What reader mode does
Reader mode, sometimes called reader view or reading mode, takes the main article out of a cluttered web page and shows it on its own: the headline, the text, the images that belong to the story, and nothing else. Ads, cookie banners, autoplay videos, sidebars and "recommended for you" boxes are left behind.
NeoReader Reader Mode opens on top of the page with one click or Alt + Shift + R, and closes the same way. The original page is untouched underneath, so you can switch back at any time.
Everything included, free
- Serif, sans-serif or a dyslexia-friendly font, with size, line spacing, column width and justify controls.
- Light, sepia, dark or follow your system theme. Settings sync across your browsers.
- Highlights in four colours, exported as Markdown with the title and source link.
- Read aloud with your choice of voice and speed, following along paragraph by paragraph.
- Bold start and a line guide that helps your eye move from one line to the next.
- Auto-scroll at ten speeds for hands-free reading.
- Pick the article yourself on pages where automatic detection misses it.
- Print or save a clean PDF, or copy the article as Markdown.
How to use reader mode in Chrome
- Add NeoReader Reader Mode to Chrome, Edge or Firefox.
- Open any article, blog post or news story.
- Click the extension icon, or press Alt + Shift + R.
- Adjust the font, size and theme from the settings drawer. Your choices are remembered.
- Press Esc or the shortcut again to go back to the original page.
Chrome's built-in reading mode, and why people add an extension
Chrome has a Reading mode in its side panel: right-click a page and choose Open in reading mode, or open the side panel and pick Reading mode. It shows a simplified copy of the text next to the page rather than replacing it, with a few font and colour options.
Firefox has Reader View, shown as a page icon in the address bar on pages it recognises, and Edge has Immersive Reader (F9). Both work well on the pages they support, but the icon often does not appear, there is no way to choose the article yourself, and highlights, Markdown export and a line guide are not included.
NeoReader Reader Mode works the same way in all three browsers, on any page you can open, with your settings following you.
Private by default
The article is cleaned up inside your browser. The extension makes no network requests of its own, has no account and keeps no reading history. Highlights are only saved if you switch on Remember highlights, and they stay in your browser's storage on your device.
