Reader View

Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability

Reader View - Chrome Extension for Enhanced Reading

The 'Reader View' Chrome Extension, powered by Mozilla's Readability library, adds a button to your browser, allowing for one-click transition to a clutter-free webpage. Experience enhanced readability through features such as ad removal, fullscreen reading, Text to Speech (TTS), toggling between pages, and more. Links can also be opened directly in this reader view mode, and the entire session with page scroll position can be restored using the history API. Enjoy the power of Firefox's reading experience on Chrome with Reader View.

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Extension stats

By: https://readerview.freeonlineapps.net

Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.65

(106)

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-31)

Creation date: 2020-05-13

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus
declarativeContent
notifications
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

*://favicon/

Size: 358.40K

Email: mi*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 10,699 ▲ 68

Other rankings

#3570 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 13 #53 in reader keyword 84 ▼ 5 #135 in button for google calendar keyword 32 ▲ 1 #254 in free access keyword 71 ▼ 26

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Reader View (v0.8.0)

4.70

(32) 61,982+

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Extension summary

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Reader View extension removes clutter from web pages to enhance their readability. The extension uses Mozilla's Readability library as the engine to provide similar experience from what you get if you are on the Firefox browser. After installation, a button is added to your Chrome toolbar area or Opera's address bar.

Pressing this button once opens the current page in the "Reader View" mode. You will notice the button's color will be changed to orange while you are in the reader view mode.

Clicking on this orange button or pressing the back button of your browser closes the "Reader View" mode and restores the normal rendering mode. Since the extension uses history API, the page scroll position and the entire session is restored when "Reader View" mode is terminated.

★ Main Features of Reader View

✔ Open website directly in reader view ✔ Open website's links directly in the reader view ✔ Access the reader view button from a page action button ✔ Fullscreen reading ✔ Advertisement removing ✔ Save in HTML format ✔ Text to Speech (TTS)

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

Improves readability of web pages by removing distracting ads and side panels.
Stable performance compared to Chrome's standard reading mode.
Easy to use and clean interface.
Effective for printing from websites with complicated styles.

Cons

Line spacing could be improved, especially for Japanese text.
Button/icon does not change color to indicate status.
Some users report it's a less effective version compared to similar extensions.

Most mentioned

Impressive visibility and readability improvements.
Functionality across various sites is consistent.
Users appreciate its stability and ease of use.

User reviews

Skvělý nástroj na čtení webových stránek, kdy vás neobtěžují blikající boční panely a agresivní reklama. Tento nástroj změní webové prostředí na přijemnou čtečku knih!

Radek Dlouhy, 2024-11-15

とても安定しています。少なくとも Chrome 標準のリーディングモードよりかは。ただ、行間をさらに開くことができるようにしてほしいです。一般に日本語の文章は、英文よりも文字の高さが均一で、行間が密になるため、2文字から 3文字分の `line-height` をとることが、読み心地を考えると望ましいです。この一点のせいで、私にとってこの拡張機能はがっかりする完成度です。まぁ「Mozilla から引っ張って Chrome に移植しただけだ」とおっしゃっているところを見ると、この拡張機能の開発者にこれを言っても「作っていないので関係ない」のでしょうけれども。