Open Read
Read article and blogs without sign-up
As of June 2026, Open Read has 59 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 5 reviews in the Productivity category.
Usersup 90.3 percent+90.3%
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5 reviews
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Version
0.1.0
Manifest V3
History
9 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 31 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 30 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 39 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 44 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| May 4, 2026 | 44 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| May 11, 2026 | 46 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| May 20, 2026 | 57 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| May 30, 2026 | 62 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 63 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
| Now | 59 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabs
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Open Read helps you read articles and blogs without signing up or hitting paywalls. What it does When you’re on any article or blog, click the extension icon and choose a service. Open Read opens that same page in your chosen reader or archive so you can read it without logging in. Supported services Archive.is — View a snapshot of the page Archive.org (Wayback Machine) — View archived versions 12ft.io — Read paywalled articles RemovePaywall — Remove paywalls Google Cache — View the cached version How to use Go to the article or blog you want to read. Click the Open Read icon in the toolbar. Click the service you want (e.g. 12ft.io or Archive.is). A new tab opens with the same page in that service. No account, no settings—just one click to open the current page in an archive or reader.
Technical
- Version
- 0.1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 106KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gckgbopebfemoibhjbpofgimdbdhfngc
- Developer ID
- ue3c81aa2baf91ec25bcae3de67e9271e
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 2, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 2, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 7, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- https://github.com/surajkuushwaha/open-read
- Privacy Policy
- —
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