Reader Mode

Reading articles online can be overwhelming with ads, pop-ups, and visual clutter making it hard to focus on what matters. Reader Mode solves this problem by creating a clean, distraction-free reading experience that lets you focus on the content you care about.

This powerful Chrome extension and web app removes unnecessary elements from web pages, leaving only the essential text and images. Built with accessibility in mind, Reader Mode includes special features for people with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual impairments. Whether you're a student researching for assignments, a professional staying updated with industry news, or someone who simply loves to read online, Reader Mode transforms any webpage into a comfortable, customized reading environment that works exactly how you need it.

Reader Mode is a comprehensive reading and research tool that transforms cluttered web pages into clean, distraction-free reading experiences. Think of it as your personal reading assistant that automatically removes ads, sidebars, pop-ups, and other visual noise, leaving only the content you want to read.

What makes Reader Mode special is its focus on accessibility and customization. The tool includes dyslexia-friendly fonts like OpenDyslexic and Lexend, reading rulers for people with visual difficulties, and text-to-speech functionality. You can customize everything from font size and background color to text spacing and theme preferences.

Beyond just cleaning up pages, Reader Mode serves as a complete research toolkit. It lets you highlight important text in multiple colors, add notes and annotations, organize content into folders, and even generate citations in popular academic formats. The tool syncs across all your devices, ensuring your research and customized reading preferences are always available wherever you work.

Getting started with Reader Mode is simple and straightforward. First, install the Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store or visit readermode.io to use the web version. Once installed, you'll see a Reader Mode icon in your browser toolbar.

Here's how to use it effectively:

• Activate Reader Mode: Click the extension icon or press the keyboard shortcut when viewing any article or webpage

• Customize your reading experience: Choose from 15+ fonts, adjust text size, change background colors, and select between light, dark, or custom themes

• Use accessibility features: Enable dyslexia-friendly fonts, activate the reading ruler, or turn on text-to-speech for audio reading

• Highlight and annotate: Select text to highlight in different colors and add personal notes for research

• Delete unwanted elements: Use the deletion tool to remove specific images or text sections that distract you

• Save for later: Bookmark articles to your Reader Mode dashboard for easy access across devices

• Organize your research: Create folders and use tags to categorize your saved articles and highlights

The tool remembers your preferences, so future articles automatically open with your preferred settings.

Reader Mode offers a comprehensive set of features designed to enhance your reading and research experience. The core distraction-free reader removes ads, pop-ups, and clutter while providing full customization of fonts, colors, themes, and spacing.

Key features include:

• Accessibility tools: Dyslexia-friendly fonts, reading rulers, text-to-speech with natural voices, and customizable display options

• Research capabilities: Multi-color highlighting system, note-taking, annotation tools, and automatic citation generation in MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, and Vancouver formats

• Organization features: Bookmark management, folder creation, tagging system, and full-text search across saved content

• Sharing and collaboration: Share clean Reader Mode versions of pages publicly or privately, and sync highlights with popular tools like Kindle, Instapaper, Evernote, and Notion

• Advanced tools: Delete unwanted page elements, auto-scroll functionality, translation into 133+ languages, PDF export, and Twitter integration for saving tweets and threads

The platform includes keyboard shortcuts for power users and automatic activation for frequently visited websites. Everything syncs across devices through cloud storage.

Reader Mode offers flexible pricing to suit different needs and usage levels. The platform provides a generous free plan that includes unlimited basic reading features, distraction-free mode, basic highlighting, and limited cloud storage.

Pricing plans include:

• Free Plan: Unlimited basic reader mode, limited highlighting and bookmarks, basic themes and fonts

• Premium Plan ($4.99/month): Unlimited highlights and bookmarks, cloud storage, advanced themes, citation generator, full-text search, folder organization, and sync with external tools

The Premium plan offers excellent value for students, researchers, and professionals who rely on online reading for work or study. The paid plan includes annual billing options with significant discounts. All plans come with cross-device synchronization and the core accessibility features that make Reader Mode essential for inclusive reading.