FAQ

How do I start reading?

Select a passage on an ordinary webpage. Press Shift+R, click the Shift RSVP toolbar icon, or right-click the selection and choose Speed-read with Shift RSVP. Use Space to pause, arrow keys to skip or change speed, R to restart, and Escape to close.

Why did nothing open?

Shift+R works only when readable page text is selected and focus is outside an input, text area, or editable control. Chrome also blocks extensions on chrome:// pages, the Chrome Web Store, and some protected viewers. Try the same action on a normal HTTP or HTTPS webpage.

Why does it say “Select text first”?

Close the overlay, highlight visible page text, and invoke Shift RSVP again. The extension intentionally does not extract the full article or guess what you want to read.

What happens after three free reads?

The free allowance resets on the next local calendar day. The $4.99 one-time payment removes the daily limit and unlocks every visual option. It is not a subscription. Existing customers can paste a Gumroad key directly on the limit screen.

What is included free?

Three reading runs per local day, the full 120–900 WPM range, all playback controls, Shift+R, Mono font, Paper theme, and Light appearance.

What does the lifetime unlock add?

Unlimited reading runs, four additional local font stacks, four additional color themes, Dark appearance, and system-following Auto. The purchase is a one-time $4.99 payment through Gumroad.

How do I restore a purchase?

Open Settings and paste the license key from your Gumroad receipt. The button changes to Verify key. A successful check immediately restores every font, theme, and appearance. If verification is temporarily unavailable, wait and try again; a transient outage does not revoke an already cached paid entitlement.

What does Shift RSVP send?

Selected text, page URLs, reading preferences, and daily usage never leave the browser. Only a Gumroad license key you explicitly enter is sent to the Shift RSVP license Worker and Gumroad for verification. There is no account, analytics, advertising, or remote executable code.

How should I report a problem?

Use the verified publisher contact shown on the Chrome Web Store listing. Include the Chrome version, page type, how you opened Shift RSVP, what you expected, and what happened. Do not send private selected text, payment-card information, or an unredacted license key.