PG Reader

Readable layout, semantic HTML, and click-to-reveal footnotes for Paul Graham's essays.

Reader mode for Paul Graham's essays at paulgraham.com. The original site is unstyled HTML from the 90s. Readable, but not comfortable on a modern screen. PG Reader restyles every essay page into a focused, distraction-free layout without changing a word of the content. Features: • Typography tuned for long reads — generous line height, measured column width, Montserrat sans-serif. • Light and dark themes. Remembers your choice. • Click any footnote marker to open the note inline in a popover — no scrolling to the bottom and back. • Reading progress bar + estimated time remaining on long essays. • Drop cap on the first paragraph. • Back-to-top button on scroll. • Clean nav bar with links to Essays, H&P, Index, Bio, RSS, etc. • One-click toggle to disable reader mode and see the original page. • Works on every essay, the essay index, the articles list, and PG's other pages (bio, info, quotes, RAQs, Kedrosky responses). Permissions: • storage — remembers your theme (light/dark) and on/off toggle. • activeTab — used only to inject the reader stylesheet on paulgraham.com. No tracking. No analytics. No data leaves your browser. The extension only runs on paulgraham.com. Source code: https://github.com/abdullah-alnahas/pg-reader