features in Helperbird - A Guide for Parents and Families
See every Helperbird feature your child can use without paying: text to speech, Immersive Reader, dyslexia fonts, overlays, a reading ruler, translate and more.
How to Set Up a Child Organizational Unit for Helperbird
Create a child organizational unit in Google Admin, move users into it, and give that group its own Helperbird policy and license.
How to Disable the Edge Mini Menu That Appears When Selecting Text
Learn how to disable the Edge mini menu. Improve accessibility and user experience by removing the popup menu from display.
How to Disable Helperbird on Specific Websites Using JSON Policy
Stop Helperbird loading on named websites across your organization with a managed JSON policy, using the excluded domains keys.
How to Disable Helperbird on Specific Websites
Learn how to use Helperbird's disable helperbird on specific websites. Complete guide for improving web accessibility and reading support.
Helperbird Subscription Not Activating - How to Fix
Rechecked and Helperbird still shows Free or No active subscription? Work through the five causes, from a browser you never activated to a blocked network.
How to Resync Your Helperbird Subscription
Helperbird still showing Free after you paid? Press Check so it looks your subscription up now, and find that button on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and iPad.
Domains to Whitelist for Helperbird
A quick reference for IT admins showing which domains need to be whitelisted for Helperbird to work in your school or organization.
How to Assign Helperbird Accommodations to Students for Testing
Give each accommodation group its own Helperbird feature set with organizational units and JSON policy, so an IEP or 504 plan is what a student actually sees.
How to Use Helperbird in Locked Mode on Chromebooks
The admin setup that lets Helperbird run inside a locked mode quiz on a managed Chromebook, and how students reach it once the shelf and toolbar are hidden.
Helperbird Policy Builder for Chrome, Edge, Safari & Jamf
Build or check Helperbird policies for Google Admin, Intune, Group Policy and Apple MDM. Get JSON, a PowerShell script or a profile, made in your browser.
How to Use Helperbird at Home
Learn how students can use Helperbird on their home computer or personal device, even if their school provides Helperbird through a district account.
Switching from Read&Write to Helperbird
Coming from Read&Write by Texthelp? This guide maps Read&Write features to their Helperbird equivalents so you can find your favorite tools right away.
How Helperbird Makes Everyday Web Browsing Easier for Seniors
Bigger text, a zoomed page, stronger contrast and read aloud. The free browser controls that make everyday reading comfortable when your eyes get tired.
How Helperbird Supports Senior Citizens at Legal Aid Kiosks
Learn how Helperbird makes legal aid kiosks more accessible for senior citizens with text-to-speech, larger text, reading support, and simplified layouts.
How Libraries and Community Centers Use Helperbird to Support Senior Visitors
What a librarian can push to every machine, what admin policy cannot preset, and the two-minute setup that gets a senior visitor reading the screen again.
10 Chrome Extensions Every Student with Dyslexia Needs in 2026
Compare ten Chrome extensions that make reading easier with dyslexia, from Helperbird's fonts, overlays and read-aloud to BeeLine Reader, OpenDyslexic and Kami.
The Best Free Accessibility Features in Helperbird You Can Use Right Now
Explore the powerful free accessibility features in Helperbird, from dyslexia-friendly fonts to dark mode and high contrast.
How English Language Learners Can Use Browser Tools to Read Any Website
Master web reading as an ELL student using translation, simplification, and pronunciation tools.
How Helperbird Helps Students with IEPs and 504 Plans
Learn how Helperbird's features directly support common accommodations in IEPs and 504 Plans, making assistive technology accessible across your school.
How Helperbird Helps Organizations Meet Web Accessibility Standards
Discover how user-side accessibility tools complement WCAG compliance efforts and expand access.
How Helperbird Works on Google Docs, Slides, and Classroom
How Helperbird works across Google Workspace. The browser extension on Classroom pages, and the add-on sidebar inside Google Docs, Slides and Sheets.
How Public Libraries Are Using Helperbird to Make Digital Resources Accessible
Discover how public libraries deploy Helperbird on public computers to serve patrons with diverse accessibility needs.
How to Make Any Website Easier to Read When You Have ADHD
Learn how to configure your browser to eliminate distractions and stay focused while reading with ADHD.
How to Set Up Helperbird for Your Child at Home
A parent's guide to installing and configuring Helperbird for your child's online learning and reading—dyslexia fonts, text-to-speech, and more.
How to Reduce Screen Fatigue While Working from Home
Combat screen fatigue with practical solutions including overlay tints, dark mode, and text adjustments to work more comfortably.
A Teacher's Guide to Setting Up Accessibility Tools on School Chromebooks
Help your students succeed with built-in and third-party accessibility tools for school Chromebooks.
5 Ways Text-to-Speech Can Improve Reading Comprehension for Kids
Discover how text-to-speech technology helps children build decoding skills, reduce cognitive load, and improve reading comprehension.
Why Every University Disability Services Office Should Know About Helperbird
Helperbird offers modern, browser-based accommodations that complement and enhance university disability support services.
How to Change the Paragraph Background Color on Any Website
Learn how to use Helperbird to add a background color to paragraphs on any website. Make text easier to read by highlighting paragraph blocks with color.
How to Change Video Playback Speed on Any Website
Speed up or slow down videos with Helperbird. Learn how to choose a pace from 10% to 200% on YouTube, Vimeo and other websites that use standard HTML5 video.
How to Simplify Text on Any Website with Helperbird
Learn how to use Helperbird to simplify complex text into plain, easy-to-understand language. A complete guide to the Simplify feature.
How to Summarize Text on Any Website with Helperbird
Learn how to use Helperbird to summarize long articles, web pages, and text into short, easy-to-read summaries. A complete guide to the Summarize feature.
How to Use Helperbird in Your Language
Helperbird is translated into over 65 languages and matches your computer or browser language. See the full list and how to change it on Windows, Mac or Chrome.
How to Check Your Grammar on Any Website with Helperbird
Helperbird's Grammar Checker corrects grammar, spelling and punctuation across a whole passage. Learn how to use it, and how it differs from spell check.
How to Use the Right-Click Context Menu in Helperbird
Learn how to access Helperbird features by right-clicking on any webpage. Use text-to-speech, translate, dictionary, and more from the right-click menu.
Helperbird Quick Start Guide
Get started with Helperbird in under 2 minutes. Learn how to install, pin, and use your first accessibility feature on any website.
How to Check Your Helperbird Version
Learn how to find which version of Helperbird you are running. Useful for troubleshooting and making sure you are up to date.
How to Export Your Helperbird Notes
Back up your saved Helperbird notes, highlights, NotePad documents and reading-list pages in a .helperbird file, then learn how to restore them later.
How to Export Your Helperbird Settings
Learn how to export your Helperbird settings so you can back them up or transfer them to another device or browser.
How to Import Your Helperbird Settings
Learn how to import a previously exported Helperbird settings file to restore your preferences on a new device or after a reset.
How to Open Helperbird in the Chrome or Edge Side Panel
Dock Helperbird in the Chrome or Edge side panel so it stays open beside the page you are reading. What you need, two ways to open it, and what is inside.
How to Open Helperbird in the Firefox Sidebar
On Firefox the owl icon opens Helperbird in the sidebar rather than a popup. How to open it, the other ways in, and what to check if the owl does nothing.
