Clear Read

Immersive reading mode

Clear Read: Distraction-Free Reading Mode Chrome Extension

"Clear Read" is a unique Chrome extension that enhances your reading abilities online. It removes all the unnecessary distractions on a webpage, focusing on the main content and displaying it on a clean, white background. A simple toggle button allows you to go distraction-free, making your online reading simpler, clearer, and more enjoyable.

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Extension stats

By: chris.scott

Users: 10,000+

-10,000

Rating: 3.98

(42)

Version: 0.0.10 (Last updated: 2016-01-14)

Creation date: 2016-01-14

Permissions:

activeTab

Size: 6.75K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 8,351 ▼ 2,096

Other rankings

#3921 in Accessibility ▲ 158

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Great for immersive reading by removing distractions.
Clean and minimalist design that enhances readability.
Powerful tool for reducing CPU usage on heavy websites.
Users appreciate its simplicity and effectiveness.
It has received high praise for enhancing the reading experience.

Cons

Lacks customization options such as different fonts, sizes, and colors.
Some websites are not compatible or show incomplete content.
Users report it being non-functional at times.
Last update was in 2016, raising concerns about ongoing development.
Some users wish for features like keyboard shortcuts and a dark mode.

Most mentioned

Nice clean view.
It sucks.
Doesn't show all the content.
Needs customization options.
Good mom & pop extension.

User reviews

Great tool. We hope the developer read this, and update the "Manifest V2" to Manifest V3 before juni 2024, so we can go on using Clear Read

Per Klasson 363TEGY, 2024-04-03

The app works fine for me, I love to use immersive reading on articles I really want to concentrate on or print out. It gets rid of distracting stuff from the webpage. Remember when you want to use it make sure you have the article up, then click on the app short cut. To get to the settings you have to bring up your extension manager and click on the 3 dots at the end of its title. Some websites will not let you use immersive reading but the majority will. All in all a very good extension, I'm very pleased with it.

Mike Farkas, 2024-01-17

EVERYTIME I TURN THE EXTENSION ON IT DOES N0TH!NG.

ColurMine, 2024-01-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Clear Read requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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