ZenReader
Focus on what matters - A distraction-free reading experience
As of June 2026, ZenReader has 2 users in the Productivity category.
Usersdown 81.8 percent−81.8%
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Version
2.0.0
Manifest V3
History
7 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 11 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 14 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 8 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 10 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| May 10, 2026 | — | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 3 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Now | 2 | — | — | 2.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabcontextMenusscripting
- Host access
- <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
ZenReader is a Chrome extension designed to provide a distraction-free reading experience while preserving the original styling of web content. It allows users to focus on specific sections of a webpage by creating an overlay that highlights only the content they want to read. While many Reader Mode extensions and browser features strip away original styling to create a standardized reading experience, ZenReader takes a different approach. Most reader modes extract the main content and apply their own CSS styles, which makes reading easier but sacrifices the website's original design and visual identity. ZenReader instead preserves the original styling while removing distractions, giving you the best of both worlds: **Focus on what matters without losing the website's intended visual experience.** This allows you to enjoy the content creator's design choices while still eliminating surrounding distractions that compete for your attention.
Technical
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 49.26KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 10
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- nmcailccifjhlckggldjfdbplcbealjp
- Developer ID
- u161ec06eca3a8013f4db79ce1e97ba46
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 30, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 14, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 3, 2026
- Website
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 3, 2026.