# Show Only Text Mode

> Hide images and display only text content on websites

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/show-only-text-mode](https://chrome-stats.com/d/show-only-text-mode)

## Overview

- **ID:** `show-only-text-mode`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** yaagame
- **Category:** appearance,bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 222
- **Weekly downloads:** 31
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-03
- **First published:** 2025-03-26
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/show-only-text-mode/)

## Description

Simplify your browsing experience by focusing only on the text! Show Only Text is a Chrome extension that strips away all images, videos, ads, and other distractions, leaving you with just the readable content of any webpage. Perfect for reading articles, blog posts, and more, without the visual clutter.

🔹 Features:
✔ Removes images, videos, ads, and sidebars
✔ Displays only the text on the page
✔ Customize which elements to hide or keep
✔ Easy toggle to switch between normal view and text-only view
✔ Lightweight and fast

Whether you’re reading for work or leisure, Show Only Text helps you focus on what really matters—without distractions!

## Rankings

- #7,790 — Overall
- #272 — Bookmarks
- #21 — show
- #81 — model
- #185 — speech to text
- #214 — display

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/show-only-text-mode)