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Web Reader

by Ran Ding · rd.me · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

A Chrome extension for reading and summarizing web articles

Users
3
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#312K
#251K among extensions
Version
1.2.0
updated 28 Nov 2025

Users

monthly, 13 months
049Sep 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 13 months
001Sep 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 0 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 Web Reader

Summarize web articles in a clean sidebar using Anthropic’s Claude. Extracts content, keeps formatting readable, and saves your preferences. Web Reader adds a reader-friendly sidebar to any article and generates concise or detailed summaries with Anthropic’s Claude. Key features: - One-click summarize: toolbar icon, context menu, or Shift+Alt+S - Reader view: clean typography, themes, font size and line-height - Multiple styles: TL;DR, Concise, Detailed - Caching: keeps recent summaries for quick re-open - Privacy-first: no analytics; only sends content you request to summarize How it works: 1) Click the extension or press Shift+Alt+S 2) We extract the main article body and convert it to Markdown 3) Claude generates a summary with your chosen style Permissions: - activeTab, scripting: inject the sidebar and extract content after your action - storage: save preferences and local summary cache Privacy: - Your API key is stored locally - Article content is sent to Anthropic only when you request a summary - See our policy: docs/PRIVACY.md Support: - https://rd.me/contact ## Category Productivity

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−25.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−4−57.1%00.00
1 year0+0.0%00.00

Version history

5 versions recorded
1.2.028 Nov 2025
1.1.513 Oct 2025
1.1.427 Sep 2025
1.1.125 Sep 2025
1.1.022 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
22 Sep 2025
Size
62 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
rd.me
Support
rd.me
Extension ID
gipjfacdcjlebknpfpklacaljkbggkha

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
scriptingactiveTabstoragecontextMenusclipboardWrite

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