Compare Chrome extensions: MagicScroll Web Reader vs Postlight Reader

Stats MagicScroll Web Reader MagicScroll Web Reader Postlight Reader Postlight Reader
User count 60,000+ 1,000,000+
Average rating 4.31 3.87
Rating count 188 1,718
Last updated 2013-09-06 2023-03-02
Size 134.14K 7.36M
Version 3.2 10
Short description
Read the web with MagicScroll Postlight Reader - Clear away the clutter from all of your articles. Instantly.
Full summary

The MagicScroll Web Reader turns every page on the web into a MagicScroll book.

Its unique scrolling system lets you scroll web pages without moving them, making it easier to read long articles without being distracted.

It's simple and easy and free to use.

After install you'll see a small book icon in the chrome toolbar. Visit a page you want to read and click the icon to transform it into a MagicScroll book.

The Postlight Reader extension for Chrome removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.

Features:

  • Disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter with one click
  • Send To Kindle functionality
  • Adjust typeface and text size, and toggle between light or dark themes
  • Quick keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Esc for Mac users, Alt + ` for Windows users) to switch to Reader on any article page
  • Printing optimization
  • Sharing through Facebook, Twitter and Email