# Marxist Reader

> Improves the reading experience at marxists.org articles.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/marxist-reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/marxist-reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `marxist-reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vinícius Melo
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-06-02
- **First published:** 2020-06-02
- **Size:** 80 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/marxist-reader/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/vinimlo/marxist-reader/tree/master](https://gitlab.com/vinimlo/marxist-reader/tree/master)

## Description

Marxist Reader is a Firefox add-on that aims to improve the reading experience at marxists.org. It offers font adjustments, better contrast, color and font weight changes, and displays the reading position for better navigation. Install the add-on to enjoy these enhanced features and have a better reading experience.

## Rankings

- #124,194 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `*.marxists.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/marxist-reader)