Textise-it

Name: Textise-it
Rating: 4.3077 (13 reviews)
Author: Protheus

Open web pages in Text Only mode using the services offered by Textise, via button (Desktop) or menu (Firefox for Android).

This add-on was removed from Firefox Add-ons Store on 2023-12-26

Overview

Removed

Daily users

1,013

Data as of 2023-12-26

Rating:

4.31

(13)

Version:

0.9.26

Last updated: 2019-05-04

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Features & Capabilities

"Textise-it" is a handy Firefox addon that enhances your browsing experience by offering a text-only mode. It eliminates images and ads for a focused reading environment. This feature is particularly useful on devices with low RAM. It accommodates both Desktop and Android devices. Users can either directly select a link for a text-only version or convert the current page into a text-only layout using the 'Textise-it' button.

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Version:

0.9.26 Last updated: 2019-05-04

Creation date:

2016-12-23

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
activeTab
tabs

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

13.79KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2023-12-26

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Developed by:

Protheus

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/textise-it/

User Reviews

Pros

Works well most of the time and helps make annoying websites more readable
Offers option to customize text and background color
Allows bypassing of paywalls on some news sites
Compatible with Firefox's latest version
Can work on Waterfox and Firefox in Samsung Android 7.1.1

Cons

Does not offer a code-based solution to block images and relies on a website instead
Doesn't allow right-click options on URLs
Uses an external service for text mode, redirecting browser to an outside address
Can inject unwanted code into forum posts
Pages are not text-based by default, requires clicking the TI button

Recent reviews

I don't know what this is like on Android or IOS but it's totally useless on Firefox for Linux. I got it because my Raspberry Pi Linux PC is extremely low powered and struggles to load webpages. I expected it would use a code-based solution to simply block all images from the website. Instead it attempts to use a website. I say "attempts" because (on my computer at least) it just ends up continuously reloading a page which it tells me is 'checking the website for privacy'. So instead of waiting endlessly for pictures to load I'm waiting endlessly for the whole website to load. It shoudl also be noted that there is no right-click option on URLS so, even if this DID work, you'd have to load the page that potentially slows down or crashes the machine BEFORE utilising the plugin. Poorly designed and doesn't work.

by Sp*****, 2023-09-26

This add-on works great to make annoying websites behave better most of the time. If you just want to read an article without having to scroll past pictures or ads as well as bypassing paywalls on some news sites. It uses the textise.net service so if you want to change settings you need to go there and click options. You can change the text and background color this way.

by Fi*****, 2023-07-07

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Is Textise-it Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Textise-it requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Textise-it may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.