Postlight Reader - Clean Article Mode

Transform any article into a clean, distraction-free reading experience. Strip ads, clutter, and popups with one click.

Postlight Reader - Clean Article Mode Transform any article into a clean, distraction-free reading experience. Strip away ads, paywall nag banners, popups, and cluttered sidebars with a single click. ================================================== Tired of modern web pages flooded with intrusive ads, video popups, cookie consent overlays, and cluttered sidebars? Postlight Reader transforms messy web articles into an elegant, distraction-free reading view. Inspired by the classic Mercury and Postlight reading experience, it extracts only the essential content—headline, author, publication date, text, and photos—presenting it in a beautifully formatted reader view optimized for your eyes. ✨ One-Click Distraction-Free Reading Instantly strip clutter, banner ads, floating videos, social share widgets, and newsletter popups from any blog post, news story, or article. 🎨 4 Beautiful Reading Themes • Light: Crisp, clean background for daytime reading. • Sepia: Warm paper parchment tone that reduces eye strain. • Dark: Sleek slate dark mode for low-light environments. • Night: Deep OLED black for midnight readers. 🔤 Fully Customizable Typography • Choose between Classic Serif (book-style), Modern Sans-Serif, or Monospace fonts. • Effortlessly adjust text size (from 13px to 32px) and column width (Narrow, Standard, Wide). 🔊 Text-to-Speech (Listen Mode) Listen to any article read aloud with browser-native text-to-speech. Play, pause, or resume anytime. ⏱ Reading Time & Word Count Know before you start: see instant estimates of reading time and total word counts on any web article. 🖨️ Clean Print & PDF Export Print articles directly without wasting paper or ink on menus, sidebars, or advertisements. 📋 Copy as Clean Text or Markdown Copy formatted article text or clean Markdown with one click—perfect for note-taking in Notion, Obsidian, Roam, or Bear. ⚡ Keyboard Shortcuts • Toggle Reader Mode instantly: Alt + R (Windows/Linux) or Command + Shift + R (Mac). • Press Esc anytime to return smoothly to the original website. ================================================== 100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE ================================================== Your reading habits are nobody's business. • Zero data collection: We do not track, log, or store your browsing history. • 100% Local processing: Web pages are parsed directly in your browser. No article content is ever sent to remote servers. • No account required: Works immediately upon installation. Enjoy the web the way it was meant to be read—calm, focused, and distraction-free.