# Zen Mode

> Distraction-free reader mode with split view, read aloud, themes, fonts, images, links, and customizable reading controls.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/zen-mode-reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/zen-mode-reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `zen-mode-reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zen Mode Dev
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Version:** 2.0.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-22
- **First published:** 2026-01-28
- **Size:** 56 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/zen-mode-reader/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/zen-mode-reader/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/zen-mode-reader/privacy/)

## Description

Zen Mode turns cluttered webpages into a clean, customizable reading experience designed to help you focus on the content that matters.

Open an article and activate Zen Mode to remove distracting navigation, sidebars, ads, popups, and other page clutter. Read in a clean full-page view or use Split View to keep the original webpage and distraction-free article visible side by side.

Reader Mode
• Clean, distraction-free article extraction
• Full-page reading by default
• Resizable Split View with the original webpage
• Independent scrolling in Split View
• Preserves the important structure of articles

Read Aloud
• Listen to articles using your browser/device's available voices
• Play and pause narration at any time
• Skip forward or backward through reading sections
• Follow along with highlighting of the currently spoken text
• Adjustable reading speed and voice selection

Customize your reading experience
• Light, Dark and Sepia themes
• Multiple reader-friendly font choices
• Increase or decrease text size
• Adjustable line height
• Adjustable reading width
• Settings are remembered for future reading sessions

Images & Links — Your Choice

Zen Mode starts with a minimal reading experience, but you can choose to display article images and links whenever you need them. Images and links can be controlled independently from Settings.

Privacy-first

Zen Mode does not require an account and does not collect, sell, or transmit your personal data. Article processing happens locally in your browser, and your reading preferences are stored locally on your device.

Whether you're reading news, research, documentation, essays, Wikipedia articles, blog posts, or long-form content, Zen Mode gives you a calmer and more flexible way to read on Firefox.

Less clutter. More reading.

## Rankings

- #36,699 — Overall
- #245 — model

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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