# Website Read As Text

> Read websites as textbooks!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lensoft.websitereadastext](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lensoft.websitereadastext)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.lensoft.websitereadastext`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lensoft
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 479
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2022-05-02
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lensoft.websitereadastext)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/lensoftprivacypolicy](https://sites.google.com/view/lensoftprivacypolicy)

## Description

Read websites as text documents without images. Features:<br><br>- Built-in browser<br>- Press the &#39;Read&#39; button to view the website as text<br>- Color modes: default, day, night, sepia<br>- <b>Adjustable brightness</b><br>- Adjustable font size<br>- Ability to <b>turn pages</b> for online books directly in the reading mode (experimental feature)<br>- Share URL links from browsers with the app<br><br>Some web pages can be difficult to read on your phone, because their font is too small, or you have to scroll the screen left and right. Some websites are not mobile friendly. &#39;Website Read As Text&#39; is created for users to read the web content easily. It extracts a web page&#39;s main content and shows the content as plain text with wrapped lines fitting a small screen. This app will help to save mobile traffic when you read online books.

## Rankings

- #1,395,856 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.lensoft.websitereadastext.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lensoft.websitereadastext)