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Distraction free reading for every website

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Readaway 2.0▲97
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2019
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Brutal Reader▲98
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ReadItNever▲76
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10
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2022
11
Rocket Reads▲147
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Text Fish▲139
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2020
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Quiet Reader (Mac)▲83
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2022
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FocalRead ▲141
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15
Verblr▲147
Listen to what you read online
2020
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Highlightly 1.0▲83
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2022
17
Fready▲203
Spend less time reading online.
2020
18
AaRead (Bionic)▲186
Read webpages fast and maintain focus
2024
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TLDR▲213
The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends
2017
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12min Reading▲179
Your free habit builder for reading
2018
21TY
Turn your “read later” folder into a physical book▲204
Hi HN! Being locked down with plenty of time in my hands, I clearly noticed a problem that I faced and also felt passionate about tackling. - Excessive screen time in our day-to-day - Diminishing attention spans It was consistently tough to properly read quality longform content online. From screen related tiredness to having ads and notifications pop up and demand a share of my attention, my focus was compromised. Long story short, I wanted to read longform content that lives online (and there is a ton of high quality out there), in an inherent offline medium, paper :p Fast forward 5…
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Readapt▲92
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Readup▲80
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