Circle reader

The best free reading assistant (reader mode) that enhances the web page reading experience. Ads are too distracting, the colors are too ugly, the fonts are too small to see clearly, the typography is too messy to find the text, does it really need
What is Circle reader?
"Circle reader" is an innovative free Firefox add-on optimized to substantially improve your web reading experience. It smartly extracts the contents of the webpage and redesigns the layout in a reader-friendly way. It seamlessly blocks ads, offers custom styles and themes, and supports browser translation and automatic scrolling. The add-on presents an effective solution to typography and font-related issues commonly encountered by readers.

Add-on stats

By: 染河
Rating: 4.47 (53)
Version: 2.7.0 (Last updated: 2023-03-14)
Creation date: 2021-03-11
Weekly download count: 61
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.74M
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Circle Reader (v3.2.3)
4.57 (115) 20,000
Circle Reader (v3.2.3)
4.50 (80) 49,956
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Add-on summary

The best free reading assistant (reader mode) that enhances the web page reading experience.

Ads are too distracting, the colors are too ugly, the fonts are too small to see clearly, the typography is too messy to find the text, does it really need to be so difficult to read the web? With just one click, Circle gives you the purest reading experience, escorting you to better reading.

Circle reading assistant can extract the content of the webpage and rearrange the layout into a more suitable interface for reading. Using self-developed analysis engine and typesetting engine, the recognition effect and typesetting ability are smarter, faster and more friendly. If you are looking for a lightweight and intelligent reading aid product, you might as well try Circle Reading Assistant-the best reading aid of its kind!

The reading assistant browser extension Circle, which is more powerful than the Safari reading mode, is an extension and improvement of the browser's own reading mode; it is the only magical tool for computers to read web pages, read novels, and watch news; it has shortcut key support, custom styles, Custom fonts, custom themes, automatic scrolling, automatic loading of the next page, reading aloud, article outline (outline), back to the top, reading by column, printing the formatted webpage in reading mode, supporting browser translation, etc. Reading auxiliary functions.

The self-developed analysis engine provides faster analysis and smarter analysis capabilities. The self-developed typesetting engine automatically blocks advertisements and noise on html, and says goodbye to the format escape. The Circle reading assistant browser extension developed by pure js has been launched on Google Chrome browser, Firefox browser, Edge browser, 360 browser, Opera browser, etc.

★ Several distinctive functions of Circle Reading Assistant: ➤ Self-developed recognition engine: With the help of self-developed recognition engine, Circle's recognition effect is smarter and the recognition speed is faster. ➤ Self-developed typesetting engine: With the help of self-developed typesetting engine, Circle's typesetting effect is more friendly and the typesetting speed is faster. ➤ Letter paper effect: a reading experience like reading a letter. ➤ Multi-page analysis: On a page with a link to the next page, the content of the next page is automatically parsed and displayed on the current page.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to read with a dark background and good formatting
  • Generous technical options for customization
  • Clean and simple interface
  • Effective reading conversion tool
Cons
  • Outdated plugin compared to newer versions
  • Issues with specific websites not loading correctly
  • Inconsistent performance, not functioning on certain systems like Windows 11
  • Some users report crashes and errors with Firefox
Most mentioned
  • Useful for reading
  • Slow update compared to Chrome version
  • Payment options for extra features
  • General dissatisfaction with performance on Firefox
Recent reviews
FYI:This is a outdated plugin, use the new one [最新版]Circle 阅读助手 (https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-CN/firefox/addon/circle-reader) instead
by Andrew Lau, 2024-08-21

The addon reassembles a TLDR with dark background so the screen and the story inside becomes easy readable. The technical options of control over what we see and how is modified are very generous, perhaps boring for some, but useful. The addon name relates to a circle of friendship. There are some privacy and conditions offered for agreement as if coming from institution. Perhaps a group or a school. As the addon itself serves reading. Thank you. There is also a payment option for more addon features but one link addresses a network failure. Maybe is better to not qualify passing this test. However if true, the bonus features are awesome as coming after payment but only if true

Bullshit extension.
by DarkestLove, 2024-05-30
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Circle reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Circle reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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