Reader Mode

Reader Mode: Simplify Web Pages

Reader Mode is a browser feature that strips away clutter like ads, navigation menus, and background images to simplify web pages for easier reading.

What is Reader Mode?

Reader Mode is a feature found in many popular web browsers like Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Chrome. When enabled on a web page containing an article, Reader Mode simplifies the page layout and typography to optimize it for reading.

Specifically, Reader Mode removes ads, navigation menus, background images, videos, and other peripheral content. It also adjusts text spacing, font style, and contrast for easier reading. The page width is also adjusted to a comfortable reading width to avoid very long lines of text.

The result is a clean, simplified, distraction-free article layout. The main headline, article text, and core images are retained, while everything else is stripped away. This makes it much easier to focus on reading the article without visual clutter and distractions.

Reader Mode is useful for comfortably reading long articles and focusing on written content. It can reduce eyestrain compared to standard web page layouts. Most browsers activate Reader Mode via a toolbar icon, or by clicking a small icon in the address bar. Some browsers may have additional Reader Mode customization options as well.

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