PG Reader

by abdullah.nahass@gmail.com · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Readable layout, semantic HTML, and click-to-reveal footnotes for Paul Graham's essays.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#277K

#229K among extensions

Version

2.1.0

updated 6 May 2026

Users

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Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About PG Reader

Reader mode for Paul Graham's essays at paulgraham.com. The original site is unstyled HTML from the 90s. Readable, but not comfortable on a modern screen. PG Reader restyles every essay page into a focused, distraction-free layout without changing a word of the content. Features: • Typography tuned for long reads — generous line height, measured column width, Montserrat sans-serif. • Light and dark themes. Remembers your choice. • Click any footnote marker to open the note inline in a popover — no scrolling to the bottom and back. • Reading progress bar + estimated time remaining on long essays. • Drop cap on the first paragraph. • Back-to-top button on scroll. • Clean nav bar with links to Essays, H&P, Index, Bio, RSS, etc. • One-click toggle to disable reader mode and see the original page. • Works on every essay, the essay index, the articles list, and PG's other pages (bio, info, quotes, RAQs, Kedrosky responses). Permissions: • storage — remembers your theme (light/dark) and on/off toggle. • activeTab — used only to inject the reader stylesheet on paulgraham.com. No tracking. No analytics. No data leaves your browser. The extension only runs on paulgraham.com. Source code: https://github.com/abdullah-alnahas/pg-reader