Reviews of Automatic Reader View

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List of user reviews and ratings for Automatic Reader View

Total ratings

3.82 (Rating count: 39)

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Review summary

Users like that the add-on automatically and reliably opens Reader View on desktop, saving time and simplifying reading. Major recurring problems are lack of Android/mobile support, difficulty exiting Reader View (it often forces you back), unreliable or hard-to-use whitelist/exception controls, and occasional site-specific compatibility issues.

Pros

Automatically opens pages in Reader View when available (works well on desktop).
Saves time and provides a convenient, focused reading experience — simple and effective.
Multiple users describe it as reliable and “works flawlessly” in typical use cases.

Cons

Does not reliably work on mobile/Android (several users report no support on Firefox for Android).
No reliable way to stay out of normal mode — manual switches back to normal often immediately revert to Reader View.
Whitelist/exception handling is unreliable or cumbersome; adding sites requires navigating extension options (users want a quick in-page button).
Site-specific compatibility issues reported (e.g., Disqus, some news sites, and certain search pages).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 3.82

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7% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-01	Ab*****	I do think the extension is useful for desktop, and turns the pages fast into read mode. The always-turn-into-read-mode is very useful to stop wandering the web and also to focus more while reading. Even so, sometimes when I close the read mode the page loads again and triggers the read mode again. The site list could be improved to detect subdomains, like for bandcamp and so on. I think going open source would be the best decision, but still, thanks for the extension!
I do think the extension is useful for desktop, and turns the pages fast into read mode. The always-turn-into-read-mode is very useful to stop wandering the web and also to focus more while reading. Even so, sometimes when I close the read mode the page loads again and triggers the read mode again. The site list could be improved to detect subdomains, like for bandcamp and so on. I think going open source would be the best decision, but still, thanks for the extension!
2026-04-08	Bl*****	Doesn't work in Firefox 140.9.0esr. Another redirector extension also did the same thing when trying to go to the reader URL.
Doesn't work in Firefox 140.9.0esr. Another redirector extension also did the same thing when trying to go to the reader URL.
2025-07-30	ag*****	Brilliant, does the job perfectly.
Brilliant, does the job perfectly.
2025-03-23	远离*****

2025-02-25	Le*****	Sadly does not work on mobile, which feels like the place reader mode is most frequently used.
Sadly does not work on mobile, which feels like the place reader mode is most frequently used.
2025-02-22	敬念*****

2022-12-22	Ga*****	Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
Gan Jing World is a clean, curated universe and a dynamic, overlapping network of integrated platforms and services. ==> https://www.ganjing.com
2022-09-20	Be*****	Can you open source this code? I think we should hook on a page that's pressed close multiple times or whitelist based on closed button on reader mode when it's twice or thrice, because well.. it's convenient rather than having manually add on option page..
Can you open source this code? I think we should hook on a page that's pressed close multiple times or whitelist based on closed button on reader mode when it's twice or thrice, because well.. it's convenient rather than having manually add on option page..
2021-12-02	to*****	The add-on loads websites in reader mode, however there is no way to exit reader mode without the add-on auto-switching back to reader mode immediately. I would like reader mode as a default, but sometimes need to switch back to normal mode to navigate etc. The author should add a functionality to switch out of reader mode - as is, the add-on is pretty useless.
The add-on loads websites in reader mode, however there is no way to exit reader mode without the add-on auto-switching back to reader mode immediately. I would like reader mode as a default, but sometimes need to switch back to normal mode to navigate etc. The author should add a functionality to switch out of reader mode - as is, the add-on is pretty useless.
2021-04-08	Pi*****	Works flawlessly, exactly as described. It's pretty nice
Works flawlessly, exactly as described. It's pretty nice