Instant reader mode
One click or Alt+R strips ads, sidebars, comments, and pop-ups from any article — news, blogs, docs, research papers. Only the words remain, in a clean centered column.
Chrome
Reading Without The Noise
Scroll and see what it doesBut what does it actually do?
Clean Reader turns any page into a calm, distraction-free read. Or reads it aloud to you.
Calm reading. On any site.
Reading without borders. Obviously.
One click. Zero clutter. Chrome reader mode, done right.
Ads, pop-ups, cookie walls, autoplay video — gone. Clean Reader finds the article and gives you just the words, beautifully set, with read-aloud built in.
What Clean Reader does for you
Read aloud, hands free
Natural text-to-speech reads the article to you, sentence by sentence, with the current line highlighted and scrolled into view. Play, pause, stop — or press P.
Dark mode reading
Light, sepia, and dark themes plus adjustable font size and family. Comfortable reading day or night, with your preferences remembered on every site.
Private by design
No account, no analytics, no tracking. Everything runs locally in your browser — article text never leaves your device. Free forever.
How to turn on reader mode in Chrome
1
Install Clean Reader from the Chrome Web Store — free, no account needed.
2
Open any article and click the Clean Reader icon, or press Alt + R.
3
Read or listen. Pick a theme, size the text, or hit Listen for read-aloud. Press Esc to exit — the original page is untouched.
We know you have questions:
Frequently asked questions
What is reader mode in Chrome?
Reader mode strips ads, sidebars, pop-ups, and navigation from a web page so you see only the article text in a clean, readable layout. Clean Reader adds a full reader mode to Chrome, plus read-aloud text-to-speech.
How do I turn on reader mode in Chrome?
Install Clean Reader, open any article, and click the extension icon or press Alt+R. Chrome doesn't enable a built-in reader mode by default, so an extension is the simplest way to get one.
Can Chrome read articles aloud?
Yes. With Clean Reader you can have any article read aloud using natural text-to-speech voices, with the current sentence highlighted as it's read. Click Listen or press P.
Is Clean Reader free?
Completely free — no account, no ads, no data collection. Everything runs locally in your browser.
What are the best Chrome extensions for reading articles?
The best reading extensions give you a clean reader view, dark mode, adjustable text, and read-aloud in one place. Clean Reader combines all of these so you don't need separate tools for reader mode and text-to-speech.
Add Clean Reader to Chrome
Free, private, and works on any site. Read clean — or listen — in one click.
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