How to Sync Your Helperbird Settings Across Devices
Turn on sync in Helperbird so your fonts, colors, spacing and feature settings are the same on every computer your browser is signed in to.
How to View the Helperbird Roadmap
Learn how to access the Helperbird roadmap to see upcoming features, vote on ideas, and follow the development of Helperbird.
How to Use Helperbird on iPad in the Classroom
Set up Helperbird in Safari on classroom iPads, choose reading tools, and configure managed subscriptions and feature restrictions with your school's MDM.
How to Report an Issue with Helperbird
Learn how to report a bug or issue with Helperbird and share debug information with the support team to help resolve your problem faster.
How to Reset All Helperbird Settings
Learn what the Delete and Reset buttons in Helperbird settings each do, what each one removes, and which one to press before you lose any of your data.
How to Use Helperbird During Google Forms Locked Quizzes
What to do in the minutes before a locked quiz starts. Turn your Helperbird features on first, and know how to reach Helperbird once the screen is locked.
How to Use Accessibility Profiles in Helperbird
Preview and apply Helperbird's eight accessibility profiles, see what each changes, and learn how to adjust or undo a profile.
The Best Way to Mark Up PDFs Without Installing Anything
Draw on a PDF in your browser, add text boxes, and download a copy carrying your marks. What the Helperbird PDF Reader includes, and what it leaves out.
How to Draw on PDFs — Pen, Shapes, Arrows and More
Helperbird now lets you draw directly on any PDF. Freehand pen, rectangles, ovals, lines, and arrows with full color and stroke control.
Accessibility Profiles — One Click Setup
Discover Helperbird's new Accessibility Profiles feature. One click to enable dyslexia, ADHD, low vision, and more accessibility tools instantly.
How to Use Helperbird for ADHD and Focus
Cut the clutter when ADHD makes online reading hard. Hide images and GIFs, keep your place with Line Focus, and read in Reading Mode or Immersive Reader.
How to Use Helperbird for Dyslexia
A complete guide to using Helperbird if you or someone you support has dyslexia.
How to Use Helperbird for Reading Long PDFs
Read long PDFs with Helperbird. Search and zoom, listen to a page, take notes, translate text and add equations. Download a PDF with your annotations included.
How to Use Helperbird for Writing Essays and Assignments
Draft with voice typing, find words with word prediction, check spelling and grammar, look up words, and proofread by listening, with a step-by-step workflow.
How to Use Helperbird as a Teacher
A practical guide for teachers on using Helperbird in the classroom.
How to Use Text to Speech and Immersive Reader in Google Slides
Capture slide text with Screenshot Reader to hear it read aloud or translate it in Immersive Reader, or use the Helperbird add-on inside Google Slides.
How to Deploy Helperbird in ChromeOS Kiosk Mode for Exams
Google Admin's Kiosks tab rejects Helperbird. Learn what "Selected app is not enabled for kiosk mode" means and what to set up on exam Chromebooks instead.
How to Enable the Helperbird Floating Button
Learn how to enable a floating Helperbird button on every page using managed JSON policy.
World Book Day — Reading Should Be for Everyone
Celebrate World Book Day with us. Discover how Helperbird makes reading accessible for people with dyslexia and reading challenges.
Where Helperbird Stores Your Data
Learn about Helperbird's browser storage, optional sync, local PDF recovery, managed settings, and which reading and writing tools use online services.
Helperbird PHIPA and MFIPPA Compliance
Learn how Helperbird complies with PHIPA and MFIPPA privacy requirements for Ontario school boards and public sector organizations.
How to Deploy Helperbird to an Entire School District
One subscription key covers a whole district. How to structure organizational units, cover a mixed fleet of Chromebooks, Windows, Macs, iPads, and new students.
How to Provision Helperbird with SDS, SFTP, or Clever
Learn how to deploy and provision Helperbird across your school or district using Google Admin, Microsoft Intune, SDS, SFTP, or Clever.
How to Use the Helperbird Admin Dashboard
What each panel on the Helperbird admin dashboard counts, where the numbers come from, and what the dashboard deliberately does not record about your users.
How to Save and Download Annotated PDFs in Helperbird
Download a PDF you marked up in Helperbird, and find out exactly which of your text boxes, drawings, notes and highlights end up in the downloaded file.
How to Share and Export PDFs with Helperbird
Send a PDF you marked up in Helperbird to a teacher, a class or a colleague. Download it first, then share the file through Drive, Classroom, email or your LMS.
How to Use Helperbird AI Features for Learning
Simplify, summarize or translate text, dictate with voice typing and check grammar. See how Helperbird AI features help students, and how admins control them.
How to Use Helperbird Offline
Learn how Helperbird works offline without an internet connection. Most Helperbird features continue to work when you are not connected to the internet.
Section 504 vs Section 508 — What Is the Difference?
Section 504 covers accommodations for people; Section 508 covers accessible technology. See examples of each, how they fit together and the Section 508 profile.
Mental Health and Your Screen — Tips for Digital Wellbeing
See how screen fatigue adds to stress, then try six settings that calm your screen: dark mode, overlays, reading mode, less motion, read-aloud and no autoplay.
Why Immersive Reader Does Not Work on Some Websites
Learn why Immersive Reader sometimes does not load on certain websites like National Geographic, and what you can do to keep reading.
Thank You, Teachers — How Educators Use Helperbird
See how teachers put Helperbird on school Chromebooks, use it in Google Docs and meet IEP and 504 accommodations, plus five steps to start in your class.
How to Keep Sticky Notes Visible on Your Desktop
Put a shortcut to your Helperbird sticky notes on your desktop, taskbar, Dock or Chromebook shelf, so your notes open in their own window with one click.
How to Use Helperbird on Android with Microsoft Edge
Add Helperbird to Microsoft Edge on Android, check whether your build of Edge can run extensions at all, and unlock Pro with a Microsoft account or a key.
How to Use Helperbird on Android with Firefox
Add Helperbird to Firefox 128 or later on Android, unlock Helperbird Pro with your subscription key, and find the one feature the Firefox build hides.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026 — 11 Years of Building for Everyone
Marking GAAD 2026: how a dyslexic student's 2015 college project grew to over a million users, what 11 years taught us, and five ways you can help the web.
How to Use the Equation Editor in Helperbird
Learn what every button in Helperbird's Equation Editor toolbar does, what the Menu button holds, the limits worth knowing, and the guide for each job.
How to Use Chemistry and Physics Voice Typing in Helperbird
Switch Voice typing to Chemistry or Physics mode and dictate science notation. Say H two O and get H₂O, or speak a value with units and get 9.8 m/s².
How to Use Speech to Math (Math Mode) in Helperbird
Learn how to turn on Math Mode in Helperbird's voice typing and dictate equations out loud. Say 'x squared plus y squared' and get x² + y².
How to Change Voice and Language Settings in Helperbird
Choose a Standard or Natural voice and a reading speed for Text to Speech, and set the language Voice typing listens for. Over 60 languages are supported.
How to Use Microsoft 365 Single Sign-On (SSO) with Helperbird
Learn how to set up Helperbird with Microsoft 365 SSO.
How to Use Text to Speech in Microsoft Word Online
Learn how to use Helperbird's Text to Speech feature in Microsoft Word Online. Have your documents read aloud.
