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Visual Reading Layer

by iks9245 · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Turn articles, EPUBs, and TXT files into a local visual reader with highlights, emoji anchors, insights, notes, and optional LLM.

Users
5
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#262K
#218K among extensions
Version
0.2.0 beta
updated 11 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
025Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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001Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Visual Reading Layer

Visual Reading Layer turns dense nonfiction into a calmer, more visual reading experience — without sending your reading anywhere. Press one button to extract the article from the page you are on, or use your selected text, and read it in a focused reader with: - Three reading surfaces: Clean, Emoji Rich, and Ultra Visual, with concept highlights and emoji acting as visual anchors, never replacing the original text. - Insight panels: concept chips, cause-effect maps, contrast cards, an attention heat map, and an action board, generated by an inspectable rule engine that runs entirely in your browser. - A local library: import DRM-free EPUB and TXT books on-device, archive extracted web articles, search your shelf, track per-book progress, and export notes metadata. - Real reading tools: reading-progress restore, per-paragraph bookmarks, highlights and private notes, chapter navigation, Focus Mode, typography and color-theme controls, and keyboard shortcuts. - Optional LLM enhancement: bring your own provider, including a local server, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Xiaomi MiMo, or Z.AI GLM, for richer annotations, grounded insights, and bilingual translation. Local-first by design: no backend, no account, no analytics, no tracking. The rule-based reader works completely offline. Optional LLM requests are strictly opt-in: nothing is sent until you enable LLM mode and press an action button, and only the paragraphs covered by that action are sent directly from your browser to your selected provider.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−28.6%00.00
30 days+1+25.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.2.0 beta11 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
11 Jul 2026
Size
79 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.github.com
Extension ID
fjoloellpfocacepdhldbgmmfbchaajm

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorage

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