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Read Later

by will.b.chang · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A temporary bookmark focuses on reading later, rather than closing and removing, with several Vim keybindings!

Users
3,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
22
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#17K
#14K among extensions
Version
9.2.0
updated 11 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3002,6505,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
21222Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 22 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Read Later

New in 9.2.0: Keep saving when Chrome Sync is full. Extra items stay on this computer, appear alongside synced items, and retry syncing when space is available. Local overflow items are highlighted and included in exports. Please check https://github.com/willbchang/chrome-read-later#readme for a better document. This page will automatically show up after installation. Features • Reading List • Reading Progress: It saves the reading progress of current page. • Sync in Cloud: Sync across Chrome browsers with one google account. • Local History: Save the reading list history locally. • Status Bar • Row Number : Total Count • History Icon: Click to on/off history mode. • Export Icon: Click to export reading list to JSONL text/file. • Import Icon: Click to import reading list from JSONL text/file. • Options Icon: Click to open options page. • Question Icon: Click to open the documentation & feedback page. Usages | Mac Keyboard | Windows Keyboard | |------------------------+--------------------------------| | Control | Ctrl | | Option | Alt | | Command | Windows | | Delete | Backspace | • Mouse Click • Current Page: • Right Click current page and select Read Later in context menus to save page info and close current tab. • Right Click a link and select Read Later in context menus to save the target link info. • Click the Read Later icon to open the Reading List(Popup Window). • Reading List(Popup Window): • Mouse Hover: show full title and link. • Mouse Hover(image): show the delete icon. • Click: open link in current tab. • Click(image): delete current link. • Alt + Click: open link in a new tab. • Command + Click: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list. • Keyboard Shortcuts • Current Page: • Alt + Shift + S: Save to reading list. • Alt + Shift + Z: Zoom In/Out reading list. If you pressed the shortcuts and it didn't work, please enter chrome://extensions/shortcuts in your address bar. Find Read Later and set the shortcuts(resolve the keyboard shortcuts conflicts) • Reading List(Popup Window): • ↑: move to previous link. • ↓: move to next link. • Delete: delete current link. • Command + z: restore a deletion. • Enter: open select link in current tab. • Alt + Enter: update link in a new tab. • Command + Enter: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list. • For Vim user(Popup Window): • Esc: close reading list. • j: move to next link. • k: move to previous link. • gg: move to the first link. • G: move to the last link. • o: open select link in current tab. • O: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab with reading list stay. • dd: delete current link. • u: restore a deletion. • yy: copy current link. • ,: open option page. • ?: open documentation & feedback site.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+2−0.06
1 year0+0.0%+4−0.13

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Read Later appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
will#8+9

Version history

17 versions recorded
9.2.011 Sep 2026
9.1.015 Dec 2025
9.0.511 Oct 2024
9.0.428 Jun 2024
9.0.14 Jun 2024
9.0.03 Jun 2024
8.0.030 Jan 2022
7.1.017 Aug 2021

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
4 Jul 2020
Size
138 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsstoragecontextMenusfavicon

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