HappyReader

Name: HappyReader
Rating: 4.5 (96 reviews)
Author: http://os.heimali.com/

Happy reading, anytime, anywhere, easily browse the articles and pictures

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HappyReader is a powerful Chrome extension designed for seamless reading and browsing of articles and images anytime, anywhere. It features grouping images by size, a stylish slideshow mode for images, and high-quality text extraction for clean reading. Its innovative "super next page" function automatically fetches subsequent pages of articles, overcoming page limits to streamline your reading experience.

With cloud syncing and account login, users can save their favorite articles and personalized settings, accessible across devices. The extension also offers an Android app for reading on the go. Additionally, HappyReader supports editing extracted content, customizable reading preferences, and convenient keyboard shortcuts. Regular updates ensure improved performance and enhanced user experience.

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By:

http://os.heimali.com/

Users:

4,000 1,000

Rating:

4.50

(96)

Version:

3.3.1.3 Last updated: 2014-10-14

Creation date:

2014-10-13

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*
contextMenus

Size:

57.16KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 13,621 ▲ 2,685

Other rankings

#269 in News & Weather ▲ 4

User reviews

Users appreciate HappyReader for its excellent text extraction, image viewing features, and customization options that improve reading comfort and browsing experience. However, common concerns include infrequent updates leading to compatibility problems with platforms like Twitter and YouTube, performance slowdowns when handling many images, issues with saving preferences, and aesthetic aspects such as the extension's icon and background colors. Overall, it is regarded as a useful and effective extension but would benefit from better maintenance and some feature enhancements.

Pros

Excellent text extraction and editing capabilities.
Great for viewing and browsing multiple images, including continuous image viewing.
Customization options like changing width and background color enhances reading comfort.
Improves browsing experience and is considered one of the best image viewing extensions.
User-friendly and effective for reading large blocks of text and downloading images.

Cons

Lack of recent updates and maintenance leads to compatibility issues.
Incompatibility with some websites like Twitter and YouTube, affecting functionality.
Some performance issues such as loading delays when viewing many images due to preloading.
Problems with saving settings and image naming during downloads, impacting organization.
Visual appeal issues like unattractive icons and insufficient background color choices.

Recent reviews

非常优秀的正文提取插件，最棒的是抽取后能编辑，如果打印到PDF或者保存为PDF文档就更完美了，谢谢作者开发出这么优秀的插件！

mj*****, 2018-10-02

好用,找了很久才找到連續看圖的擴展,可惜不更新了,希望能加入圖片縮放的功能

*****, 2018-09-28

wonderful!

Fi*****, 2018-08-20

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HappyReader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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

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