Reader Mode 2.0
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
Reader Mode 2.0 launched on March 29, 2025 with 332 votes, #102 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Reader Mode 2.0 is a distraction-free reading tool available as a browser extension, web app, and mobile and desktop app. It removes ads and clutter from web pages while offering text-to-speech, dyslexia support, highlighting, annotations, and bookmarking features. The tool is designed for people who want to read online content without distractions and includes research tools to support studying and learning.
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From the sources
Reader Mode is a distraction-free reader that removes ads & clutter from the web. It includes text-to-speech, dyslexia support, highlighting, annotations, bookmarking & research tools. Available as a browser extension, web app, and mobile & desktop app. ✨
Reader Mode is a powerful online reading toolkit that lets you read, highlight, annotate, bookmark and research better and without distractions
No distraction. No noise. Our highly customizable distraction-free reader helps you focus on the content you need and gives you the best reading experience on the web. Highlight text effortlessly on webpages and PDFs with Reader Mode’s multi-color highlighter. Add vibrant highlights, annotate with notes, and organize them using labels to streamline your reading, research, or studies. Sync your bookmarks and highlights from your favourite tools and vice versa. From importing your highlights from Kindle and Instapaper to exporting your bookmarks and highlights to Evernote and Notion, Reader Mode got you covered! Reader Mode is the perfect place for organizing all your favorite books, songs,…from readermode.io
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