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24 alternatives to WebNR - Web Novel Reader

A modern cross-platform web novel reader in browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Listnr for Chrome▲297

   Convert your articles to audio in just one click

   2021 · listnr.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reader Mode 2.0▲332

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Play (for Medium)▲595

   Listen to Medium Stories with a Chrome Extension

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Reader Mode▲405

   Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡

   2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Local Node.js app to save everything you browse and serve it offline▲406

   🌱 TDF - Tree Document Format - a universal file format for web collections - DO-SAY-GO/tdf

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I made an open-source Notion-style WYSYWIG editor▲370

   Novel is a Notion-style WYSIWYG editor with AI-powered autocompletions. Built with Tiptap, OpenAI, and Vercel AI SDK.

   2023 · novel.sh · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wiseone▲410

   All-in-one tool for better reading & web search experience

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Get clean readable content from any webpage▲80

   Get Readable Content from any page. Based on Arc90's readability project using cheerio engine. - bndr/node-read

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PA
   Polar – an offline web browser with annotations and tagging▲382

   2018 · getpolarized.io · its alternatives →

10. 101A
    1paragraph – a browser-based, offline-first ePub reader▲108

    2022 · 1paragraph.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Literal 2.0▲380

    Discover, organise & discuss books

    2022 · literal.club · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reader Mode Premium▲314

    Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

    2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Brutal Reader▲98

    Strips any webpage down to just the article

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cozy Reader▲123

    A secure place for the articles that you want to read 🔒📑

    2019 · cozyreader.xyz · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326

    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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    POLAR▲81

    An offline browser for for web, pdf, books, and annotations.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ReadHere▲146

    Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser

    Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Readory▲176

    The platform for online written content 📝

    2018 · readory.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Angular 2 HN – A progressive Hacker News client that works offline▲134

    :boom: Progressive Hacker News client built with Angular - housseindjirdeh/angular2-hn

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Just Read▲213

    Reader view for web browsers

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    A Hacker News Reader in Vanilla JavaScript▲25

    A Hacker News Reader in Vanilla JavaScript. Contribute to k2052/vanilla-hn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TypeFuse▲121

    A publishing platform where you can read & share articles

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Text Fish▲139

    Skip Paywalls, Read Peacefully

    2020 · text.fish · its alternatives →

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    Freader, an open source RSS Reader built with Node.js and Angular▲45

    Freader : A small yet powerful RSS Feed Reader working with Node.js and Angular

    2013 · geekuillaume.github.io · its alternatives →

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