Hamster Reader Mode
Auto-render pages as markdown when a site supports Accept: text/markdown.
As of June 2026, Hamster Reader Mode has 7 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 6 reviews in the Productivity category.
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5.00
6 reviews
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6
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
8 snapshotsTracking since Apr 29, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 6, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 11, 2026 | 22 | 5.00 | 7 | 1.0.0 |
| May 17, 2026 | 17 | 5.00 | 7 | 1.0.0 |
| May 23, 2026 | 22 | 5.00 | 7 | 1.0.0 |
| May 30, 2026 | 21 | 5.00 | 7 | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 14 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.0.0 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 6 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 7 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscripting
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
Hamster Reader Mode asks pages for markdown content using: Accept: text/markdown If a site supports markdown responses, the extension renders a fast, minimal reader view focused on content and readability. If markdown is not supported, the page stays unchanged. Key behaviors * Click-to-activate on the current tab using the extension action button * Renders a clean reader interface with isolated styling * Keeps a fixed top-right View HTML button * View HTML reloads the original page * Avoids noisy repeated duplicate links in markdown output * Handles frontmatter and escaped markdown characters safely Permissions * activeTab: used to access the page only after user clicks the extension * scripting: required for extension content script behavior Data use The extension does not collect analytics, does not sell data, and does not send user data to third-party servers.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 8.01KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- lmhiheclmhiaelijlcecdabhjbljmbbh
- Developer ID
- u7b1198c25aef79520c44c08e80e99e54
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 28, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Apr 28, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 13, 2026
- Website
- tryhamster.com
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://tryhamster.com/privacy-policy
Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 13, 2026.