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24 alternatives to Paste a link to an article, get a minimal version to read
Justread is a reading tool that takes article links and strips them down to minimal, distraction-free versions for easier reading. Launched in 2014, it's designed for anyone who wants to focus on article content… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paste a link to an article, get a minimal version to read launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · 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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Strips any webpage down to just the article
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Clearly▲177A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · 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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Reader Mode 2.0▲332Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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FocalRead ▲141Turn articles, eBooks & social threads into speed reading
Feb 2026 · focalread.com · its alternatives →
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Readup▲118A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading
2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →
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2013 · rereadit.co · its alternatives →
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2021 · alfreadapp.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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Uselink▲154Paste Markdown, HTML, or AI-generated drafts. Get a clean public URL with live edits, threaded comments, and version history. No deploy, no sign-in wall.
Jun 2026 · uselink.app · its alternatives →
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Readstack▲145Zero-stress app to save the articles you want to read later
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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