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Reader Mode for Browser™

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Reader Mode for Browser™ has 22,221 installs (+5.9% in 30 days), rated 4.7 from 83 ratings, #530 of 10,250 in Productivity.

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Installs
22,221
-258 (-1.1%) over 11 days
Rating
4.7
83 ratings
+0 ratings a week, measured over 9 days
Rank on Edge
#827
of 22,670
down 3 since 2026-10-23
Version
3.0.0
Last updated 2024-05-02

Description

Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability

Reviews Reviews with text are a subset of all ratings.

4.7 average from 83 ratings.

  1. ★★★★☆ Ms · 22 Feb 2025
    This extension has made reading information on the web the most invasive distraction in my life on a daily basis. I use this extension to remove the clutter of annoying ads and images so I can focus on the content. HOWEVER - with a clean reading page, I find that my focus has become acute, often forcing me to slide over to my new best AI friend #CoPilot to dissect words or phrases to gain a better understanding of the subject matter. This delightful process has resulted in me losing precious HOURS of sleep, getting outside, and meeting with family and friends. Meanwhile, I juggle working on m
    morey PhD, finishing my inspirational autobiography, running a Veteran-owned consulting business (mostly just giving away advice for free with no time to actually do any real marketing), and becoming a blogger in its infancy stage. Without this extension, I would spend countless hours or take shortcuts, thereby making my material kindergarten-ready where was this app when I was in undgrad.Thanks
  2. ★★★★★ Reza · 15 Sep 2021
    Thank you, it's very useful, I use "read" feature very much, it's perfect.
  3. ★★★★★ Brian · 17 Jul 2021
    Works great. Can't get Safari to work on my PC so this is a life saver! Works best when you highlight the part of page or article you want to read if the original page is really cluttered. But to simply get rid of a busy background or a few images/ads I just click the icon. Then if I want to save my article or paper I just use Print option on the side which automatically brings up my Print to PDF option.
  4. ★★★★★ Samuel · 15 Jul 2021
    Works right with many options for viewing and saving pages
  5. ★★★★☆ Jack · 18 Apr 2021
    Works pretty well. However, I get an error when I click the save button.
  6. ★★★★★ Wanching · 2 Apr 2021
    This is exactly what I am looking for and it has been working perfectly so far. The only issue I have encountered is that I couldn't save the extension options. Hopefully it can be resolved soon.
  7. ★★★★★ Izzy · 28 Feb 2021
    this is working great so far! i'm so glad y'all are adding read aloud as well! this is really helpful as someone with adhd.
  8. ★★★★★ reza · 9 Jan 2021
    Wow

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Growth change in installs

Per Growth Growth % Actual change Measured over
day 0 0.0% 0 1 days
week -258 -1.1% -258 11.2 days
month +1,236 +5.9% +1,236 56.3 days
year Not enough history yet
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Rank among tracked Edge listings#827
2026-09-16 · #785 2026-11-03
Installs22,221
2026-09-08 · 20,985 2026-11-03
Ratings83
2026-09-08 · 82 2026-11-03
New ratings per month+0 so far
Sep 2026 from 2026-09-08: +0 Oct 2026: +1 Nov 2026 so far: +0
Sep 8 Nov so far
Average rating4.7
2026-09-08 · 4.7 2026-11-03

Permissions Manifest V3 · 6 required

Limited
Some access to your activity or data, or to specific websites.
  • Reads and changes your data on specific sites
  • Run scripts on web pages you visit

Reads and changes your data on specific sites

  • activeTab See the page you're currently viewing, only when you click the extension
  • contextMenus Add items to your right-click menu
  • declarativeContent Act on pages based on their content, without reading it
  • notifications Show you desktop notifications
  • scripting Run scripts on web pages you visit
  • storage Save its own settings and data locally

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