Text mode for websites - Readbee

Text mode for websites - Readbee

Simplified text mode/read mode for any article from the site without unnecessary things. Convenient reader

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What is Text mode for websites - Readbee?

Text mode for Websites - ReadBee is a Chrome extension that enhances your reading experience by implementing a reader mode on web pages. The reader mode removes non-essential elements such as ads, navigation panels, and videos, allowing you to concentrate on the text. Additionally, it offers customizable settings including background color, font size, and family, to further improve your reading experience. Suited perfectly for content-rich web pages, ReadBee makes online reading cleaner and more comfortable.

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By: proEXT
Version: 1.1.8 (Last updated: 2023-03-24)
Creation date: 2020-11-27
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.50M
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very high risk likelihood

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Reader for websites - ReadBee
Reader for websites - ReadBee (v1.1.5)
5.00 (2) 1,348
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Summary

Reader Mode why do you need it?

Reader mode is a feature some browsers incorporate that simplifies open pages by removing their ads, navigation panels, videos, and buttons. That feature enhances the readability of pages’ essential content. This is how you can enable reader mode in Google Chrome.

One of the ways to reduce this fatigue is to reduce the contrast between text and the screen. Easy ReadBee - text reader provides an overlay to cover the screen offering several different colours for users to choose from. Further you can change the colour of the text so that it further reduces the contrast with a simple reading mode extension.

ReadBee is a Chrome extension designed to help people engage with text, articles, magazines, web pages in a comfortable article reader view. Often reading on a screen can cause strain on the eyes and most of the time this is not perceptible to your consciousness. ReadBee are helpful to keep your eyes in a text view mode. The only way you can tell is your inability to read long pieces of text after a while.

Activating the reader view in Chrome will strip the clutter from an open page. You’ll be left with the page’s actual content along with its images or without, depends on your settings of reader. Almost all the navigation sections for its website will disappear.

Note that Readbee - view read mode works best for web pages that have a lot of content. There are some tools on the top of the page that can help you personalize your ReadBee. You can change background color, font size, font family and line width of the reader view.

Removing unneeded clutter from pages with reader modes before printing will also save you ink.

Reader text online, remove ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.

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
  • Enhances readability of the text on websites
  • Ability to customize the viewing experience (e.g., color, fonts)
  • Includes a text-to-speech feature
Cons
  • Some users report it doesn't work well with all sites - particularly those that display 'garbage' text
  • Contrast of dark mode found to be hard on the eyes for some users
  • Speed change in voice doesn't go into effect immediately - needs pausing and playing again
Most mentioned
  • Works effectively in removing unnecessary clutter from websites
  • Customizability of the interface and user experience
  • Some issues with software code readability in reading mode
  • Wish for additional features
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Safety
Risk impact

Text mode for websites - Readbee may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Text mode for websites - Readbee is very likely to contain malware and should not be trusted. Avoid installing.

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