# Simplify

> Tired of cluttered articles? Hide ads and sidebars in one click. Read in light, sepia, or dark. Highlight any paragraph for a plain-English rewrite. Free, no account.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `simplify-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alanas
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 15
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-18
- **First published:** 2026-05-15
- **Size:** 67 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplify-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://www.extendforge.com/contact](https://www.extendforge.com/contact)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplify-extension/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplify-extension/privacy/)

## Description

Simplify does two things:

Reader Mode — strips clutter from articles and shows them in a clean,
themeable view. Fully local.

AI Simplify Selection — sends selected text to our AI for plain-language
rewriting. Off by default. First use shows a consent prompt; we store the
"yes" flag locally so we don't ask again.

Test:
1. Open <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/688d228ddd2df023a6d4c5ef521614f1909816274b27d15e03ab9f1669eefa42/https%3A//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars</a>.
2. Press Alt+Shift+S — reader mode opens. Try the theme switcher. Escape
   to exit.
3. Select any paragraph, right-click → "Simplify Selection". Accept the
   prompt. The text comes back simpler. With the AI service offline, a
   local heuristic kicks in silently.

Permissions:
- activeTab + scripting: inject the reader and selection UI.
- contextMenus: the right-click action.
- storage: themes + the AI consent flag.
- host_permissions for our Railway endpoint: only hit after opt-in, only
  for the AI feature.

Vanilla JS. No bundler. No minification. The zip is the source.

## Rankings

- #27,839 — Overall
- #150 — lift

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://ai-proxy-production-6b92.up.railway.app/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: railway.app
- This extension support email may not be valid

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