# Open in Reader View

> Easily access to the reader-view from right click context menu

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `reader-view`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tlintspr
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 1,107
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (44 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-08
- **First published:** 2015-10-05
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reader-view/)
- **Website:** [https://add0n.com/reader-view.html](https://add0n.com/reader-view.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reader-view/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reader-view/privacy/)

## Description

**Open in Reader View** is a lightweight Chrome extension that brings Firefox's native reader mode accessibility directly to your browser. With this tool, you can effortlessly open any webpage or link in a clean, distraction-free reader view from the right-click context menu.

Key features include opening the current page or links in reader view either in a new tab or the current tab. Users can customize context menu items and choose whether new tabs open adjacent to the current tab. This extension enhances your web reading experience by making reading mode just a click away.

## Rankings

- #3,151 — Overall
- #171 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #22 — reader
- #34 — open ai
- #34 — open vpn
- #36 — openvpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users consistently praise Open in Reader View for making articles easier to read across sites, including accessibility benefits for dyslexia/ADD. They also value editing and saving simplified pages as HTML, and the ability to force or enable Firefox’s native reader view on sites that don’t offer it. Customization options like font type, font size, and background color (sepia) are frequently highlighted, as is the built-in text-to-speech feature. Some feature requests and minor UI quirks are noted.

### Pros

- Significantly improves readability by providing a cleaner reader view across articles, including accessibility benefits for dyslexia/ADD.
- Allows editing and saving simplified pages as HTML for easy sharing or offline viewing.
- Enables or forces Firefox's native reader view on sites that don't offer it, ensuring consistent reading mode.
- Offers customization options such as font type, font size, and background color (e.g., sepia) to tailor the reading experience.
- Includes text-to-speech to listen to the article.

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