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Distraction-free reading mode. Clean, focused, beautiful.

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Zen Reader▲142
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2025
2
Reader Mode▲411
Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019
3
Reader Mode 2.0▲347
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025
4
Just Read▲213
Reader view for web browsers
2017
5
123Read▲70
Distraction free reading for every website
2019
6
Minimal Reading Mode ▲91
Optimize websites for reading: font, contrast, night mode
2019
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Clean Read – Distraction-Free Web Reader▲6
Turn any messy page or AI chat into a fully editable reader.
Jan 2026 · notionhighlights.com
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Clearly▲177
A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018
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FocusCutter▲9
Clean reading mode — one click, no distractions.
2025
10
Quiet Reader (Mac)▲83
Read articles + text blocks (any app) distraction free.
2022
11
Reader Mode Premium▲324
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020
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Unclutter – Reader mode, but better▲212
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
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ZenJournal 2.0▲83
Lightning-fast chat UI journal with an unique Discreet Mode
2020
14
BiRead▲305
An easy tool for instant bilingual reading
2024
15
FocusRead▲10
Read faster on any website with bionic reading.
Jul 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
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AaRead (Bionic)▲186
Read webpages fast and maintain focus
2024
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7reads▲119
A minimal mindful reading list for Google Chrome.
2020
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Zenlink▲12
A calm page to drop links you want to read later
Oct 2025
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FocusRead Reader Mode▲4
The Better Chrome Reading Mode Extension That Just Works!
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
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Readsy▲155
Auto-highlighted text for faster reading
2022
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ZenJournal▲105
Fastest stress-free journal with chatting interface.
2018
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ClearRead▲2
Designed for Clarity. Built for Inclusion
May 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com
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Mercury Reader▲214
Clear the clutter from your articles. Instantly.
2016
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Fready▲203
Spend less time reading online.
2020

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