Purify

Read news articles with minimal distraction and scrolling.

Total ratings

3.91 (Rating count: 23)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Good clean simple view that uniquely goes left to right vs scrolling down.
  • Useful for reading articles without the clutter of ads and sidebars.
  • Options for full screen and font adjustment available.
  • Works well on wide monitors and tablets.
Cons
  • Hasn't been updated since 2013.
  • Issues with text cutting off.
  • Limited functionality compared to other reading extensions.
  • Lacks clear instructions on how to use.
Most mentioned
  • Last update 2013.
  • Good mom and pop extension.
  • Two columns instead of three option.
  • Confusing compared to alternatives like Readability.
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Recent rating average: 3.40
All time rating average: 3.91
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Date Author Rating Lang Comment
2023-08-29
Pat MySecret
Good clean simple view that uniquely goes left to right vs scrolling down. Good mom and pop extension. Full screen and font adjustment options only. Last update 2013.
2023-08-29
Pat MySecret
en Good clean simple view that uniquely goes left to right vs scrolling down. Good mom and pop extension. Full screen and font adjustment options only. Last update 2013.
2023-05-11
Peter Amir
make links a text
2023-05-11
Peter Amir
en make links a text
2023-01-02
Jeff Kang
Finally a reading extension that doesn't waste as much white space. The other extensions clear the left and right sides, but they don't make use of it like Purify does. A couple option ideas: 1) Option for two columns instead of three. Two columns keeps the viewing angle more centered. 2) Right arrow moves you two columns instead of just one. This would work well with the two column option above. In the current state, if you're someone who reads all three visible columns, you might want a right arrow next button to show you three new columns.
2023-01-02
Jeff Kang
en Finally a reading extension that doesn't waste as much white space. The other extensions clear the left and right sides, but they don't make use of it like Purify does. A couple option ideas: 1) Option for two columns instead of three. Two columns keeps the viewing angle more centered. 2) Right arrow moves you two columns instead of just one. This would work well with the two column option above. In the current state, if you're someone who reads all three visible columns, you might want a right arrow next button to show you three new columns.
2022-12-13
Антон Лесовой
Давно искал читалку, как в последнем IE. Для широких мониторов самое то!
2022-12-13
Антон Лесовой
ru Давно искал читалку, как в последнем IE. Для широких мониторов самое то!
2020-09-25
Maddox McNew
After the use of this text started cutting off making it ruin the purpose of whats its supposed to do. Even attempts of uninstalling and installing this and reloading sites this did not help.
2020-09-25
Maddox McNew
en After the use of this text started cutting off making it ruin the purpose of whats its supposed to do. Even attempts of uninstalling and installing this and reloading sites this did not help.
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