Read Easy.ai

What is Read Easy.ai?

Read Easy.ai is a platform that simplifies digital content for people with lower literacy skills. It offers a Chrome extension that improves text comprehension, a Word extension for editors, and a Developer API that analyzes readability and optimizes content for people with dyslexia. It supports English, Spanish, German, Dutch, and Portuguese.

The team behind Read Easy.ai is part of Accessibility Desk. Their goal is to make text clearer and easier to grasp without changing its original meaning or context, and the service works across different platforms and technologies. Available tools include Microsoft Office Add-ins, the Chrome extension, and the Developer API.

Who created Read Easy.ai?

Read Easy.ai was created by a team at Accessibility Desk, also known as Digitaal Toegankelijk. The idea came from the team’s accessibility audits for government organizations, where they saw how difficult it was to write texts at a B1 reading level. They developed Read Easy.ai as an affordable solution, using technology that simplifies text and improves comprehension across languages and platforms.

What is Read Easy.ai used for?

• Simplifying text: Makes digital content easier to understand for people with lower literacy skills.
• Editor support: The Word extension gives editors real-time suggestions and edits to make text accessible, and it also enhances writing in Outlook by optimizing readability.
• Website simplification: The Chrome extension simplifies website text on the fly for users with low literacy levels.
• Developer API: Offers readability analysis, multilingual support, and dyslexia optimization, and lets you build readability features into your own applications.

Who is Read Easy.ai for?

• Editors who want to create clearer, more accessible content.
• Readers with lower literacy skills or reading disabilities who need simplified text.
• Organizations and developers who want to integrate readability features into their websites or applications.

Why it matters

Adult literacy challenges are significant, particularly in the United States and Europe. By improving how clear written content is without altering its meaning, Read Easy.ai helps bridge communication gaps and supports a more inclusive digital world.