Best Free Study Tools for Students with ADHD in 2026
Find ten study tools for students with ADHD, from reading mode, line focus and a reading guide to text-to-speech and dictation, and how to pair a few.
Best Free Tools for Low Vision Browsing in 2026
Make any website easier to see with low vision using ten tools: a magnifier, larger fonts, high contrast, dark mode, a bigger cursor, overlays and read-aloud.
10 Free Ways to Make Reading Online Easier in 2026
Make any website easier to read with ten changes, from dyslexia-friendly fonts, reading mode and color overlays to more spacing, line focus and read-aloud.
How to Get Any Website or PDF Read Aloud to You (Free Text-to-Speech Guide)
Listen to any web page or PDF with free text-to-speech: highlight text, press play and follow each highlighted word, then pick the voice and speed you like.
How to Reduce Visual Stress When Reading on Screens
Learn what visual stress feels like, then ease it on any website with a colored overlay, softer background and contrast, more line spacing or a tinted ruler.
How to Use Voice Typing on Any Website - A Complete Guide
Dictate emails, essays, notes and forms on any website: how voice typing works, which punctuation to say, tips for accuracy and how it helps with dyslexia.
Are You Ready for WCAG 2.1 AA? A Plain-English Guide to ADA Title II
Learn what WCAG 2.1 AA and the ADA Title II web rule mean for US schools and public bodies, the April 2027 and April 2028 deadlines, and six steps to get ready.
Assistive Technology Should Be Free — World Day for Assistive Technology
On World Day for Assistive Technology, we're talking about why free tools matter. The AT gap is real. Helperbird's 40+ free tools are our answer.
Best Free Writing Support Tools in Your Browser for 2026
Get past the hard parts of writing with eight browser tools: word prediction, spell check, grammar checks, voice typing, a dictionary, an editor and read-aloud.
How to Extract Text From Images and Scanned PDFs for Free
Copy the words out of photos, screenshots and scanned PDFs with OCR in your browser, then search, translate or listen to them, plus tips for cleaner results.
Best Free Accessibility Tools for Seniors Browsing the Web in 2026
Make websites kinder to older eyes with ten browser tools: bigger text, page zoom, a larger cursor, read-aloud, high contrast, reading mode and saved profiles.
How to Translate and Read Any Website in Another Language: A Step-by-Step Guide
Translate a whole web page or one passage into your language, then have it read aloud with each word highlighted. A five-step routine for learners and families.
How to Use the Helperbird Accessibility Toolbar
Turn on the Helperbird Floating Toolbar and your reading and writing tools sit on every website. How to switch it on, find it, move it and use each tool.
How to Manage Your Sticky Notes and Highlights in Helperbird
Create, edit, search and export saved notes and highlights from the Highlights & Notes card in Helperbird NotePad.
How to Unlock Helperbird Pro on iPhone and iPad
What is different about unlocking Helperbird Pro on iPhone and iPad. No in-app purchase, where the key box lives in Safari, and why Login keeps showing.
How to Allowlist Helperbird When Extensions Are Blocked
If your organization blocks all browser extensions, learn how to allow (or force-install) Helperbird as an exception in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
How to Deploy Helperbird with Jamf Pro (macOS)
Deploy Helperbird settings with Jamf Pro on Mac. Choose the correct Safari or Chrome configuration and test subscription keys and feature restrictions.
How to Deploy Helperbird with Windows Group Policy (Chrome)
Force-install Helperbird in Google Chrome on domain-joined Windows PCs with Group Policy and the Chrome ADMX templates, then push your key to unlock Pro.
How to Deploy Helperbird on Microsoft Edge
Force-install Helperbird in Microsoft Edge and push your enterprise subscription key across your organization using Microsoft Intune or Windows Group Policy.
How to Deploy Helperbird on Mozilla Firefox
Force-install Helperbird in Firefox and push your enterprise subscription key with one policies.json file, or use the Firefox ADMX templates on Windows.
How to Verify and Troubleshoot a Helperbird Managed Deployment
Check Helperbird managed subscriptions and feature settings in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, including Mac and iPhone/iPad configuration problems.
How to translate PDFs with Helperbird
Translate the current PDF page, compare the original and translation, and use Helperbird's reading tools on the translated text.
How to Add Text Boxes to PDFs in Helperbird
Learn how to add text boxes and annotations to any PDF using Helperbird's PDF Reader. Write notes, format text, add comments, and download your annotated PDF.
How to use the Screenshot Reader — Helperbird Help Docs
Read, copy or save text from a picture with Helperbird's Screenshot Reader. Learn to select an area, crop the visible page and use keyboard controls.
How to Use Drawing Tools on PDFs in Helperbird
Learn how to draw on PDFs with Helperbird's pen, shape, arrow, and line tools. A step-by-step guide to marking up any PDF document.
How to Use the PDF Reader in Helperbird
Read a PDF that is already open in Helperbird. Turn the pages, listen to any page with the text to speech player, and take notes in the panel beside it.
How to Annotate and Export a PDF with Helperbird
A complete walkthrough of annotating a PDF in Helperbird. Add text boxes, draw, take notes, then export the finished PDF with every annotation baked in.
Email Login vs Subscription Key - Which Should You Use?
Email login or a subscription key? Compare the two ways to unlock Helperbird Pro, see which browsers each works on, and use one subscription in every browser.
How to Deploy Helperbird in a Managed Guest Session
Deploy Helperbird on shared Chromebooks using Managed Guest Sessions, so students get accessibility tools during exams without signing in.
How to Manage Your Helperbird Billing
Open your Helperbird billing portal from the settings page or with an email code, then update your card, download an invoice or receipt, or cancel Pro.
How Helperbird Reads Equations from a Screenshot
Learn how the Helperbird Screenshot Reader picks up maths from a picture automatically, with no mode to choose, and what to do with the result.
How to Add a Saved Note to Your Notepad Document
Learn how to use My Notes in the Helperbird Notepad to search the notes and highlights you saved while reading, and drop one into what you are writing.
How to Change the Text and Style in Immersive Reader
Learn how to change the text size, spacing, font and background color in Immersive Reader, so the page is comfortable for you to read.
How to Clear Learned Words in Word Prediction
Learn how to reset the words Helperbird's word prediction has learned from your writing, when it starts suggesting your own typos back to you.
How to Copy a Document in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to duplicate a document in the Helperbird Notepad so you can edit a copy while keeping the original untouched.
How to Copy an Equation from Helperbird
Learn how to copy an equation out of Helperbird's Equation Editor as LaTeX, as MathML or as an image, and which format to pick for where you are pasting.
How to Delete a Document in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to delete a document you no longer need from the Helperbird Notepad, and what to check before you do.
How to Dictate an Equation with Your Voice
Learn how to speak a maths equation into Helperbird's Equation Editor instead of typing it, and what the Listening and Hearing messages mean.
How to Download an Equation as an Image
Learn how to save a maths equation from Helperbird as an image file, and when a picture is the right choice rather than copying the maths itself.
How to Download Your Notepad Document
Learn how to download your Helperbird Notepad writing as a Word file, a Markdown file or a plain text file.
How to Draw on a PDF with Your Keyboard
Learn how to add, move, resize and delete shapes on a PDF in Helperbird using only the keyboard, without needing a mouse or a steady hand.
