Postlight Reader

Postlight Reader

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

What is Postlight Reader?
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.
Stats
By: Postlight
Users: 1,000,000+
Version: 10 (Last updated: 2023-03-02)
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: 7.36M
URLs: Website
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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
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • helps with concentration
  • improves reading experience
  • saves money by bypassing paywalls
Cons
  • doesn't work on all websites
  • issues with navigating through pages
  • problems with button functionality
Most mentioned
  • doesn't work on PC
  • issues with button functionality
  • doesn't work on specific websites
  • saves money by bypassing paywalls
  • improves reading experience
Recent reviews
Супер расширение

muy buena
by Anderson Anderson, 2024-04-11

by Tas Damen Tas Damen, 2024-03-02
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Safety
Risk impact

Postlight Reader may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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