Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Brutal Reader
Strips any webpage down to just the article
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Reader Mode▲405Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · its alternatives →
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Clear This Page▲119Bypass the clutter from any web article
2019 · clearthis.page · its alternatives →
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Jiffy Reader▲509Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly
2022 · jiffyreader.com · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! In the last months I've been working on Unclutter, a modern reader mode browser extension. In contrast to all existing approaches, it unclutters articles by modifying their CSS instead of extracting the text content. This results in a more visually pleasing result that reuses the original article style. The idea is to remove friction so you use the reader mode more often. There are a few more features around saving articles automatically and taking highlights -- more details are on the website. The extension has about 400 active weekly users right now, mostly from organic web…
2022 · unclutter.it · its alternatives →
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Dark Reader▲299Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
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Clearly▲177A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode 2.0▲332Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Convert your articles to audio in just one click
2021 · listnr.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN. I was inspired by so many other folks also longing for a return to the old web that I put together a service to scratch my own itch: An extremely fast headline aggregator done in 1990s style HTML. Sharing it with you all for those of you that also would enjoy this now esoteric style.
2022 · brutalist.report · its alternatives →
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I've developed a Hacker News reader that draws inspiration from Brutalist Web Design, the open web, Cyberpunk Aesthetics, and glitch art. The entire project is crafted in Vanilla JavaScript, contained within a single index.html file, eschewing any external libraries. It features support for theming, including the use of third-party themes. Additionally, users have the capability to create and apply their own themes directly within the site. Moreover, the application is designed as a Progressive Web App (PWA), enabling it to be downloaded and used as an app on most devices. I'm eager to…
2024 · brutalisthackernews.com · its alternatives →
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A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · its alternatives →
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7reads▲119A minimal mindful reading list for Google Chrome.
2020 · 7reads.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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I've been working on and off on a Chrome Extension for Hacker News, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back to regular Hacker News. Give it a try, features include: - Improved readability - Quick inline replies from comments page - Quick profiles with social network info when hovering over usernames - Filtering of stories based on terms and phrases / domain or user - Endless scrolling - Collapsible comment threads - Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer Forks, improvements and comments…
2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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I have a dedicated HN tab that I come back to and reload multiple times a day to see whats new and hot. I wrote a Chrome Extension to: - quickly scan new articles since my last reload - quickly scan highly discussed articles - open actual articles and discussions in a new tab This links to the source code. The chrome extension is linked at the bottom of the github page. Note: - This extension only operates on the HN front page (https://news.ycombinator.com/news) - The first time you reload the HN front page after installing the extension all articles will get highlighted.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Analog Reader▲146A bit of context, Analog Reader is a tool I built that takes any RSS feed (Substack, Ghost, etc.) and formats it as a printable newspaper. I've launched analogreader.com here before, now I'm here just to share some updates. I've since created a Chrome Extension that allows you to send any article you are currently looking at to analogreader.com with one click. That way, it's much easier to transform digital into paper. It's a very simple chrome extension, I don't capture any data from you, it literally just appends the current post url to analogreader.com. Let me know if you have any issues…
Jan 2026 · analogreader.com · its alternatives →
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Never pay for articles again
2023 · removepaywall.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →
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