Circle Reader

An extension that provides immersive reading to make you fall in love with reading on the web

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Circle Reader - Immersive Reading Assistant

"Circle Reader" is a powerful Chrome extension designed to transform your web reading experience. It extracts and rearranges website content into a clean and immersive format, eliminating distractions like ads and clutter. With a self-developed recognition and typesetting engine, it offers features like customizable themes, read-aloud options, multi-page analysis, and advanced formatting tools. Perfect for readers seeking a streamlined and enjoyable way to read online articles, news, and novels.

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Extension stats

By: https://circlereader.com

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.55

(125)

0.04

Version: 3.4.1 (Last updated: 2025-03-14)

Creation date: 2021-02-26

Risk:

Permissions:

scripting
contextMenus
fontSettings

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 2.06M

Email: we*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 5,730 ▼ 392

Other rankings

#3615 in Tools ▲ 2

#46 in reader keyword 45 ▲ 13

#52 in effect keyword 2 ▲ 4

#87 in custom font keyword 35 ▲ 3

#102 in column keyword 5 ▲ 25

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Circle reader (v2.7.0)

2,280+ 4.48

(54)

Circle Reader (v3.3.0)

51,783+ 4.50

(84)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Highly customizable with user-defined settings
Great for focused reading and distraction-free environments
Beautiful and clear layout for reading
Developer is responsive and attentive to user feedback
Effective format for reorganizing cluttered articles

Cons

Can cause browser crashes or memory issues, particularly with video sites like Bilibili
Some bugs in the latest version affecting multi-page parsing
Limited font functionality and issues with certain font settings
Conflict with other plugins like immersion translation tools

Most mentioned

Crashes or memory overflow when used with specific websites
User-friendly interface and effective reading mode
Developer's responsiveness and commitment to improvement
Desire for additional features like pagination and translation integration

User reviews

3.4.0 内存溢出导致标签页崩溃这个 bug 简直太糟糕了，在众多插件里排查了大半天才找到，还耽误了一些重要的事情。只能卸载掉了，不敢再用了。

XJ C, 2025-03-14

开启这个插件，看视频或者正常空闲一会儿就标签崩溃，内存爆炸。禁用掉这个插件之后就正常了，也不知道是不是哪里冲突了，还是插件本身的问题

方适闲, 2025-03-13

今天才发现有这么好的阅读插件，竟然还是我的优秀校友开发的，太好用了！祝学弟前程似锦，幸福安康！

Angelina Wang, 2025-02-12

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Circle Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Circle Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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