Reader Mode: The Ultimate Chrome Extension for Distraction-Free Reading

Garbage spyware. It was good, but they ruined it.

Scam plugin. Recently updated with a change to commit advertising click fraud via and call it a "carbon emission offset". Definitely creative I'll give them that.

Not bad

Works great, but these eco mode pop-ups are irritating. If you're going to have this mode, then when it's activated, people should know that by activating it, they are consenting to annoying pop-ups. I didn't even know this app was the reason for these pop-ups until I finally noticed their name in the URL. Then I had to come to this review page to find out how to disable it. You want to ask for permission? Tell us what we're opting into first. Don't just say "you'll help protect the planet," let us know what that protection consists of.

"We value your feedback and are committed to improving communication around this feature to ensure a smoother experience for all our users". Well you did work and the extension is super easy to use as well.

It's very unfair for the people to complain and give one star about simply because they fail to read the instructions (which state that the "ecology" mode is entirely optional). Worse: to shout that the program is a "scam." Were I the developer I would sue them for slander.

So far, I have nothing but amazing things to say about this extension. It greatly improves everyday life, especially for someone like me who has ADHD!

This extension is a scam. Whenever I visit an e-commerce site in India, it opens a new tab that redirects me to the same site with affiliate links. It was really challenging to identify the problem, and I had to reset Chrome multiple times and try various security tools like Malwarebytes. I never expected an app with 200K users, which seemed innocent and was featured on Chrome, to be responsible. After uninstalling it, I finally found some peace of mind.

Constant pop-ups asking to acknowledge that the makers plant trees. Pop-ups continue to show up even if you hit "don't show again"; 5 pop-ups a day for the past week. There is no option to disable pop-ups. Deleted and moving on to another extension.

Malware that keeps popping up even if you uninstall it and darkens your screen with useless popups.

I use this tool, but can browsing with reader mode.

one of my most used, and most helpful apps. works great.

Super helpful free extension!

Super helpful free extension!

Amazing plugin! I'm so happy that it's free, thank you!

Works ok, most of the time. But.... I installed Adguard Home today. This extension made 1400 DNS requests for "id.sclpfybn.com" in the space of just 40 minutes. Not acceptable behaviour. Removed the extension from Edge straight away and blocked the domain.

the amount of features this extension is providing is absolutely amazing and I'm here to thank for making such a handy and useful software.... just loved it

Good job with the Ruler toggle for the dyslexic folks.

I tried to use this extension on a website that keeps flickering every few seconds (obviously using javascript). Unfortunately the "read mode" page also flickers in the same frequency, which makes it unusable.

I love the way the extension is done. Simple, flexible, and free to use. I used Chrome flags reader mode. But for some reason it doesn't work. But this extension made it much easier.

Quiet handy! Its often hard to find the exact tool for my need and when I thought about a distraction free reading view. This was exactly what I wanted! Thanks for this

great extension

BEST EXTENSION FOR READING!