How to Find a Page in Your Helperbird Reading List
Learn how to search your Helperbird Reading list to find a saved page quickly once the list has grown too long to scan.
How to Find Similar and Opposite Words in Helperbird
Learn how to use the Similar words and Opposite words lists in the Helperbird Dictionary, and how clicking one looks that word up straight away.
How to Hear a Word Read Aloud in the Helperbird Dictionary
Learn how to use the speaker buttons in the Helperbird Dictionary to hear a word pronounced, or to hear an example sentence read aloud.
How to Hear an Equation Read Aloud in Helperbird
Learn how to have Helperbird read a maths equation out loud, so you can check it says what you meant rather than trying to read the symbols.
How to Hear Your Sentence Read Back as You Type
Learn how to turn on the setting that reads each sentence back to you as soon as you finish it, so you can hear whether it makes sense.
How to Hide Your Highlights Without Deleting Them
Learn how to switch your saved Helperbird highlights out of view and back again, so you can read a clean page without losing what you marked.
How to Highlight Words as They Are Read Aloud
Learn how to turn on word highlighting in Helperbird, so each word lights up as it is spoken and your eye can follow along with the voice.
How to Look Up a Word from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to select a word on any page and look up its meaning straight from Helperbird's floating toolbar, without leaving what you are reading.
How to Look Up a Word in the Helperbird Dictionary
Learn how to search for a word in the Helperbird Dictionary and read its definitions and example sentences, grouped by part of speech.
How to Make Google Slides Readable with Helperbird
Learn how to turn on the Helperbird beta setting that makes a view-only Google Slides deck readable, so fonts, rulers, colors and read aloud all work on it.
How to Move and Resize PDF Text Boxes with the Keyboard
Learn how to position, resize and delete a text box on a PDF in Helperbird using only the keyboard, without dragging anything with a mouse.
How to Open a Page from Your Helperbird Reading List
Learn how to open a page you saved to your Helperbird Reading list, and how to read it with Helperbird's reading tools once you are there.
How to Open a Saved Document in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to find and reopen a document you saved earlier in the Helperbird Notepad using the Open document button.
How to Open a Word on Wikipedia from Helperbird
Learn how to jump from a word in the Helperbird Dictionary to its Wikipedia page, for when a short definition is not enough.
How to Open Immersive Reader from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to send a page, or just the text you selected, into Immersive Reader straight from Helperbird's floating toolbar.
How to Open Reading Mode from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to strip a cluttered web page back to just the article with Reading Mode, straight from Helperbird's floating toolbar.
How to Open the Helperbird Dictionary
Open Dictionary from Helperbird, or look up a word directly from a webpage.
How to Open the Helperbird Equation Editor
Learn how to open Helperbird's Equation Editor from the extension popup, so you can write, hear and copy maths equations in your browser.
How to Open the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to open the Helperbird Notepad from the extension popup in four steps, so you have a clean, distraction-free place to write inside your browser.
How to Open the PDF Reader in Helperbird
Get a PDF into Helperbird. Open the reader from the popup, load a file from your computer, use the message on a PDF page, and fix a file that will not open.
How to Open Your Helperbird Reading List
Learn how to open the Helperbird Reading list from the extension popup in three steps, and what you see on the list page before you have saved anything.
How to Read a Page Aloud from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to use the Play and Stop buttons on Helperbird's floating toolbar to have a web page, or just the part you selected, read out loud.
How to Remove a Page from Your Helperbird Reading List
Learn how to remove a page from your Helperbird Reading list once you have finished with it, using the Remove button beside each saved page.
How to Rewind and Skip While Text to Speech is Reading
Theater mode is no longer available in Helperbird. Replay selected text with the current read-aloud controls, or find the instructions here for older versions.
How to Save a Document in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to save your writing in the Helperbird Notepad, where it is stored, and what to do if a long document will not save.
How to Save a Page to Your Helperbird Reading List
Learn how to save the web page you are reading to your Helperbird Reading list, so you can come back to it later.
How to Start a New Document in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to start a fresh document in the Helperbird Notepad without losing the one you were already working on.
How to Translate in Immersive Reader
Learn how to translate a page in Immersive Reader, either the whole document or one word at a time, so you can read in your own language.
How to Turn On the Reading Guide from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to switch on Helperbird's reading guide from the floating toolbar, so a bar follows your place down the page and you stop losing your line.
How to Turn On Word Prediction from the Floating Toolbar
Learn how to switch on Helperbird's word prediction from the floating toolbar, so suggestions appear as you type into any box on the page.
How to Type Dictation Straight into the Page
Learn how to make Helperbird's voice typing put your words directly into the box you are typing in, including Google Docs, instead of into a separate panel.
How to Use Beta Features in Helperbird
Learn how to turn on Helperbird beta features from the settings page.
How to use Explain mode in the Screenshot Reader — Helperbird Help Docs
Get a plain-language explanation of a chart, picture or paragraph. Turn on Explain mode in Helperbird's Screenshot Reader, then capture the area you need.
How to Use Grammar Options in Immersive Reader
Learn how to split words into syllables and color the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in Immersive Reader, so difficult text is easier to break down.
How to Use Reading Preferences in Immersive Reader
Learn how to use Line Focus and the Picture Dictionary in Immersive Reader, so you can keep your place and see what an unfamiliar word means.
How to Use Recent Searches in the Helperbird Dictionary
Recent searches were removed from the Helperbird Dictionary. Use Back and Forward to revisit lookups in the current tab instead.
How to Use the Tools Menu in the PDF Reader
Use the PDF Reader Tools menu for Immersive Reader, Translate, Summarize, Screenshot Reader and equations, or dictate words onto a page with Voice typing.
How to Write an Equation in Helperbird
Learn how to write a maths equation in Helperbird's Equation Editor, either by typing the LaTeX yourself or by picking symbols from the math keyboard.
How to Write and Format Text in the Helperbird Notepad
Learn how to write in the Helperbird Notepad and use the formatting toolbar for headings, bold, lists, color, links and images.
How to Open the Helperbird Settings Page
Open the Helperbird Settings page to manage your subscription, apply a profile, choose options, import or export a backup, and find help and version details.
How to Turn On Dark Mode for the Helperbird Menu
Switch the Helperbird menu to dark mode from its Options list. This changes only how Helperbird looks; Dark Reader is the separate tool that darkens websites.
How to Use the Helperbird Add-on for Google Sheets
Use Helperbird in Google Sheets to translate selected cells, listen aloud, change fonts, wrap text, and resize rows and columns. Follow the illustrated guide.
How to Use the Colors Panel in Helperbird
Learn what the three settings in the Helperbird Colors panel do, and how to set your own text, link and background colors on any website you read.
Helperbird Display Features That Make a Page Easier to See
The Display panel holds five tools that make a page easier to see: High contrast, Highlight links, Saturation, Cursor size and Magnifier. Learn what each does.
How to Use Helperbird's Media Controls
Media controls is the Helperbird panel for video and pictures, with Playback speed, Video volume, Hide images, Hide GIFs and Show descriptions.
Helperbird Paragraph Features and What Each One Does
Learn what the Border, Background and Width controls in Helperbird's Paragraphs panel do, and which one to try first if you lose your place when reading.
