Best Reader View

Tired of cluttered web pages full of commericals? Best Reader View cleans all up and renders the only main article of the page!

Best Reader View - Ultimate Chrome Extension for Distraction-Free Reading

Best Reader View is a highly efficacious Chrome extension that uses Firefox's open source Readability module to transform web pages into clean, reader-friendly versions. It offers a whole lot of features like various font, size, and theme options, autopilot mode, note-taking and highlighting selections, Focus Mode for original page viewing, saving page as PDF, and offline data processing. This extension is designed with a user-friendly UX, modeled after Safari's reader view, providing an exceptional reading experience free from distractions.

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Extension stats

By: Tyanya Software LLC.

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.70

(57)

Version: 1.2.7 (Last updated: 2021-05-13)

Creation date: 2020-05-24

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
chrome://favicon/
contextMenus

Size: 104.45K

Email: re*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 12,060 ▲ 72

Other rankings

#3654 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #8 in best keyword 49 ▼ 3 #20 in reader keyword 84 #63 in firefox keyword 22

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Extension summary

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Main features:

Beautifully rendered pages that rivals that of Safari.
Many different options like font, size, themes to choose from.
Open Best Reader automatically as you wish.
Take notes or highlight selections.
The awesome Focus Mode let you view the content in its original page.
Save page to pdf or print use Chrome's print command.
Your data is safe! All processing is done locally in Chrome. No history is sent out to network.
Providing share functionality to twitter and facebook on highlighting the text.

Best Reader View is based on Firefox's open source Readability module, with heavy pre and post processing. It renders web pages better than Firefox's owner reader mode view!. The UX is modeled after Safari's reader view. With Best Reader View, you get the best features out of the two other leading browsers.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy to use and setup
Similar to Safari's reader mode
Effective in highlighting and adding notes
Allows adding domains for auto-loading

Cons

Closing reading mode when clicking outside content area
No copy/paste functionality from the reader view
Lack of font and background color customization options
Some features require payment

Most mentioned

Best reader extension used on Chrome
Desire for automatic reader mode activation on supported sites
Overall positive reading experience

User reviews

Gerçekten muhteşem bir eklenti. Okuyucuların mutlaka yüklemesi gerektiğine inanıyorum. Geliştiricilere de teşekkür ederi.

Hakan Durmaz, 2024-11-27

Работает чудесно! Настройки несложные и денег не требует!

Георгий Кушнир, 2024-09-19

It's good enough, but it has an annoying bug or feature: When I click outside the content area, the reading mode closes. And it makes me lost the reading position.