EasyReader

EasyReader can customize and improve the readability of long web articles

As of May 2026, EasyReader has 30,000 users and a 4.56/5 rating from 453 reviews in the Accessibility category.

Usersno change0%
30.0K
30,000
Ratingno change0%
4.56
453 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
453
Version
0.163
Manifest V3

History

1 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

30.3K30.0K29.7KApr 25, 2026May 22, 2026
View as table
DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 25, 202630.0K4.564530.163
Now30.0K4.564530.163

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorage
Host access
*://*/*

Screenshots

EasyReader screenshot 1EasyReader screenshot 2EasyReader screenshot 3

About

Make any article or part of a website more readable!

Usage:
1. Click extension button.
2. Select content on the page to read.
3. Enjoy.

Features:
★ Table of contents for headings are provided to the left.
★ Color, size, fonts and more are fully customizable.
★ Print, will print selected content only.
★ Code highlighting for code segments without other style.

Tips:
☞ Drag right edge of content to change width.
☞ Background can be customized using images, not only colors. Example for background color use: url("http://antonj.se/resources/css/images/paper-texture-warm.gif")
☞ Hovering lables in option page will give you the actual CSS property that is used.

Updates:
1.63 - Maintenance update to upgrade to chrome manifest version 3, since that was required. Keyboard shortcut moved from options to standard extension shortcuts  
1.62 - Removed tabs permissions, since it was not needed
1.61 - Minor bug fixes (no scrolling in original page)
1.60 - Minor bug fixes
1.50 – Keyboard shortcut to activate/deactivate EasyReader (set in extension options)
1.46-7 – Bugfix: Print width always 100 %
1.45 – Printing with EasyReader activated will only print selected content.
1.44 – Bugfix: Flash content temporary hidden, when ER is activated. Since Chrome7 Flash would otherwise always be above ER content.
1.43 – Bugfix: Google Dictionary (by Google) extension popup will be on top of EasyReader content.
1.40 – Syntax highlight for code segments of articles, using http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify/

Technical

Version
0.163
Manifest
V3
Size
41.45KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
boamfheepdiallipiieadpmnklbhadhc
Developer ID
ub91c64477758317b71a60092d134c556
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Aug 26, 2010
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 3, 2024
Last Scraped
May 22, 2026
Support URL
Privacy Policy

Similar extensions

Alternatives to EasyReader, ranked by description similarity.

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 22, 2026.