Think of ReadingBar as the on-screen equivalent of holding a bookmark under each line as you read. The bar attaches to your cursor; simply move it around with your mouse or trackpad. Your eye will naturally track the bar, making it easier to scan each line rather than jumping around the page. You can choose a style that suits you - bar, highlight, or spotlight - and customise the size and colour to suit your preference.

Also included is a simple screen tint, which reduces visual stress by reducing the harsh contrast of black text on a white page. Choose whichever colour and opacity is most comfortable for your eyes. If you have multiple displays, you can select which screens to tint, so that you can have a tinted screen for text and a normal screen for images.

Additional features

• A menu bar icon that changes to indicate whether the reading bar and screen tint are active.

• The menu bar icon can be hidden if your menu bar is short on space.

• Only the content of your screen is tinted, menus and alerts remain clear.

• Use special system and developer colours to auto-switch with dark mode.

• Also compatible with old Macs, all the way back to High Sierra (10.13).

What's New in This Version

• Version 2.0 has been completely re-written to be more intuitive and provide more features.

• Added additional styles to choose from: bar, highlight, and spotlight.

• Added the ability to offset the position of the reading bar relative to the mouse cursor.

• Added a new draggable button to quickly set the size and offset of the reading bar

• Added a new intuitive screen tint selector for multiple external displays.

• Updated the settings window to complement the new macOS style.

• Fixed a bug that caused the menu bar item to leave a gap when hidden.

• Plus many other small improvements in performance and usability.