Web Reader
A Chrome extension for reading and summarizing web articles
As of June 2026, Web Reader has 7 users in the Productivity category.
Usersup 16.7 percent+16.7%
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Version
1.2.0
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking since Apr 19, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 8 | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| May 16, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| Now | 7 | — | — | 1.2.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- scriptingactiveTabstoragecontextMenusclipboardWrite
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Summarize web articles in a clean sidebar using Anthropic’s Claude. Extracts content, keeps formatting readable, and saves your preferences. Web Reader adds a reader-friendly sidebar to any article and generates concise or detailed summaries with Anthropic’s Claude. Key features: - One-click summarize: toolbar icon, context menu, or Shift+Alt+S - Reader view: clean typography, themes, font size and line-height - Multiple styles: TL;DR, Concise, Detailed - Caching: keeps recent summaries for quick re-open - Privacy-first: no analytics; only sends content you request to summarize How it works: 1) Click the extension or press Shift+Alt+S 2) We extract the main article body and convert it to Markdown 3) Claude generates a summary with your chosen style Permissions: - activeTab, scripting: inject the sidebar and extract content after your action - storage: save preferences and local summary cache Privacy: - Your API key is stored locally - Article content is sent to Anthropic only when you request a summary - See our policy: docs/PRIVACY.md Support: - https://rd.me/contact ## Category Productivity
Technical
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 62.37KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gipjfacdcjlebknpfpklacaljkbggkha
- Developer ID
- u6eec09fb68ead03cdc5cd702368a9d78
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 22, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Nov 28, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 4, 2026
- Website
- rd.me
- Support URL
- http://rd.me/projects/web_reader
- Privacy Policy
- http://rd.me/projects/web_reader
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 4, 2026.