# Reader View & Markdown for Reddit

> Open Reddit posts in a clean, distraction-free reader view in a new tab and download post+comments in Markdown for LLM use.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/reader-view-for-reddit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/reader-view-for-reddit)

## Overview

- **ID:** `reader-view-for-reddit`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** abocha
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 19
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 2.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-21
- **First published:** 2025-12-14
- **Size:** 49 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reader-view-for-reddit/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/abocha/reader-view-for-reddit](https://github.com/abocha/reader-view-for-reddit)

## Description

Reader View for Reddit opens the current Reddit post in a dedicated reader page with a clean layout.

Features:
<strong>Open Reader View</strong>
- Click the extension icon, or use the keyboard shortcut (default: <code>Alt+Shift+R</code>).
- Right-click on a Reddit post page → <code>Read in Reader View</code>.
- Right-click a Reddit post link → <code>Open link in Reader View</code> (useful from feeds).
<strong>Settings (in Reader View)</strong>
- Theme, font, and alignment toggles.
- Open mode: same tab vs new tab.
<strong>Markdown Export</strong>
- Copy post as Markdown, or post + comments as Markdown.
- Download post Markdown, or post + comments Markdown.
- Comments export uses explicit structural fields (<code>id</code>, <code>p</code>, <code>x</code>, <code>d</code>) and ASCII tree connectors for human + agent readability.
<strong>Comments</strong>
  - Default limit is <code>100</code> (configurable up to <code>500</code>).
  - Single toggle <code>Smart thread curation</code>:
    - <code>ON</code>: expands useful deep branches and collapses hard-low-value noise.
    - <code>OFF</code>: depth-only behavior.
- Local search supports free text and <code>author:&lt;name&gt;</code>.
- Bulk controls: <code>Expand all</code>, <code>Collapse all</code>, <code>Reset view</code>.
- Deep loading supports branch/root expansion via Reddit <code>morechildren</code> with bounded safety budgets (requests/nodes/time).
- The footer falls back to limit-step loading and “See more comments on Reddit” when placeholders are unavailable but Reddit still signals more comments.

Notes / Limitations
<ul><li>Works on Reddit post URLs (<code>/comments/...</code>).</li><li>Initial Reddit listing fetch is still practically limited (~500) and may include <code>"more"</code> placeholders.</li><li>Deep loading is implemented with <code>morechildren</code>, but intentionally bounded to keep casual browsing smooth and responsive.</li><li>Extremely large/locked/removed threads can still require opening the canonical Reddit page for full context.</li></ul>
Privacy: this add-on does not collect or transmit user data.

## Rankings

- #25,261 — Overall
- #144 — reader
- #159 — reddit

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `menus`

### Host permissions

- `*://reddit.com/*`
- `*://*.reddit.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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