What is Oswald?
Oswald is a accessibility chrome extension. it's a free extension and is featured in Accessibility, it has 294 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.10 from 10 rated user, last update is 3022 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.2?
Oswald is the revolutionary tool for accessible reading.
1. Learning Disabilities
Based on the specifications provided by the British Dyslexia Association and the World Wide Web Consortium, Oswald automatically corrects the typography, contrast ratios, and other visual elements on a webpage to make reading easier for users with learning disabilities. Users can also customize Oswald’s properties based on their personal preferences.
2. Visual Impairment
On the press of a button (or a key), Oswald extracts all relevant content on a webpage and reads it out in a language of the user’s choice. Oswald can also translate that text into another language, and visually impaired users only have to press a few keyboard shortcuts for all of this.
3. Senior Citizens
Senior citizens who are not used to browsing the web can switch to Oswald’s Reading Mode which removes all unnecessary links, ads, and popups, and presents the relevant content in a beautiful readable format. They can also easily change the font size and contrasts based on their eye defects.
4. Everyone Else
Oswald is incredibly customizable, and users can easily change all properties and styles like text color, font family, and image contrasts for a consistent experience across the web.
How to install Oswald?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Oswald
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.2
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Sunday, August 14th, 2016
- Author: Oswald Foundation
Oswald Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about oswald chrome extension?
80% user give 5-star rating, 20% user give 4-star rating. Read reviews of oswald
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with oswald chrome extension?
You could find more help information from oswald support page.
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How could i contact the developer of oswald chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- tabs
- storage
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
More about manifest_file of oswald.
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How could i report abuse of oswald chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of oswald.
Reviews of oswald:
The concept of Oswald is great but when trying Reading mode (with a bunch of different sites) I get this: This site can’t be reached oswald.ga’s server IP address could not be found. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN I included your extension in an article I wrote and when I tried it then with some random site as far as I remember it worked fine but now it doesn't. I am almost sure it's not a problem on my side. It redirects to an URL such as this: http://oswald.ga/url.php?url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/useful-browser-extensions-for-senior-citizens/ and then the above mentioned message appears. Any suggestions how to fix this?
I have a problem of photophobic eyes and many websites I access have high contrast colors that hurt my eyes. But Oswald Plugin literally changed my life. Thank you for keeping it free, I sincerely pray that your company become more and more successful :-)
It is really easy to use. It allows you to customise a background colour and font style you would like to use