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

By: Postlight

Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 3.86

(1,733)

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

Creation date: 2019-12-05

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
storage
activeTab

Size: 1.89M

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

Ranking

# 391 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#10 in Accessibility ▲ 2 #4 in reader keyword 82 ▲ 1 #153 in light keyword 36 ▲ 10 #269 in chrome keyword 91 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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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

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 some articles and websites
Easy to install and set up
Able to bypass paywalls on sites like the New York Times
Users appreciate its functionality on various devices (like Lenovo Chromebook)
Some users love the interface and usability for reading articles

Cons

Does not consistently work on all websites
Many users reported it not functioning at all or displaying gibberish
Issues with displaying full articles and images
Some users unable to access articles from popular sites (e.g. TechCrunch)
Failed to receive updates or support from developers

Most mentioned

Not working on many websites
Functionality issues after recent installations
Successful operation on specific news articles
Need to click on specific articles rather than homepage for it to work
Inconsistent performance across different devices

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.