Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Paper Mode
Read the Web Like E-Ink
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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Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode▲405Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019 · readermode.io · 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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Optimize websites for reading: font, contrast, night mode
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
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Dark Reader▲295Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode is a powerful online reading toolkit that lets you read, highlight, annotate, bookmark and research better and without distractions
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Midnight Lizard▲124Clever night mode for all websites
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Reader Style▲11A Chrome plugin for comfortable reading with eye protection.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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ReadPilot▲303Read any webpage in 1 minute, with only 1 click
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Customize the article view to your liking
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · loudreader.com · its alternatives →
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Learn how to convert webpages into plain text documents using the Text-Mode feature on Earthly. This article explores the benefits of reading the w...
2022 · earthly.dev · its alternatives →
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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…
2020 · 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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Project E Ink▲20332" e-ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall
2023 · projecteink.com · its alternatives →
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Screenbreak▲110Turn your "read later" articles into paperbacks
2020 · screenbreak.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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