# Readup

> The best way to read online.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `readup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** jacamera
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-27
- **First published:** 2020-03-27
- **Size:** 525 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readup/)
- **Website:** [https://readup.org/](https://readup.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readup/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readup/privacy/)

## Description

Readup is a Firefox add-on that enables you to have the best online reading experience. With 100% ad- and distraction-free reading, trustworthy algorithms, and civil discourse, Readup fixes the broken internet reading. Join us today to rediscover the joy of reading online.

## Rankings

- #29,317 — Overall
- #165 — algorithm

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `readup.org`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/readup)