How to Use the Text Settings in Helperbird
Learn what each control in Helperbird's Text settings panel does, and which one to change first. Spacing helps more readers than changing the font does.
Helperbird Features That Help with Color Blindness
Learn which Helperbird tools help if you have color blindness, starting with Highlight links, which makes links visible without relying on color.
How to Use Blend Mode in the Color Overlay
Learn what the Blend mode toggle in Helperbird's color overlay does, when to keep it on, and when to turn it off so you get the exact color you picked.
How to Use Topic Dictionaries in Word Prediction
Learn how to use topic dictionaries in Helperbird's word prediction, so subject words for Science, History, Space, or the page you are on appear as you type.
Helperbird Was Proud to Sponsor the 2026 CESA 7 Paraprofessional Summit
Helperbird was one of two sponsors of the 2026 CESA 7 Paraprofessional Summit in northeastern Wisconsin.
Helperbird Academy: learn at your own pace
Learn Helperbird with friendly, hands-on activities. Try reading and writing tools, save your progress in this browser, and earn a completion certificate.
Introducing Helperbird Academy
Helperbird Academy is free, hands-on training. Work the tools on a real page, watch the page notice, and print a certificate. Nothing leaves your browser.
ADA Title II and web accessibility
In 2024 the US Department of Justice made it explicit: state and local government websites and apps must meet WCAG 2.1 AA, on deadlines set by population.
ADHD and reading online
ADHD makes sustained attention expensive, and the modern web is built to spend it — so the most useful reading tools are the ones that make pages quieter.
Color blindness: the types explained
Color blindness is not seeing in gray — one of the eye's three color sensors is weakened or missing, and each type confuses a different pair of colors.
Colored overlays and visual stress
A colored overlay is a tint laid over text, used by readers who find black-on-white glary or unstable. Helpful for some; the science is still argued.
Dyslexia and reading on screens
Dyslexia is a common difference in how the brain processes written words — and on screens, unlike paper, the reader can reshape the text itself.
Immersive Reader
Immersive Reader is Microsoft's free reading view — a quiet full-screen page with big text, syllable breaks, and read-aloud — and Helperbird opens it on.
Accessibility, explained
Plain-English explanations of the ideas behind accessible reading — fonts, overlays, color vision, text to speech and more, each with a demo you can try.
Letter, word and line spacing
Extra space between letters, words, and lines eases visual crowding — and unlike special fonts, spacing has consistently good evidence behind it.
Lexend
Lexend is a free font family offered in a series of measured widths, built on the finding that many people read better when text is more spread out.
Line length and the ideal measure
Learn why 45 to 75 characters per line is the comfortable range, what goes wrong when lines run too wide or too narrow, and how to set your own width.
OCR: how computers read text in images
OCR — optical character recognition — is how software finds and reads the words inside a picture, by cleaning the image, locating the lines, and matching.
OpenDyslexic
OpenDyslexic is a free, open-source font with heavy letter bottoms and distinct letter shapes, so similar letters like b and d are harder to mix up.
Reader mode and Readability
Reader mode is the button that turns a cluttered article into clean, quiet text — an idea that started as a 2009 experiment called Readability and ended.
Reading rulers and typoscopes
A reading ruler is a guide that keeps your place on the line — a classroom tool of card and colored plastic that translated perfectly to the screen.
How text to speech works
Text to speech turns writing into a voice in three steps — work out what the words are, decide how they should sound, then generate the audio — and the.
Voice typing: how dictation works
Voice typing listens to your speech, turns the sound into likely words with a trained model, and keeps revising its guess as you keep talking — and you.
WCAG explained in plain English
WCAG is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines — the shared rulebook for making websites usable by disabled people, organized around four plain ideas.
Word prediction
Word prediction offers the next word while you type, cutting keystrokes and spelling risk — an idea that began in assistive technology decades before it.
What's new in Helperbird 2026.9.6: a closer look
A tour of Helperbird 2026.9.6: easier PDF search and zoom, a simpler Dictionary, refreshed Reading Mode, thoughtful profiles, and Apple managed settings.
Helperbird Declarative MDM Setup for iPhone and iPad
Configure Helperbird on iPhone and iPad using declarative MDM. Create a private plist data asset, target the Safari extension, and verify managed settings.
Configure Helperbird on iPhone and iPad with MDM
Set up Helperbird managed app configuration on iPhone and iPad. Deploy subscription keys and feature settings, refresh the app, and troubleshoot MDM delivery.
Configure Helperbird on Mac with a mobileconfig Profile
Create a Helperbird mobileconfig profile for Safari on managed Macs. Set a subscription key, control features, and verify deployment with Jamf or another MDM.
How Virtual Learning College Uses Helperbird
Virtual Learning College teaches students who cannot attend mainstream school. How they use Helperbird to remove barriers for neurodivergent learners.
How to Add Equations to PDFs and Notepad
Write an equation in Helperbird, add it to a PDF or Notepad, and edit it later. Use your keyboard or the on-screen math keyboard.
How to Paste Text and Images onto a PDF
Paste copied text, links or images onto a PDF page in Helperbird. Move and resize the new boxes, keep editing your notes, and download a copy with your changes.
How to Read Text in Embedded Lessons
Hear selected lesson text with Helperbird. Learn how to turn on Read text in online lessons, choose a passage and troubleshoot unsupported lesson content.
How to Search and Zoom a PDF in Helperbird
Search the current PDF page, move between matches and adjust zoom in Helperbird. Use Fit width or Fit page to read comfortably. These PDF tools are all free.
How to Install the Helperbird Google Docs Add-on for Your School
Install one Helperbird add-on for your whole school from the Google Admin console, and it appears in Docs, Slides and Sheets. It is separate from the extension.
Helperbird Blocked for Students Under 18 in Google Workspace
Google Workspace for Education blocks Marketplace apps for under-18 users until an admin installs them. Learn why students see an 18+ message and how to fix it.
Fix Helperbird's Google Docs Permission Error
Restore the Helperbird sidebar in Google Docs. Learn how your Google Workspace admin grants missing access and what staff and students may need to approve.
Does Text to Speech Replace Learning to Read?
Teachers worry that listening replaces reading. Reading is decoding plus comprehension, and text to speech only bypasses one of them. What the evidence shows.
Does Voice Typing Replace Learning to Write?
Teachers worry dictation replaces writing. Writing is two jobs, not one, and voice typing only removes one of them. What the research found.
Helperbird Never Gives Students the Answer
The worry is that AI does the thinking. Every Helperbird tool points at the source material, never at the assignment. That line is the whole difference.
Is AI Summarizing Doing the Work For Students?
Sometimes yes. This is the AI accommodation worth being careful with, and here is the test that tells you when it helps and when it replaces the task.
Is Assistive Technology Cheating?
The answer teachers need when a student uses text to speech, voice typing or an AI summary. One question settles most of it, and it is not about the tool.
How to Change Your Reading View in Helperbird Apps
Choose a font, text size, spacing, width and theme in Helperbird reading apps. Find each app’s controls and reset the view without deleting your saved work.
How to Listen to Your Notepad Document
Listen to your NotePad document, pause when you need to and choose a comfortable reading speed.
