Postlight Reader

Postlight Reader - Clear away the clutter from all of your articles. Instantly.

What is Postlight Reader?

Postlight Reader is a very popular Chrome extension by Postlight. This extension has 1,282,821 weekly active users, an average user rating of 3.87, and is most similar to Just Read and Extensity. The latest version, 10, was updated 3 months ago.

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By: Postlight

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Users: 1,282,821 ▼ -88,293

Rating: 3.87 (1,699) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 10 (Last updated: 2023-03-02)

Creation date: 2019-12-05

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
storage
activeTab

Size: 7.36M

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Mercury Reader (v4.3.11.1)

3 6,758

ChromeStats Rank

# 368 ▼ 8

Other rankings

#7 in Accessibility ▲ 1

#1 in Reading lovers

#3 in Save it for Later

#5 in Accessibility Extensions

#6 in Spring Cleaning

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Summary

The Postlight Reader extension for Chrome removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.

Features:
 - Disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter with one click
 - Send To Kindle functionality
 - Adjust typeface and text size, and toggle between light or dark themes
 - Quick keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Esc for Mac users, Alt + ` for Windows users) to switch to Reader on any article page
 - Printing optimization
 - Sharing through Facebook, Twitter and Email

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User reviews

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Pros

Provides easy-to-read text on a light background with larger and clearer font
Includes convenient Kindle and send-to-email features
Light/Dark, Font, and Text Size options
Good print output for web pages
Free and complete

Cons

Data privacy feels loose, with access granted to all websites and an additional Terms of Service
Can cause formatting issues with the original page after closing the extension
Some pages may not be fully displayed or translated

Most mentioned

Does not work or stopped working
Used to love Mercury Reader but had issues or lost functionality
Great for reading articles, Kindle, and research
Would be better with a highlighter, translator, notes, or more features
Would like domain list or option to turn off images

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Safety

Risk impact

Postlight Reader requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Postlight Reader if you trust the publisher.

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Risk likelihood

Postlight Reader has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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