Reader Mode
Strip a page down to readable text with adjustable typography — no ads, popups or sidebars.
When you'd use it
- Read a long article without a newsletter popup interrupting you
- Check whether your own content still holds up stripped of its design
- Reduce distraction when reading documentation for a long stretch
- See roughly how a reader-mode or RSS view will present your article
How to use Reader Mode
- Activate Reader Mode on an article page.
- The main content is extracted and everything else falls away.
- Adjust typography, width and spacing to taste.
- Toggle it off to return to the original page.
Reader Mode FAQ
Why does it sometimes miss the article?
Content extraction relies on sensible markup. Pages that wrap their article in generic divs with no semantic structure are harder to detect — which is itself a signal worth fixing.
Can I adjust the text size and width?
Yes — typography, line width and spacing are all adjustable, which matters because comfortable line length is closer to 60–75 characters than full browser width.
Does it work on documentation and non-article pages?
It works best on pages with a clear main content block. Highly interactive pages and dashboards have no single article to extract.
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