Reader View

Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability

Reader View is available to install from Edge Add-on Store and for download from this page. It has 58,015 active users The latest version is 0.8.0, and it was published 2 months ago.

Install from Edge Add-on Store

View source code

Total download count: 2 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Reader View here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version	Download	Size	Download count	Timestamp
0.8.0	CRX · ZIP · Source code	284.52K	0	2024-11-18
0.7.8	Paid users only	282.33K	0	2024-11-03
0.7.6	Paid users only	281.82K	0	2024-10-19
0.7.5	Paid users only	279.91K	0	2023-12-23
0.7.3	Paid users only	230.57K	0	2023-09-30
0.7.1	Paid users only	757.80K	0	2023-02-23
0.7.0	Paid users only	757.79K	0	2023-02-19
0.6.9	Paid users only	756.83K	0	2023-01-14
0.6.8	Paid users only	746.30K	0	2023-01-09
0.6.7	Paid users only	810.62K	0	2022-10-29
0.6.6	Paid users only	810.48K	0	2022-10-26
0.6.3	Paid users only	762.51K	0	2022-09-13
0.5.4	Paid users only	762.51K	0	2022-03-17
0.5.3	Paid users only	762.51K	2	2022-02-28
0.5.1	Paid users only	682.96K	0	2021-07-21

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
Download and install the Reader View CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

Download Reader View CRX file
NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
In the URL bar, go to edge://extensions
Enable Developer mode
Drag and drop the downloaded Reader View CRX file into the Extensions page
When prompted, click Add extension to install Reader View.

Install ZIP file

Download and unpack the Reader View ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
In Edge browser, go to edge://extensions
Enable Developer mode.
Click on the Load Unpacked button.
Select the directory of with the unpacked Reader View ZIP file from step 1. Reader View is now installed on your browser.