Clear Read

Immersive reading mode

What is Clear Read?

"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

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+ ▼ -10,000

Rating: 3.98 (42)

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

Creation date: 2016-01-14

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab

Size: 6.75K

Ranking

# 8069 ▼ 2118

Other rankings

#4115 in Accessibility ▼ 45

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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This extension adds a button to Chrome to toggle a distraction-free reading mode. When enabled, the plugin attempts to strip out just the core content and displays it in legible text on a plain white background.

User reviews

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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.

Recent 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.