Extract the main reading content of a webpage and view, copy, or download it as Markdown.
Users
9
+1 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#200K
#167K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 13 Mar 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:9 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Better Reader
A Chrome extension that extracts the main reading content from any webpage and displays it in a clean, customizable preview. Download as Markdown or styled HTML, copy to clipboard, and adjust font size and colors to your preference.
Features
One-click extraction — click the extension icon on any page to instantly extract and preview the article content.
Smart content detection — finds <article>, <main>, common blog/news selectors, or falls back to a heuristic for the largest text block.
HTML → Markdown conversion — headings, bold/italic, links, lists, tables, blockquotes, code blocks.
Metadata capture — page title, author, date, description, and source URL are included in the output.
Rendered preview — article opens in a clean reading view in the same tab; use the browser back button to return.
Raw / Preview toggle — switch between rendered view and raw Markdown.
Font size controls — increase or decrease text size with A+ / A− buttons.
Color customization — pick background and foreground (text) colors with color pickers.
Save / Reset settings — persist your font size and color preferences across sessions, or reset to defaults.
Download as .md — raw Markdown file download.
Download as HTML — styled HTML file with your current font size and color settings applied.
Copy to clipboard — copy the raw Markdown for pasting into notes or editors.