QuietRead — Reading Assistant

Calm reader mode, highlights, local analysis, and optional BYO AI.

# QuietRead · Reading Assistant Assisted in-page reading: turn any article into a calm full-screen reader, keep highlights, and ask an AI that uses your own key. Available in 简体中文 / English / 日本語. ## Highlights - One-key reader mode (Alt+R) in an isolated Shadow DOM; exit restores the page exactly - Four themes: Paper / Sepia / Soft light / Dusk, with font size, column width and focus mode - Text highlights: in the reader and on any page, with title & context attached - AI reading assistant (optional): works with any OpenAI-compatible endpoint and your own key • Page summary: core points plus a short outline • Page-grounded Q&A: multi-turn, article text as context • Ask AI on selection: instant explanation / translation - Local helpers (no setup): word count, reading time, keyword extraction, article outline, quick text stats — fully offline - Trilingual UI: 简体中文 / English / 日本語, follows browser language ## Privacy - No article caching, no reading logs, nothing uploaded - Highlights live in local IndexedDB only; export as Markdown / JSON or wipe anytime - Your key never leaves this machine; with AI configured, page snippets are proxied by the extension background only when you ask ## How to use 1. Open any article and press Alt+R (or click the toolbar icon) to enter the reader 2. Select text: Highlight / Copy / Ask AI 3. (Optional) Add your AI endpoint and key in Settings, then “Test connection” 4. Summarize the current page from the popup, or ask questions in the workspace ## Permissions - storage: settings and highlights - host permissions: content-script injection and AI request proxying - No telemetry, no third-party analytics