Rocket Readability

This extension uses readability.js to parse out the 'cruft' leaving you with simply the article to read.

Rocket Readability - A Chrome Extension for Distraction-Free Reading

Rocket Readability is a Chrome extension that uses readability.js to parse web pages. It cuts out ads and superfluous content, enhancing the overall reading experience by leaving only the substantial article content for users to read.

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Extension stats

By: iamjpg

Users: 9,000+

1,000

Rating: 3.68

(19)

Version: 0.0.0.6 (Last updated: 2020-02-10)

Creation date: 2020-02-10

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Size: 33.98K

Email: jg*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 10,528 ▲ 703

Other rankings

#1045 in Accessibility ▲ 14 #1 in rocket keyword 71

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively removes clutter and ads to improve reading experience.
Provides multiple background color options (white, sepia, gray, black night).
Fast performance compared to other reading extensions.
Strips away distractions, allowing focus on important content.

Cons

Lacks customization options for font size and type.
Breaks some websites' CSS and functionality even when not actively used.
Does not allow for printing the formatted result.

Most mentioned

Critical flaws that break website functionality.
Lack of font customization options.
Good performance overall but needs more features.

User reviews

ancora più top, ancora più snella: da readability a mercury e ora a rocket mercury 4,99 stellette

morris callbet, 2023-12-23

It does what is says removing clutter and ads to get read the text. The background can be changed from white to sepia, gray, and black night. An issue I have is you can't change the text font or more importantly the size of the font. For those with vision issues this is a big issue. I confused this one app with another with the same rocket ship logo and function that does have these features and was trying to install it on a new machine. So, it was just okay but could be much better.

Lee “Darkguardian1314” Darkguardian, 2023-11-09

Has a critical flaw: it breaks some websites, even if you're not actively using it. (And therefore it shouldn't be active and impact anything. Just having it installed already changes websites.) Otherwise: great concept and seems to work.

Vinicius de Moraes Ribeiro, 2020-01-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Rocket Readability requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Rocket Readability. Use it at your own risk.

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