TrueRead

A clean, trustworthy reader mode for the web. Zero telemetry, no servers — everything stays on your machine.

TrueRead turns any article into a clean, distraction-free reading view — in one click. READING • One-click clean reading view via the toolbar button, Alt+R shortcut, or right-click → "Open in TrueRead" • Article extraction powered by Mozilla's open-source Readability engine — ads, popups, sidebars and trackers stripped out • Estimated reading time shown on every article CUSTOMIZATION • Three themes: Light, Sepia, Dark • Adjustable font size and content width sliders • All settings saved locally on your device — no account, no sync, no tracking READ-ALOUD (TTS) • Free text-to-speech with Play / Pause / Resume / Stop • Voice picker listing your system's installed voices • Clear on-page guidance if no voice is installed or speech fails EXPORT & PRINT • Export any article to a clean standalone .html file — one click, works offline • Print-friendly stylesheet: Ctrl+P produces a clean PDF TRUST & PRIVACY • 100% open source, vanilla JavaScript, no build step, no third-party SDKs • Only 5 minimal permissions: activeTab, scripting, storage, contextMenus, tts • Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero remote code — it only touches the tab you click it on TrueRead never sends your browsing anywhere. There is no server, no account, and nothing to sign up for.