Reader View

Name: Reader View
Rating: 4.1154 (26 reviews)
Author: Alexey Kuznetsov

Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability

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Features & Capabilities

Reader View is a free Chrome extension that transforms cluttered webpages into clean, easy-to-read articles. Based on Mozilla's open-source Readability implementation, it removes ads, buttons, and background images, improving text size, contrast, and layout for optimal reading comfort.

Key features include fullscreen reading mode, text-to-speech (TTS) support, keyboard shortcuts, and navigation between pages. Users can save their cleaned-up Reader Views directly to their computer or Google Drive in HTML format, making it convenient to access and organize articles offline. Toggle effortlessly between normal and reader modes to suit your browsing preferences.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Accessibility

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.0.7 Last updated: 2019-11-21

Version code:

4905620

Creation date:

2019-09-30

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
contextMenus
https://*.freebusinessapps.net/*
notifications

Size:

1.44MB

Email:

al*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

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Ranking

# 1,966 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#311 in Appearance ▼ 1

#14 in reader keyword 72 ▼ 1

#38 in header keyword 43

#46 in lead keyword 22 ▲ 2

#85 in drive keyword 31 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Reader Mode for Google Chrome™ (v3.0.0)

30,000 4.66

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Developed by:

Alexey Kuznetsov

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/reader-viewer/

Email:

al*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://readerview.freebusinessapps.net/contact

User Reviews

The Reader View Firefox add-on is praised for its ease of use, superior functionality compared to Firefox's native reader view, and distraction-free reading experience. Users also value its customization capabilities, though these sometimes require manual tweaking. However, common issues include non-functional text-to-speech, occasional failures to work, privacy concerns about data sharing, and inconvenient customization processes. Overall, it remains a favored tool among users seeking improved reading options in Firefox.

Pros

Provides full text viewing for TV program guides (epg.iptvx.one)
Easy to use and better than Firefox's native reader view
Allows distraction-free reading
Has customization options allowing changes to background colors and styles
Available and consistent across browsers (Chrome and Firefox)

Cons

Text to speech feature does not work
Some users experienced the add-on not working at all
Concerns about data access and sharing with third-party sites such as freebusinessapps.net
Customization requires manual modification, which is inconvenient
Some language barriers and unclear user instructions

Recent reviews

by da*****, 2026-05-03

by Mi*****, 2025-06-16

by Fi*****, 2025-04-30

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Is Reader View Safe?

Risk impact

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Reader View requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood

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Reader View has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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