Reader Mode is a Chrome reading extension and web app that removes clutter, ads and distractions, while also includes dyslexia support, bookmarking, annotating, highlighting, text-to-speech and many other features all in one tool.
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Launched on March 29th, 2025
Launched on May 2nd, 2020
Reader Mode
👋 Hey Product Hunt!
It’s been a while—5 years to be exact, since I first launched Reader Mode! A lot has changed, but one thing that hasn’t is my passion for continuously developing and improving it. Fast forward to today, over 300,000+ people have been using Reader Mode to enhance their reading experience!
And over the years, Reader Mode has evolved beyond just a reading tool. It now focuses on three main areas:
📖 Reading – A clean, distraction-free experience with powerful customization
🔖 Bookmarking & Research – Highlighting, organizing, and saving important content
♿ Accessibility – Making reading easier for everyone, including dyslexic users
One of my biggest goals was to ensure that Reader Mode keeps evolving, unlike many products that fade away after launch. That’s why I’ve focused on delivering the most requested and impactful features—including the long-awaited multi-color Web & PDF highlighter! 🎉 It took a lot of work to integrate it smoothly into the existing extension and app, and I’m super proud to finally launch it alongside other highly requested features like:
What’s New in Reader Mode 2.0?
✅ Web & PDF highlighter (multi-color!)
✅ Highlight labels for better organization
✅ Permanent Copy to save cleaned-up articles
✅ Auto-sync with Evernote & Notion
✅ Smart tag suggestions based on past usage
✅ New customizable shortcuts
✅ Editable articles for personalized reading
✅ Folder/Collection icons for easier navigation
✅ Improved text-to-speech (TTS) engine
✅ Auto-run rules with regex for better automation
✅ Embeddable collections & profiles
✅ More dyslexia-friendly fonts for better accessibility
✅ Improved Dyslexia Ruler – Now smoother and more effective than ever!
Other Features Highlight:
• Sharable distraction-free readings
• Multi-dashboard views
• Display & hide images
• Print without clutter
• Citation generators
• Save from Twitter
• Instant preview
• Export articles
• Custom CSS
• Translation
• Tags suggestion
• Article outline
• Profile
• Filters
• Notes
...and much more!
I'm so happy that I can finally announce and launch all these features officially. And I really do hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
🎁 Product Hunt Exclusive Deal
So to celebrate the launch, I am gladly sharing with you this code "producthunt20" that you can use to get 20% off any Reader Mode plan—including the Lifetime! Just enter the code at checkout and the discount will be applied (Offer only until the end of next week)
❤️ And lastly, thank you for all your support over the years! It truly means the world to me. Without your support, Reader Mode 2.0 wouldn't be here today. I really appreciate all of you and I’d love to hear your thoughts—what features do you find most useful? How can I make Reader Mode even better?
Feel free to drop a comment below or reach out to me on Twitter 😊
Much love,
Ryzal x
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it's awesome and I think I need it. How can I use it on my reading app? with API or some other version?
Reader Mode
@amiaomomo Thanks, Jemmy! Glad you like it! 😊 Currently, Reader Mode doesn’t have an API, but I’d love to hear more about your use case. What features are you looking for in an API?
Sounds great, especially nowadays, where almost every web page is so cluttered with visual noise that sometimes it's hard to focus on what you need🥲. does it work for Safari?
Reader Mode
@elvira_valiullova Thank you! And that is very true, and indeed have been my motivation to keep improving Reader Mode all this years in order to combat all those clutter and noise! And unfortunate, it doesn't current work on Safari at the moment, but perhaps soon! You can request a feature here: https://trello.com/b/CrixhCpy/reader-mode-roadmap