Make the Web Work for You: Try the Text Adjust Neurodiversity Tool

[AlainaB]

Navigating the web isn’t always easy—especially if you’re someone who processes information differently. Whether you're living with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, or another neurodivergent condition, everyday websites can sometimes feel like a maze of hard-to-read fonts and cramped layouts.

Enter the Text Adjust Neurodiversity Tool—a lightweight browser extension designed to help you take control of how text appears while browsing. It's available for Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, and it puts readability front and center.

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What is Text Adjust?

Think of Text Adjust as a personalized reading toolkit. Once installed, it allows you to:

✅ Swap out default website fonts for something easier on the eyes
✅ Adjust letter spacing, word spacing, line height, and paragraph spacing

Whether you need a bit more breathing room between letters or prefer a different typeface altogether, Text Adjust helps reshape the web to better suit your unique reading needs.

🧠 Fun fact: Comic Sans—yes, that Comic Sans—is actually one of the easiest fonts for many neurodivergent readers to process. It's one of the four fonts that you can use!

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How to Install the Tool (It’s Easier Than You Think)

Here’s a quick walkthrough to get you up and running:

1. Get the Extension
   • Download the zipped extension in this community post!
2. Unzip & Save
   • Unzip the textadjust-neurodiversity-tool.zip file.
   • Save the unzipped folder somewhere permanent on your computer (like your Documents or Applications folder).
   • 🔑 Pro tip: Don’t move or rename this folder after installation—it helps keep things working smoothly.
3. Open Your Extensions Page
   • In Chrome, type chrome://extensions/ into the address bar.
   • In Edge, use edge://extensions/.
4. Turn On Developer Mode
   • Flip the Developer mode toggle in the top-right corner of the extensions page.
5. Load the Tool
   • Click “Load unpacked”.
   • Select the unzipped folder from Step 2. You’ll see Text Adjust show up in your list of extensions.
6. Pin the Icon
   • Click “Details” under the Text Adjust listing.
   • Toggle “Pin to Toolbar” so it’s easy to access from your browser window.
7. Open & Customize
   • Click the Text Adjust icon in your toolbar.
   • Explore the settings and adjust them to suit your reading preferences.

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Why It Matters

Everyone deserves to feel comfortable and confident reading online. Text Adjust offers small, thoughtful ways to reduce reading fatigue and increase comprehension—no matter what kind of learner you are.

So whether you're prepping for a long day of research, catching up on articles, or simply browsing for fun, give your brain the support it needs with a few simple clicks.

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Have feedback on how it's working for you? Reach out—there's a feedback link right at the top of the extension window that goes straight to our team's inbox.

Try it today and experience the difference a little adjustment can make. ✨

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textadjust-neurodiversity-tool-2026.zip

[kevin_eldridge]

This is wonderful! Thank you for the creation of this tool.

[Natasha Chornom]

Thank you for creating this! I have been using BionicReading, but this has many more options for updating the view. This is much easier for me to digest a text heavy webpage!

[dwtaber]

I found TextAdjust Neurodiversity Tool in the Chrome Web Store, but none of the ServiceNow documentation I've seen mentions it being available there. Is the copy in the Chrome Web Store legitimate?

[Geoffmcdi]

I can 100% confirm that the TextAdjust extension in the chrome store is legitimate (2 legit 2 quit) 😜.

[Michael Elgo]

@dwtaber Thank youi for finding Text Adjust on the store. I can definitely confirm this is a legitimate extension we've created. Please let me know any feedback so we could continually enhance this extension.

[dwtaber]

@Michael Elgo, thanks for confirming!

Re: feedback, I haven't tried it myself yet, but a coworker who started using it yesterday reports some unexpected interaction with TinyMCE when drafting KB articles. Apparently the font and text spacing selected in the extension become part of the actual field values. On one level, I suppose that makes sense for a WYSIWYG editor, but in practice it means KB authors can't use the extension while working on articles.

[Michael Elgo]

@dwtaber Thanks for passing this along — great catch by your coworker. Text Adjust applies CSS styling across the webpage to improve readability. Most web-based editors handle this correctly, for example the SN WYSIWYG editor on this community forum. TinyMCE appears to not respect the overrides and specific to how it is built. We add it to our backlog of issues to review.