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   Reader Mode▲411

   Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡

   2019

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   Reader Mode 2.0▲347

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2025

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   Google Chrome Vertical Tabs▲378

   Chrome now supports vertical tabs and immersive reading mode

   Apr 2026 · google.com

4. 4
   Just Read▲213

   Reader view for web browsers

   2017

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   Reader Mode Premium▲324

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2020

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   Tyke▲377

   Mac menu bar app that @torrez really needed to take notes

   2017

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   Manganum Sidebar▲581

   Your favorite productivity apps in 1 click on any Chrome tab

   2023

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   Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website▲369

   2018 · darkreader.org

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   Jiffy Reader▲520

   Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly

   2022

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    Minimal Reading Mode ▲91

    Optimize websites for reading: font, contrast, night mode

    2019

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    Sidebar▲452

    The five best design links of the day, freshly redesigned

    2016

12. 12
    Wiseone▲407

    All-in-one tool for better reading & web search experience

    2023

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    MenubarX▲483

    A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

    2022

14. 14
    OneBar for Chrome▲99

    Q&A knowledge base built into every app you use

    2021

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    Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326

    Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…

    2022 · readwise.io

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    Search Bar Shortcuts▲92

    Enter keywords instead of full URLs in your browser

    2021

17. 17
    Coolbar▲143

    Bookmark and link preview on Mac menu bar

    2023

18. 18
    Glide▲72

    Reading guide for macOS

    2022

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    Minimo▲283

    An elegant, simplified new tab page

    2018

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    Surfdeck▲125

    Your tabs, within reach.

    17d ago · surfdeck.app

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    FloatBrowser▲158

    Mac menubar browser with tabs

    2024

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    Toast▲294

    Browser Tab Organizer

    2019

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    Focused Task▲121

    Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work

    2020

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    Flowbar▲72

    Organize your tabs into groups and access them anywhere.

    2019

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