How to Use Helperbird Speed Reading
Read one word at a time in Reading Mode or PDF Reader. Play, pause, move between sentences and adjust your pace with the same simple controls in both readers.
How to Change the Word Prediction Layout
Show Helperbird's word suggestions across a row or stacked in a vertical list. Choose a layout and keep your usual prediction tools.
Helperbird 2026.9.28: more room to read and write
See the September 28 Helperbird update: free NotePad tools, a more flexible PDF Reader, calmer reading controls, smoother prediction, and clearer Pro access.
How to Add Image Descriptions to a PDF
Add a description to pictures pasted into Helperbird PDFs, mark decorative images correctly, and resolve missing-description prompts before downloading work.
How to Make PDF Text Boxes Smaller
Make text and text boxes smaller in Helperbird's PDF Reader. Follow the screenshots to resize and move your answers into the spaces on a worksheet.
How to Restore Notes and Reading List Backups
Restore saved notes, highlights, NotePad documents and reading-list pages from a Helperbird backup. Review what will be replaced before confirming the import.
How to use the Screenshot Reader with a keyboard — Helperbird Help Docs
Capture text from a picture without a mouse. Open Helperbird's Screenshot Reader, choose a capture type, and move or resize the box with your keyboard.
How to Use Helperbird PDF Reader on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Open, read aloud, annotate, translate, and export PDFs in the free Helperbird app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Highlights, notes and your draft
Understand the difference between highlighting, taking notes and writing a draft. Try an example that separates source words, questions and your own ideas.
Reading and writing equations
Learn how equations use symbols, position and grouping to carry meaning. Compare words, notation and structure in a simple on-page example.
Text to speech settings — Helperbird Help Docs
Choose a voice, hear a live sample, and set your reading speed in Helperbird's shared Text to speech settings.
How to Use Speed Reading Keyboard Shortcuts
Use Space, arrow keys and Home to control Speed Reading in Reading Mode and PDF Reader. Play, pause, move between sentences and change speed with the keyboard.
Voice typing settings — Helperbird Help Docs
Choose your Voice typing language, mode and spoken punctuation in Helperbird Settings. Try your microphone and set up dictation into supported page fields.
Bionic Reading®
What Bionic Reading® is, who invented it, how its Fixation, Saccade and Opacity settings work, what studies found, and where to get it.
Helperbird is all new for 2026
See what's new in Helperbird 2026: dictate math, chemistry and physics by voice, draw and write on PDFs, set up one-click accessibility profiles, and more.
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The page you are looking for is not available. Explore Helperbird's dyslexia software, reading mode, voice typing, and 40+ accessibility features.
About Helperbird | Our Story, Mission & Values
Learn about Helperbird's mission. Founded by Robert James Gabriel to make the internet accessible for everyone with dyslexia and learning differences.
Accessibility Statement
Helperbird's commitment to web accessibility standards. We follow WCAG 2.2 guidelines to ensure inclusive tools and website experiences for all.
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HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
Helperbird's HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for healthcare organizations that want to deploy Helperbird in a compliant clinical workflow.
Beta Features | Try New Helperbird Tools Early
Try Helperbird features before they are finished, like word highlighting while text is read aloud, readable Google Slides and dictation into the page.
Helperbird Blog | Research, Announcements, and Customer Stories
Discover the latest updates about Helperbird's products, research, announcements, customer stories, and company culture on our official blog.
Book a Helperbird demo
See Helperbird's reading, writing and accessibility tools in a live demo. Bring questions about your school or team and choose a time in the booking calendar.
Helperbird Brand Assets and Guidelines
The Helperbird name, logo, mascot and colors, with downloads and the rules for using them. For press, schools, partners and anyone writing about us.
Helperbird vs Immersive Reader | Comparison & Sources
Explore Helperbird and Microsoft Immersive Reader with links to reading features, supported products, and access details. Check what fits your own setup.
Compare Reading & Writing Tools | Helperbird
Explore Helperbird alongside other reading and writing tools, with links to official features, plans, and support. A starting point for your own comparison.
Helperbird vs Read & Write | Comparison & Sources
Explore Helperbird and Read & Write with linked product information on reading, writing, platforms, and plans. Features can change; check the official sources.
Helperbird & Snap & Read | Options and Official Sources
Looking for a Snap & Read alternative? Read Everway’s transition notice and explore Helperbird alongside its Read & Write route, with official sources.
Compliance: FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and Student Privacy
Helperbird is aligned and compliant with FERPA, COPPA, GDPR and US state student-privacy laws, with signed HIPAA BAAs and OpenAI Zero Data Retention.
Contact the Helperbird Team
Get in touch with Helperbird support. Watch tutorials, read guides, or message our team directly. We're here to help you succeed.
COPPA Compliance for Children and Schools
Helperbird is COPPA compliant. We don't collect personal information from any user, child or adult.
Data Privacy Agreement
Helperbird's standard Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) for schools and organizations, covering GDPR Article 28, FERPA, COPPA and US state student-privacy laws.
Helperbird for Education: Accessibility for Schools & Districts
Helperbird for Education gives every student reading, writing, and accessibility tools. Built for K-12 and higher education.
End User License Agreement (EULA)
Review Helperbird's End User License Agreement (EULA) in plain English. What you can do with Helperbird, what you cannot, and what we promise in return.
Helperbird for Enterprise: Accessibility at Scale
Enterprise-grade accessibility for your organization. Priority support, SSO provisioning and tailored onboarding for teams of any size.
Make the Web more Accessible with Helperbird | Chrome, Firefox & Edge
Helperbird is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. It adds read aloud, dyslexia fonts, reading rulers and over 40 tools to any page.
Accessibility Profiles | One-Click Settings for Dyslexia, ADHD & More
Try eight reading and accessibility profiles, preview their settings, and adjust them to suit you. Includes dyslexia, low vision, and motion sensitivity.
Accessibility Toolbar for Any Website | Chrome, Firefox, Edge & Safari
Open read aloud, the dictionary, Immersive Reader, voice typing and the reading ruler from a floating button on every page, even in kiosk and exam browsers.
Letter, Word & Line Spacing Extension | Improve Reading on Any Website
Adjust letter spacing, word spacing, and line height on any website. Makes text easier to read, especially for people with dyslexia or low vision.
Show Alt Text & Link Descriptions on Hover | Chrome Extension
See image descriptions and link destinations when you hover. Understand images and check where links go before clicking.
Text Statistics | Word Count and Reading Time in the Helperbird Notepad
See word count, reading time and twelve other figures for whatever you are writing in the Helperbird Notepad. Free, and built in.
Auto Scroll Extension | Hands-Free Scrolling for Any Website
Automatically scroll through any webpage at your preferred speed. Perfect for reading long articles or following along with text-to-speech.
Read It Later | Save Articles & Websites for Later Reading
Save articles and websites to read later. Keep all your saved content in one place, synced across devices. Works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Color Blindness Support | Make Links Visible on Any Website
Turn on underlines for every link and outlines for clickable elements, so you can spot them on any website without relying on color. Free in Helperbird.
Custom Cursor Size | Make Your Cursor Bigger and Easier to See
Make your cursor larger and easier to spot on any website. Helpful for low vision or anyone who loses track of the cursor.
Dictionary Extension | Look Up Words on Any Website
Look up English words and short phrases with Helperbird Pro. Read definitions and examples, hear them aloud, and explore similar words.
