Zen Reader
Zen Reader extracts the primary article and displays it in a clean, themeable overlay.
As of June 2026, Zen Reader has — users in the Productivity category.
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Version
1.0.6
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.0.6 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 1.0.6 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 1.0.6 |
| May 9, 2026 | 4 | — | — | 1.0.6 |
| May 16, 2026 | 3 | — | — | 1.0.6 |
| Now | — | — | — | 1.0.6 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageactiveTab
- Host access
- <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
Zen Reader gives any article a clean, Safari‑style reading view—no clutter, just the story. With one click, it isolates the main content using a custom heuristic plus Mozilla’s Readability fallback, then displays it in a distraction‑free overlay.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.6
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 428KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gimjjaaoikkfbjnapaglafmlpmmiffjc
- Developer ID
- uf98e3082ae77cfc3e012566747dc8bc4
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Nov 27, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 27, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 4, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 4, 2026.