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

Reader View: Firefox Add-on for Enhanced Reading Experience
"Reader View" is a powerful Firefox add-on designed for a comfortable reading experience on the internet. It implements the open-source readability version of Mozilla to Chromium. When activated, it strips away unnecessary elements such as buttons, background images, and adjusts the page's layout, text size, and contrast for ease of reading. Users can switch between normal and reader view mode with just one click on the page-action button. Other prominent features include fullscreen reading, advertisement removal, saving the page in HTML format, Text to Speech feature, and easy navigation to the next and previous pages. Keyboard shortcuts are available for most actions, enhancing usability. Try "Reader View" for a clutter-free reading encounter online.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Alexey Kuznetsov
Rating: 4.25
(24)
Weekly download count: 76
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
- activeTab
- contextMenus
- https://*.freebusinessapps.net/*
- notifications
Size: 1.51M
Email: al*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
Pros
- Easy to use
- Better than native function from Firefox
- Useful for distraction-free reading
- Works incredibly well
Cons
- Text to speech feature doesn't work
- Not functioning properly for some users
- Customization options limited or ignored
Most mentioned
- Ease of use
- Functionality compared to native reader view
- Issues with text to speech and functionality
- Desire for customization options through CSS
User reviews
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-02-26
позволяет видеть полный текст программ передач ТВ на epg.iptvx.one
by Firefox user 18593622, 2024-09-13
by mei, 2024-08-13
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Reader View requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Reader View. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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