Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Outline Extension

Read & annotate without distraction

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Outline Extension launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Outline.com▲2

   Outline is a free service for reading and annotating content

   2021 · outline.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Outline▲59

   Extension that lets you save quick notes while browsing

   2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Outline▲226

   A new kind of publication for a new kind of human

   2016 · theoutline.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Free Article Outline Generator▲307

   Unique, AI generated and ready-to-use outlines in seconds

   2021 · surferseo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reader Mode 2.0▲332

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Outline▲12

   Don't read website, Read content only, Outline help you.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Summarize▲256

   Remember the books you read through organized notes 📚

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Liner▲265

   Highlight, save, and share any web page

   2015 · getliner.com · its alternatives →

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   Clearly▲177

   A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Outlinely for iPhone & iPad▲140

    An elegant app for organizing notes and thoughts

    2016 · glamdevelopment.com · its alternatives →

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    Reader Mode▲405

    Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡

    2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reader Mode Premium▲314

    Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

    2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Outline by Alphabet▲524

    Control and build your own VPN 🛠️

    2018 · getoutline.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Highlighted for iOS▲215

    Stop forgetting what you read.

    2022 · highlighted.app · its alternatives →

15. 15DF
    Distraction Free Reader/Writer▲85

    2013 · inkpen.in · its alternatives →

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    LINER for Pocket▲225

    Highlight your Pocket articles

    2017 · getliner.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Infocus▲64

    A simple Chrome extension that blocks distracting sites.

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Pocket 7.0▲295

    Save and read news, articles, & videos that fuel your mind

    2018 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →

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    Focus▲221

    A Mac app to block distracting websites

    2014 · heyfocus.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AS
    A small weekend project - Distraction Free Writing▲43

    2013 · solitarydesigns.net · its alternatives →

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    Drafts▲171

    Distraction-free note taking app

    2022 · getdrafts.com · its alternatives →

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    Just Read▲213

    Reader view for web browsers

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simply Write▲154

    Distraction-free writing tool

    2025 · simplywrite.online · its alternatives →

24. 24UR
    Unclutter – Reader mode, but better▲212

    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 →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →