Readr
A clean opinionated Reader View with automatic dark mode support
As of June 2026, Readr has 151 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 6 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.
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151
151
Ratingno change0%
5.00
6 reviews
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6
Version
1.2.1
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 3 version updates, changed permissions.
History
10 snapshotsTracking since Apr 16, 2026.
View as table
| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | — | 5.00 | 6 | 1.1.7 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 146 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.1.9 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 134 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.1.9 |
| May 4, 2026 | 102 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.1.9 |
| May 10, 2026 | 113 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 137 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.0 |
| May 21, 2026 | 130 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.1 |
| May 27, 2026 | 165 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.1 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 95 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.1 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 137 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.1 |
| Now | 151 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.2.1 |
Changelog
- May 4, 2026permissions
activeTab, scripting
activeTab, scripting, storage, declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
- Apr 16, 2026description
Readr is a Chrome extension for a clean, distraction-free reading experience. It extracts the main article content and displays it in a card-based layout with automatic dark mode support. Finds hero images, cleans up messy bylines and highlights metadata. Readr supports most news media websites, blogs, Substacks, and even newsletters in your Gmail.
Readr is a Chrome extension for a clean, distraction-free reading experience. It extracts the main article content and displays it in a card-based layout with automatic dark mode support. Finds hero images, cleans up messy bylines and highlights metadata. Readr supports most news media websites, blogs, Substacks, and even newsletters in your Gmail. It cleans up X/Twitter threads and removes all the clutter from YouTube video pages.
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscriptingstoragedeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Readr is a Chrome extension for a clean, distraction-free reading experience. It extracts the main article content and displays it in a card-based layout with automatic dark mode support. Finds hero images, cleans up messy bylines and highlights metadata. Readr supports most news media websites, blogs, Substacks, and even newsletters in your Gmail. It cleans up X/Twitter threads and removes all the clutter from YouTube video pages.
Technical
- Version
- 1.2.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 57.56KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- abpjefdalncpgpcoegimeheihgoibcgk
- Developer ID
- ue549b998fe8b9800054b1243fec16e31
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 2, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 12, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.