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: 10,000+

Rating: 4.67

(106)

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

Creation date: 2020-05-13

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus
declarativeContent
notifications
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

*://favicon/

Size: 358.40K

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

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,475 ▲ 65

Other rankings

#3274 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 30 #35 in reader keyword 89 ▲ 24 #184 in free access keyword 56 ▲ 31

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 by removing ads and distractions
Works better than Chrome's default reading mode
Highly customizable with background colors and text styles
Stable and reliable performance
Makes printing easier from cluttered sites

Cons

Icon is unappealing and doesn't change color to indicate status
Limited background color options; users want a sepia option
Some features don't work as intended, like image resizing
Not as advanced as similar extensions from other browsers
Issues with menu placement and visibility during reading

Most mentioned

Improved readability and distraction-free layout
Customization options for colors and text layout
Poor icon design and lack of feedback when activated
Suggestions for adding a sepia background
Overall comparison to other reader extensions being better

User reviews

In comparison with other useless extensions this one is good, but the Blindingly hideous icon is awful

Tigran Gegamian, 2025-02-18

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。

原大介（221CI15）, 2024-10-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Reader View requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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