Better Doc Reader

A tool for enhancing technical documentation.

As of May 2026, Better Doc Reader has 34 users in the Productivity category.

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1.8
Manifest V3

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About

# Better Doc Reader

## For now, it's for Alibaba Cloud Documentation System only.

A Chrome extension that enhances the reading experience of technical documentation by providing a clean, content-focused view.

## Author

gnuhpc

## Better Doc Reader

### Features
- Enhanced reading experience for technical documentation.
- Switch between full page and content-only views.
- Quick note-taking functionality:
  - Select text to save important notes
  - Access saved notes through the extension popup
  - Notes automatically sync across Chrome browsers (when signed in)
- Keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation:
  - Toggle View: Alt + F
  - Narrow Content: Alt + Left
  - Widen Content: Alt + Right
  - Toggle Dark Mode: Alt + D
  - Collapse Left Sidebar: Alt + L
  - Collapse Right Sidebar: Alt + R
- Dark mode support for comfortable reading in low light.
- Automatic detection of compatible pages.

### 更好的文档阅读器

### 特性
- 提供技术文档的增强阅读体验。
- 切换全页面和仅内容视图。
- 快捷笔记功能:
  - 选择文本保存重要笔记
  - 通过扩展弹窗访问保存的笔记
  - 笔记自动在Chrome浏览器间同步(需登录Chrome账号)
- 快捷键快速导航:
  - 切换视图:Alt + F
  - 缩小内容:Alt + Left
  - 扩大内容:Alt + Right
  - 切换深色模式:Alt + D
  - 收起左侧边栏:Alt + L
  - 收起右侧边栏:Alt + R
- 深色模式支持,便于在低光环境下阅读。
- 自动检测兼容页面。



## Usage

1. When visiting a compatible documentation page, the extension icon will show a red dot
2. Click the extension icon or press Alt+R (shows as Option+R on Mac) to toggle between full page and content-only views
3. The icon will turn green when in content-only mode

## Sidebar Management and Shortcut Binding
- **Collapse Left Sidebar**: Press `Alt + L` to collapse the left sidebar.
- **Collapse Right Sidebar**: Press `Alt + R` to collapse the right sidebar.
- **Note**: These shortcuts need to be manually bound by the user. To bind the shortcuts, follow these steps:
  1. Open Chrome extensions page, navigate to `chrome://extensions/`.
  2. Click on the "Keyboard shortcuts" link at the top left.
  3. Find the "Better Doc Reader" extension, locate the actions for collapsing the left and right sidebars.
  4. Set the desired key combinations (left sidebar is `Alt + L`, right sidebar is `Alt + R`).

### 侧边栏管理和快捷键绑定
- **收起左侧边栏**: 按 `Alt + L` 收起左侧边栏。
- **收起右侧边栏**: 按 `Alt + R` 收起右侧边栏。
- **注意**: 这些快捷键需要用户手动绑定。要绑定快捷键,请按照以下步骤操作:
  1. 打开 Chrome 扩展程序页面,导航到 `chrome://extensions/`。
  2. 点击左上角的“键盘快捷键”链接。
  3. 找到“Better Doc Reader”扩展程序,定位到收起左右侧边栏的操作。
  4. 设置所需的键组合(左侧边栏为 `Alt + L`,右侧边栏为 `Alt + R`)。

## Privacy Policy

This extension does not collect or transmit any user data. It only modifies the page layout locally in your browser.

Technical

Version
1.8
Manifest
V3
Size
41.0KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
amgeacgbdjdgkbmgapafjphpehhlcajo
Developer ID
uee6f23d7379ffcc9b04f2e5bb3df2591
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Feb 8, 2025
Last Updated (Store)
Mar 6, 2025
Last Scraped
May 30, 2026
Website
Support URL

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