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ATBar

Other, Dictionary/Reference, Magnification, Screen Reading, Writing, Chrome Browser Extensions

ATBar is a free open source toolbar with multiple assistive technology tools. The full version is available for chrome, but a Lite version is available for other browsers and for Windows. The extension allows users to change text sizes, styles, colors, spacing and color overlays. However, settings reset for each new page. The dictionary works well. Text-to-speech functionality is available on many pages but does not work on Google or Microsoft. Spellchecker, word prediction and tool do not appear to function consistently in August 2021.

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BibItNow!

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

BibItNow! is a citation tool that, when added as a browser extension, extracts relevant information that can be organized in various referencing styles such as APA or MLA. While the references generated may not result in perfect citations, it still provides pertinent information such as title of the work, authors, issue, etc. that users may then adjust to respect citation guidelines. This tool generates citations for websites, web pages, and PDFs opened in browsers.

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Cite This For Me: Web Citer

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Cite This For Me: Web Citer is designed to extract information from websites and automatically create citations in the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles. This tool helps users by providing them with the information necessary for correct referencing, however it is recommended that the references still be visually inspected and modified so that they respct referencing guidelines.

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Dictionary Anywhere

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Dictionary Anywhere allows the user to click on a word twice to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. The user can also click on “More” in that bubble to learn more about the word if the option is available.

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Dictionary Lookup

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Dictionary Lookup allows the user to use a combination of keyboard presses and mouse clicks to pop-up a bubble with the definition of a word on screen, or to search up a word using keyboard commands on the web browser. The keyboard commands can be changed in the Dictionary Lookup Options menu. The user can customize what information they want to see on-screen, such as examples, etymology, part of speech labels, usage labels, pronunciation (IPA and/or audio), Wikimedia audio links, related words and phrases, synonyms, antonyms, and inline wiki-style links. The size of the pop-up bubble can also be customized.

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Keyword Surfer

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Keyword Surfer allows the user to see analytics on keywords used on Google Search, such as search volume, advertisement revenue, monthly traffic, number of words, and number of exact keywords.

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Power Thesaurus

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Power Thesaurus allows users to check for definitions and synonyms when working online in their browser. The feature can be used by either clicking on the extension and entering a word, or by highlighting a word anywhere on the page and clicking the icon that appears. Once a word is entered, a definition and a few suggestions for synonyms will appear. If the user wishes to see more options, clicking on the list of synonyms will transport them to their website where a more extensive list may be viewed.

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Thesaurus: Synonym 4 Right Click

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

Thesaurus extension that adds synonyms to the right click menu. All users have to do to get the synonyms of a word is highlight it and do a mouse right click.

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WebCite

Dictionary/Reference, Chrome Browser Extensions

WebCite creates a citation for a web page by auto-filling the citation fields or typing them manually. The user can copy the citation or add it to a bibliography. The web extension also has a feature to check the site information for credibility when possible. The format for the citation can also be customized, or adapted to MLA 8, MLA 7, or APA styles.

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