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!

What is Best Reader View?

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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By: Tyanya Software LLC.

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.69 (55)

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

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11893 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#3389 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 12

#10 in best keyword 69 ▲ 2

#20 in reader keyword 73 ▼ 1

#54 in firefox keyword 21 ▼ 2

#212 in software keyword 46 ▼ 18

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Best Reader View (v1.2.6)

4.20 (15) 3,609+

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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

User reviews summary

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

Simple and easy to use
Effective and beautiful reader view
Allows for customization like domain auto load

Cons

Some users experienced bugs or issues with site compatibility
Limited customization options
Requires additional extension for copy/paste functionality

Most mentioned

Similar to Safari's reader view mode
Lack of customization options
Great for easy reading experience

Recent reviews

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.

Ire E., 2024-07-16

simple and useful。

Tan Meng, 2024-06-06

Wow, that's like in Safari, and that's a good thing. I consider Safari Reader Mode as the best one. SRV even has the Seravek font like in Safari. This extension should be a part of any Chrome browser.