Firefly – Reader View & Reading Mode

Turn any cluttered web page into a clean, comfortable reading view — in one click. Firefly is a lightweight reading mode extension for Chrome. It uses the Mozilla Readability engine (the same technology behind Firefox Reader View) to extract the main article from news sites, blogs, and long-form pages — stripping away ads, sidebars, pop-ups, and other distractions. ## ✨ Features **📖 Distraction-free reading** - One click on the toolbar icon (or keyboard shortcut) to switch the current page into a clean reading view - Smart article extraction powered by Mozilla Readability — works on news, blogs, docs, and long articles - Automatic table of contents: navigate long articles with a clickable outline **🎨 Three reading themes** - Light mode for daytime - Eye-care mode (warm, low-glare) for long sessions - Dark mode for night reading — automatically follows your system preference on first use **🔠 Full typography control** - Adjust font size (Ctrl/⌘ + +/-) and line height - Switch between sans-serif and serif fonts - Adjust page width for comfortable line length - All settings are remembered locally **🖼️ Image controls** - Grayscale images for a calmer page - Hide images entirely for pure text reading **⌨️ Keyboard-first** - `Esc` exit reading mode - `J` / `K` scroll down / up - `Ctrl/⌘ + P` print the clean article to PDF **📋 Copy as Markdown** - Copy the extracted article as clean Markdown to your clipboard — perfect for notes, docs, and AI chat tools ## 🔒 Privacy Firefly collects **no data whatsoever**. No analytics, no tracking, no account, no network requests from the reader. All processing happens locally in your browser, and all preferences are stored locally. ## ❓ FAQ **How do I enable reading mode on a page?** Click the Firefly icon in the Chrome toolbar while viewing an article. Press `Esc` to exit. **Is Firefly free?** Yes — completely free, with no ads and no account required. **Does Firefly work on Chromebooks?** Yes. Firefly works on ChromeOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux — it is a popular reading mode choice for Chromebook users. **Does it send my browsing data anywhere?** No. Firefly requires no special permissions beyond rendering the reader, and it collects zero data. **What technology does Firefly use?** Mozilla Readability for article extraction and DOMPurify for sanitizing content — the same open-source building blocks behind Firefox Reader View. --- Firefly — a fast, private, distraction-free reader view for Chrome.