Notepad (formerly Editor) | Take Notes in Your Browser
Write, format, and save documents for free in Helperbird. Keep captured notes nearby and download your writing as Word, Markdown, or plain text.
Equation Editor | Write & Dictate Maths on Any Site
Write, preview, and dictate equations in Helperbird Pro. Try an example, use the math keyboard, then copy LaTeX or MathML, or download a PNG.
Floating Button | One-Tap Access to Helperbird
Turn on the Helperbird floating button and a logo sits on every website you read. Click it and your reading and writing tools open on the page itself.
Focus Ruler | Spotlight the Line You're Reading
The Focus Ruler dims the whole page except a clear band around the line you're reading, so distractions fade away. Set its height, color and opacity.
Change Font Size on Any Website | Make Text Bigger or Smaller
Increase or decrease font size on any website. Make text easier to read without zooming the whole page. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Translate Any Website or PDF | Google Translate and AI Translation
Translate a whole webpage or only the text you select, in 64 languages. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Pro shows results inside Helperbird.
Grayscale Mode | Remove Color from Any Website
Turn any website grayscale to reduce visual distraction and eye strain. Remove color from web pages to focus on content.
Hide Images & GIFs | Block Distracting Visuals on Any Website
Hide images, GIFs, or flashing content on any webpage. Focus on text without distractions. Safe for photosensitive users.
High Contrast Mode | Improve Text Visibility on Any Website
Apply high contrast themes to any website for better readability. Helpful for low vision, color blindness, and eye strain.
Highlight Menu | Quick Access to Text Tools When You Select Text
A popup menu appears when you highlight text, giving instant access to text-to-speech, dictionary, translation, and web search.
Paragraph Borders | Visual Separation for Easier Reading
Add borders around paragraphs to break up walls of text. Makes it easier to track where you are while reading. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Immersive Reader for Any Website | Chrome, Firefox, Edge & Safari
Open Microsoft's Immersive Reader on any website or PDF in Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari. Hear text read aloud, see parts of speech and focus line by line.
Accessibility & Productivity Features
Explore 40+ accessibility features text-to-speech, dyslexia fonts, immersive reader, voice typing, reading mode on Chrome, Edge, Firefox & Safari.
Maths Reader | Read Math Problems with Immersive Reader
Extract math problems from any screen and open them in Immersive Reader. Hear them read aloud in a clean, focused format.
Mute Videos | Set the Volume of Any Video on a Page
Mute every video on a page, or set them to a comfortable level, without hunting for the player's own volume control.
Note Organizer - Manage Your Notes
View and manage all your notes, highlights, and sticky notes from Helperbird in one dashboard. Synced across devices, searchable, and exportable.
OCR / Screenshot Reader | Extract Text from Images & Screenshots
Draw a box around any image, scan or video frame and Screenshot Reader turns it into text you can copy or hear aloud. Equations are read automatically.
Color Overlay for Reading | Dyslexia & Irlen Syndrome Support
Put a colored tint over any website. Many readers find it eases glare and visual stress. Pick from 24 preset colors or mix your own and set the opacity.
Paragraph Width Control | Narrow Text Columns for Easier Reading
Adjust how wide paragraphs are on any website. Narrower columns are easier to read and reduce eye strain. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
PDF Drawing Tools | Draw, Annotate & Mark Up Any PDF
Draw on any PDF with a pen, rectangles, ovals, lines and arrows. Pick a color and stroke width, then download the marked-up PDF. Free in Helperbird.
PDF Reader & Annotator | Use Helperbird Tools on Any PDF
Use Helperbird on PDFs - text-to-speech, Speed Reading, text boxes, drawing, and page navigation. Works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Quick Print | Print Web Pages Without the Clutter
Quick Print has been removed from Helperbird. Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) to print any page, and use Reading Mode first to get clean, ad-free printouts.
Privacy Protection | No Tracking, No Data Collection
Helperbird doesn't track you, store your data, or sell your information. COPPA and FERPA compliant for schools. No ads, no third-party tracking.
Reading Guide | A Line to Follow While You Read
A horizontal guide that follows your cursor, helping you keep your place while reading. Customizable color, width, and opacity.
Reading Mode Extension | Remove Ads & Read Any Article Clean
Read articles in a focused view with read-aloud controls, translation, and full-screen reading. Available in Helperbird Free.
Simplify Text | Make Complex Content Easier to Read
Simplify difficult text by adjusting the reading level. Breaks down complex sentences and replaces hard words with easier ones.
Dyslexia Reading Ruler | Highlight Lines as You Read
A colored ruler that highlights the line you're reading, helping you focus and track your position. Customizable colors and sizes.
Screenshot Tool | Capture Any Part of a Webpage
Take screenshots of entire webpages or just selected areas. Save directly to your device. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Keyboard Shortcuts | Quick Access to Helperbird Features
Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly access Helperbird features like text-to-speech, reading mode, and more. Faster than clicking through menus.
Dyslexia Fonts - OpenDyslexic & Lexend
Switch to dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic and Lexend on any website. Better letter spacing, better readability. Free on all browsers.
Speech to Math | Dictate Maths, Chemistry & Physics
Say equations out loud and get formatted notation. Math, Chemistry and Physics modes work on any website, in the PDF reader and in the Equation Editor.
Voice Typing | Speak Instead of Type
Dictate text by speaking into your microphone for hands-free typing. Works in 40+ languages on Gmail, Google Docs, and web forms.
Speed Reading | Read One Word at a Time
Read one word at a time in Helperbird Reading Mode and PDF Reader. Open Speed Reading from All Features, choose your pace, and press Play when ready.
Spelling & Grammar Checker | Catch Errors as You Type
Switch on your browser's own spell checker for every text box on a page. Grammar is a separate feature that corrects a whole passage when you press Check.
Custom Colors | Change Text, Background & Link Colors on Any Website
Override website colors to make text easier to read. Change background, text, and link colors to whatever works for you. Includes dyslexia-friendly presets.
Summarize Articles | Get Key Points in Bullet Form
Turn long articles into bullet-point summaries with one click. Get the main ideas without reading everything. Works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Text Alignment | Left, Right, Center or Justified Text
Change text alignment on any website. Switch between left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, or justified text. Works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Text to Speech for Chrome, Firefox & Edge | Read Aloud Any Website
Have any webpage, PDF, or document read aloud to you. Works on Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari. Supports 90+ languages. Free to use.
Web Highlighter | Save Colored Highlights on Websites
Highlight text on web pages with six colors. Save your highlights and find them later. Works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Word Prediction | Smart Suggestions as You Type
Get contextual word suggestions in supported text fields and Google Docs, with spelling support and five prediction languages.
Write on PDFs | Add & Type Text Directly Into Any PDF
Add and format text boxes on PDFs, move them into place, and download your answers. Typing is free; voice typing requires Helperbird Pro.
Page Zoom & Magnifier | Make Everything Bigger
Zoom in on any webpage to make text and images larger. Keeps your zoom level as you browse. Free on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Share Your Feedback with Helperbird
Got an idea for Helperbird, or something that let you down? Tell us here. If a feature is broken, start with the support page, where the written fixes are.
FERPA Compliance for Schools and Districts
Helperbird is FERPA compliant. We don't access, collect, store, or disclose any education records. Ever.
