NoSquint

Monday, May 24, 2010

See and read websites more easily. Zoom in on text and images simultaneously and set color levels for customized contrast on specific sites, or globally, for every site you see.

In 2004 I noticed a gray blotch in my field of vision. Look left, there it was. Look right, yup, still there. It was the holiday season, but it turns out that gray blotch symptom gets you in to see an expert in a jiffy. Twenty-four hours later I was in surgery to reattach both of my retinas.

Even if you don’t have my unbelievably bad luck when it comes to your vision, chances are you’ll appreciate the NoSquint Firefox Add-on. You can zoom in on text and images and change background and foreground colors for a more readable contrast. Everything adjusts to make any website easier on your eyes.

Install NoSquint and you’ll see a magnifying glass icon in the bottom right of your browser window. Next to it is a percentage, indicating how much you’re zooming in currently. You can adjust settings by clicking on the icon, or by right clicking when you’re viewing a site, and choosing “NoSquint Site Settings” from the menu.

Here’s what the settings experience looks like:


NoSquint can make a read like this:

Adjust to this:

I zoomed in on the text, and changed the background color as well as the text color.

Of course the experience is a bit different when you’re actually on the site. Why not see what I mean and install NoSquint now?

Post from Elise Allen, who still quotes "Doctor My Eyes" when she gets sentimental about the generous people who cared for her while she was blind. See all posts by Elise Allen.

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  1. Deathgleaner

    Is that story about your retinas falling off real?

    May 24th, 2010 at 8:46 pm

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    1. susan

      yes retinas can detach. You may see flashing lights when you blink especially when you step into the night. If you see black spots like bats coming out of a cave its serious.

      Sometimes preceeded by the vitreous gel in your eyes breaking down. called pvd for post vitreous detachment.
      Usually aging eyes though. Keep your eyes young.

      May 30th, 2010 at 1:30 am

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  2. cerita disini

    i think, this is a good add-ons, after zoom and rotate images, this add-ons must be try on my firefox. thanks

    May 24th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

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  3. Malaysia SEO

    I have perfect eyesight and yet I installed NoSquint. I highly recommend it even though you have 20/20 vision.

    May 24th, 2010 at 9:17 pm

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  4. Phox

    this will be great for my mom, she was born blind in 1 eye… well mostly blind, she can still see shades of stuff in her blind eye but for the most part its useless. and she is far sighted in her “good” eye.

    basically she cans ee enough to do day to day stuff, but ask her to read close up and you have problems… oh and no night vision.

    this should help a little bit

    May 24th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

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  5. Elise Allen

    This add-on is designed for everyone, not just for people with vision problems. A lot of Web content is just hard to read, even if you have perfect vision. NoSquint can really help out!

    After surgery to reattach my retinas, I see fairly well with corrective contact lenses. But anything I can do to make things easier to read is nice…

    May 25th, 2010 at 6:08 pm

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  6. mohamad amin

    hi,thank you for your useful product!
    4days ago i wanted to change my google translator background page.because it`s white page harmed my eyes.but i couldn`t find anything.and now i found it!
    thank you…

    May 26th, 2010 at 7:01 am

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  7. clive ochengo

    thank you dor your continued help!

    May 27th, 2010 at 6:35 am

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  8. Marvin Rue

    This is the best plug in I have ever used. I love it. Thank You! Will pass this on to my friends.

    June 4th, 2010 at 10:58 am

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  9. Shirley Johnson

    Just what I need, in fact wished for. Thank you!

    June 13th, 2010 at 11:36 am

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  10. michele

    i love this!!! i am 44 and had cataracts in BOTH eyes!! one surgery in dec and the other in january to have my lenses replaced with toric lenses. i now have 20/20 vision, just have to use reading glasses. this feature is a godsend and so much easier on my eyes, thank you sooooo much!! hmmm… now for my keyoard!!

    June 14th, 2010 at 6:52 pm

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  11. k shah

    the exception for Gmail does not work. Can someone please look into this?

    June 17th, 2010 at 12:05 am

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