Reader View

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

What is Reader View?

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

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+ ▲ 1,000

Rating: 4.65 (106) ▲ 1 new ratings

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

# 7862 ▲ 2894

Other rankings

#3530 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6 #56 in reader keyword 90 ▼ 2 #149 in button for google calendar keyword 33 ▼ 3 #262 in free access keyword 49 ▼ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Reader View (v0.8.0)

4.70

(33) 64,790+

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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

Provides a clean and easy reading experience without distractions from ads and side panels
Stable performance compared to other reading modes
Allows for better visibility and readability across different websites
Easy to use and not buggy
Good for printing content from websites

Cons

Limited customization options for line height and background colors
Inconsistency with the icon state not indicating the current status
Some users feel it is a rip-off of other extensions they find superior

Most mentioned

User-friendly and effective for reading
Common complaints about lack of customization
Stable performance and reliability

Recent 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。