Postlight Reader

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

Postlight Reader: Clutter-Free Reading Chrome Extension

Postlight Reader is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your online reading experience. It eliminates ads and distractions from any website, presenting you with a clutter-free, clean reading view that retains only the text and images. With features like Send To Kindle, typeface and text size adjustments, and sharing capabilities, this extension makes online reading more enjoyable. Ideal for those who prefer a clean, distraction-free reading environment.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2025-02-06

By: Postlight

Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 3.87

(1,733)

Version: 11 (Last updated: 2024-07-12)

Creation date: 2019-12-05

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
storage
activeTab

Size: 1.89M

Email: ma*****@postlight.com

Full description: See detailed description

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works well on many sites, especially news sites
Compatible with paywall articles
User-friendly on Chrome and Chromebooks
Responsive performance after installation

Cons

Frequently reported as not working or malfunctioning
Fails to load entire articles or images
Some sites actively block the extension
Lack of communication from developers regarding issues

Most mentioned

Not working issues
Functionality on news articles
Performance variability across different devices and websites

User reviews

Five stars for the macbook version, but I would love to see something like this for an iPhone.

Stan Duncan, 2025-01-19

i'm having an issue where half of the article is displayed only. it also leaves out the images that are part of the article as well. I tried the extension on several medium articles and got the same result.

Luis Collymoore, 2025-01-05

I LOVE this extension. I've been using it for months now. Works as expected on my Lenovo Chromebook. As a couple others have commented, some websites it might work on the homepage. Just click on a particular article, active it and it will work every time ... for me anyway. I'm even impressed it works on pay sites like the New York Times.

Daniel Hicks, 2024-12-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Postlight Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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