How to Update Your Credit Card Information
Change the card that pays for your Helperbird Pro subscription in the billing portal, then fix a payment that has already failed so Pro features unlock again.
How to Use Your Subscription Key for Helperbird
Enter your Helperbird subscription key on the settings page, confirm that Pro unlocked, and change or remove the key later. Covers Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
How to Manage Your Helperbird Pro Subscription
Check which Helperbird plan you are on, read what every subscription status in the Billing section means, and see what changes after you cancel Helperbird Pro.
How to Use the Helperbird PDF Reader
The Helperbird PDF Reader in one page. What it is, what the toolbar buttons do, what the reader cannot do, and which guide covers each job.
Helperbird Help Center
Find step-by-step Helperbird guides for reading, writing, settings and troubleshooting.
Getting started guides
Install Helperbird, pin it, turn it on, and find out what each plan includes.
Features guides
Fonts, spacing, colors, overlays, rulers, read aloud, writing help and video controls: everything that changes how a page reads and how you work on it.
Apps guides
The PDF Reader, Notes, Reading List, Dictionary, Notepad and Equation Editor.
Google Workspace guides
The Docs, Slides and Sheets add-ons.
Phones & tablets guides
Helperbird on iPhone, iPad and Android, including installing it in Safari and in mobile browsers.
Settings guides
Things you set up once: language, sync, shortcuts, beta features and excluded sites.
Exams & locked devices guides
Locked mode, lockdown browsers, kiosk mode and exam accommodations.
Guides for your situation guides
Whole workflows: as a teacher, at home, for dyslexia, for ADHD, writing essays.
Schools & IT guides
Deploying and managing Helperbird across an organization.
Privacy & compliance guides
Where your data goes, what is never collected, and the compliance answers a procurement review asks for.
Account & billing guides
Subscriptions, keys, sign-in, refunds and vouchers.
Troubleshooting guides
When something is not working the way it should.
Latest News and Press about Helperbird
Latest news and press about Helperbird. Read reviews and publications covering our accessibility tools Support accessibility for everyone.
Your Reading, Writing & Accessibility Assistant
Helperbird is a browser extension for reading and web accessibility. Dyslexia fonts, text-to-speech, reading mode, and 40+ tools. Free to use.
My Helperbird Pro Subscription Key
My Helperbird Pro Subscription key
Purchase Order for Helperbird | Get Started with Our Products
Ask Helperbird's sales team for a quote, a discount or multiple subscriptions for your school, team or district. Fill in the order form and we'll be in touch.
Helperbird for Trainers - Free Pro and Partner Discounts
Helperbird Partners. Teachers and educators can sign up for free Pro access and resources Support accessibility for everyone.
Helperbird Pricing Plans | Affordable Accessibility Software
Compare Helperbird plans: free everyday reading and writing tools, Pro for one person, and Pro Max site licences for schools and teams, with a 3-day Pro trial.
Privacy Policy
Helperbird's privacy policy. How we handle data, what we collect, our security practices, and your rights under FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, and other privacy laws.
Helperbird for Chrome | Reading, Writing & Accessibility
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for Chrome. Explore text to speech, Notepad, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and a PDF Reader. Free to start.
Helperbird for Edge | Reading, Writing & Accessibility
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for Edge. Explore text to speech, Notepad, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and a PDF Reader. Free to start.
Helperbird for Firefox | Reading, Writing & Accessibility
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for Firefox. Explore text to speech, Notepad, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and a PDF Reader. Free to start.
Helperbird for Google Docs, Slides & Sheets
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. Read aloud, translate text, adjust fonts, and review documents with Helperbird.
Helperbird for iPadOS | Your New PDF Reader
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools for iPadOS. Explore Helperbird’s free PDF Reader, read-aloud, rich notes, and included Safari extension for the web.
Helperbird for iOS | Your Pocket PDF Reader
Take reading, writing, and accessibility support anywhere with Helperbird for iOS. Get a free PDF Reader, read-aloud, notes, and the Safari extension.
Helperbird for macOS | Read, Listen, and Think
Reading, writing, and accessibility tools at home on macOS. Explore Helperbird’s free PDF Reader, read-aloud, side-by-side notes, and included Safari extension.
Helperbird for Safari | Reading, Writing & Accessibility
Make Safari your own with Helperbird’s accessibility, reading, and writing tools. Explore read-aloud, fonts, spacing, and Notepad on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Helperbird FAQ | Questions & Answers About Accessibility Software
Find answers to common Helperbird questions. Learn about features, pricing, installation, and troubleshooting for accessibility support.
How to Redeem Your Helperbird Pro Voucher
Redeem your Helperbird Pro voucher with our easy step-by-step guide. Apply coupon codes and unlock premium features instantly.
Refund policy
Learn about Helperbird's refund policy. Full refunds, partial credits, and customer support available for your peace of mind.
Reviews for Helperbird - See What Our Users Say
Real reviews from people who use Helperbird every day. Read what they say about the dyslexia fonts, immersive reader, voice typing and text to speech.
Contact Helperbird Sales Team
Chat with Helperbird sales for enterprise and education solutions. Get pricing, demos, and support for your organization's accessibility needs.
Search Helperbird - Find Features, Help Guides, and Pages
Search Helperbird.com for features, help guides, blog articles, product pages and resources. Find everything in one place.
Security at Helperbird | How We Protect Your Data
How Helperbird protects your data. Learn about our security scans, audits, infrastructure, compliance, and data handling practices.
Sitemap and list of pages for Helperbird
Helperbird website sitemap. Browse all our products, features, help guides, blog posts, and company pages in one organized resource.
Our Standards - Helperbird's Commitment to Quality and Accessibility
Helperbird's quality and accessibility standards. We follow WCAG 2.2 guidelines for inclusive browser extensions and accessibility tools.
Thank you for purchasing Helperbird Pro
Contact a Helperbird sales representative to discuss how Helperbird can help your business
Helperbird Support & Help | Contact Our Accessibility Team
Helperbird not working, Pro locked, or a question about billing? Start with the guide that fixes it, then message the support team if you need more help.
Survey for Helperbird
Share your thoughts about Helperbird through our survey. Help us understand your needs and improve our accessibility tools.
Free Helperbird Stickers & Swag
Get free Helperbird stickers and branded swag. Celebrate accessibility and show your support for our accessibility tools.
Terms of Service
Read Helperbird's Terms of Service in plain English. What you can do, what we promise, and how we keep everything fair and safe.
Testimonials & Reviews for Helperbird
Read real reviews of Helperbird from teachers, parents, assistive technology specialists and everyday readers. Search them by word to find your own situation.
Helperbird Tutorials - Master Reading, Writing, and Learning Tools
Learn Helperbird with our video tutorials. Master reading mode, text-to-speech, dyslexia fonts, and other accessibility features.
What's new in Helperbird
See what's new in Helperbird. Browse our complete changelog for new features, bug fixes, and improvements across all versions.
Customer Stories & Case Studies
Read Helperbird customer stories and case studies. Discover how organizations and individuals use our accessibility tools to succeed.
Welcome to Helperbird | Get Started with Accessibility Tools
Welcome to Helperbird. Get started with our reading and accessibility tools. Free Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari extension.
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