Postlight Reader

Postlight Reader - Clear away the clutter from all of your articles. Instantly.

What is Postlight Reader?

Postlight Reader is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your online reading experience. It eliminates ads and distractions from any website, presenting you with a clutter-free, clean reading view that retains only the text and images. With features like Send To Kindle, typeface and text size adjustments, and sharing capabilities, this extension makes online reading more enjoyable. Ideal for those who prefer a clean, distraction-free reading environment.

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By: Postlight

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Users: 900,000+ ▼ -100,000

Rating: 3.87 (1,720)

Version: 10 (Last updated: 2023-03-02)

Creation date: 2019-12-05

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
storage
activeTab

Size: 7.36M

Email: ma*****@postlight.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 551 ▼ 171

Other rankings

#13 in Accessibility ▼ 2

#7 in Accessibility extensions ▲ 3

#8 in reader keyword 85 ▼ 1

#60 in article keyword 10 ▲ 2

#144 in chrome extension keyword 92 ▲ 27

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Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Mercury Reader (v4.3.11.1)

4.30 (3) 6,758+

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Summary

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The Postlight Reader extension for Chrome removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.

Features:

Disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter with one click
Send To Kindle functionality
Adjust typeface and text size, and toggle between light or dark themes
Quick keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Esc for Mac users, Alt + ` for Windows users) to switch to Reader on any article page
Printing optimization
Sharing through Facebook, Twitter and Email

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helps to simplify reading on Chrome
Great for concentrating on reading
Useful for people with ADHD or difficulty concentrating

Cons

Doesn't work on all websites
Some issues with functionality on PC
Not compatible with Kindle

Most mentioned

Not working on PC
Useful for concentration and focus while reading
Doesn't work on certain websites
Issues with functionality

Recent reviews

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Kenya Otterholt, 2024-06-04

Used to work great, but lately doesn't work at all. Icon is dark, and clicking does nothing as many reviewers are reporting. And worse, there is no developer blog or communications other than the Github repository, which does not list these symptoms as an issue. NTT DATA (an IT consulting firm) owns Postlight Reader. Given their poor stewardship of Postlight Reader, I would steer clear of NTT DATA.

Tom T Walker, 2024-05-28

Not working on PC.

Adrienne Marin, 2024-05-27

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Safety

Risk impact

Postlight Reader may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.