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24 alternatives to Readable

A jquery plugin to display better paragraphs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Readable launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Quoty▲98

   A WordPress plugin for sharing selected text

   2016 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sayable▲138

   It allows you to send a link with an easy to remember phrase

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   New Readability▲75

   Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

   2013 · readability.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pubble▲92

   The smart Q&A system for your site.

   2014 · pubble.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Just Read▲213

   Reader view for web browsers

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   jquer.in▲68

   A jQuery plugin a day

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Make Medium Readable Again▲193

   Make Medium Readable Again — a browser extension. Contribute to thebaer/MMRA development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Thimble by Mozilla ▲152

   A web based code editor that helps you learn as you code

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ExplainToMe▲182

    Automatic web article summarizer

    2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Readsy▲77

    The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SetNeedsReadable▲86

    Extensions for CGFloat and UIView to improve readability

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Atom▲145

    A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

    2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readsy▲155

    Auto-highlighted text for faster reading

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PostScripting▲111

    Proofreading and editing done right

    2015 · postscripting.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Folio▲98

    A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

    Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TwentyTwenty▲93

    JQuery visual diff tool

    2015 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

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    Slicereader▲62

    Easy focused reading one paragraph at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Readup▲80

    Track and improve your online reading habits.

    2019 · readup.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spreed▲66

    Speed reading in Chrome

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Feedworthy▲72

    A beautiful way to experience Reddit

    2014 · yapstudios.com · its alternatives →

23. 23RA
    Readup, a social reading platform. Like HN but you must read to comment▲7

    2020 · readup.com · its alternatives →

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    Vellum▲63

    A reading layer for your Twitter feed

    2014 · 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 →