Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Unclutter – Reader mode, but better
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…
Unclutter is a browser extension that provides a reader mode for articles by modifying CSS styling rather than extracting text, preserving the original article design. It's designed for people who want a cleaner… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Unclutter – Reader mode, but better launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey! This is a reader mode browser extension I built that hides noisy page elements rather than extracting and re-rendering only the page text. The idea is to not make all articles look the same [0], have them still render graphs, and ideally to work in more cases. There are a few "tricks": patching the site CSSOM to apply simpler mobile styles even at desktop width, detecting the likely main text & removing its non-text siblings, blocklists for classnames that contain words like "sidebar", and testing this on a few hundred popular sites. I got carried away and also added a dark mode, page…
2022 · unclutter.lindylearn.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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Organize your clutter-free articles on mobile
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · 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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Clearly▲177A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Optimize websites for reading: font, contrast, night mode
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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I recently observed that majority of my family members and friends are not using ad blockers and reader mode for reasons suck as lack of knowledge about plugins & laziness. So their online reading experience is not pleasant as a result very less amount of them read anything including what i share. Its an attempt to give them clutter, tracker & ad free reading experience right off the bat.
2023 · web0.cc · its alternatives →
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Strips any webpage down to just the article
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · 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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Clear This Page▲119Bypass the clutter from any web article
2019 · clearthis.page · its alternatives →
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Neat reader mode extension for Google Chrome 📃
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · 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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Read articles + text blocks (any app) distraction free.
2022 · quietreader.app · its alternatives →
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Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
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Customize the article view to your liking
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Cozy Reader▲123A secure place for the articles that you want to read 🔒📑
2019 · cozyreader.xyz · its alternatives →
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The Better Chrome Reading Mode Extension That Just Works!
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Dark Reader▲299Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
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