Tranquility Reader

Tranquility Reader improves the readability of web articles by removing unnecessary elements like ads, images, social sharing widgets, and other distracting fluff.

What is Tranquility Reader?

Tranquility Reader is a Firefox add-on that enhances the readability of web articles by eliminating distracting elements such as ads, images, and social share widgets. It also offers features like offline content saving, customization options, and note-taking capabilities.

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By: arunk

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Users: 55,202 ▼ -450

Rating: 4.62 (277) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 3.0.26 (Last updated: 2024-06-11)

Creation date: 2012-01-25

Weekly download count: 539

Firefox on Android: No

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
activeTab
storage
alarms
contextMenus

Size: 95.51K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 308 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#4 in Feeds, News & Blogging

#18 in Appearance

#2 in quiz keyword 17

#2 in widget keyword 14

#3 in reader keyword 90

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Other platforms

Tranquility Reader (v3.0.21)

4.52

(23) 3,000

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Tranquility Reader

Tranquility Reader improves the readability of web articles by removing unnecessary elements like ads, images, social share widgets, and more.

Functionality

Click the navigation-bar icon to transform the page on Desktop
Select the "Tranquility!" option from the toolbar menu on Android

Features

Compatible with NoScript
Save content offline for reading later (the tranquility view is saved locally on your computer)
Ability to export/import the offline content.
Ability to customize default font, font-size, font color, background color, and width of the reading area (you can use this website to pick a suitable color code—thanks to user JA for feedback on this!)
Create and manage your own preset configuration of the various options/preferences
Add/edit notes/annotations to portions of the offline content; collate annotations with context for a summary of all your notes and annotations.
Unobtrusive menu at the bottom of the screen (displayed by clicking the (+) symbol on the bottom right corner of the screen) provides additional features
Additional links are available through a "More Links" button in the menu at the bottom of the screen
Left-clicking a link in Tranquility View will open the link in Tranquility View in the current tab
Firefox for AndroidOS is supported from version 3.0.5 — please check the release notes for this version for limitations on AndroidOS.
Transform only a portion of the web page by highlighting the text and then running Tranquility (right-click context menu option - "Tranquilize Selection")

User Guide: Refer to this wiki page for a detailed tour of the Tranquility Reader extension, its various features and how to make the most of the extension.

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