---
title: "Reader Mode for Google Chrome™ – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "20,000 users, rated 4.53 by 171 people. Version 3.0.0, updated 2022-03-29. Requests 7 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp"
---

# Reader Mode for Google Chrome™

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 20,000
- Rating: 4.53 from 171 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-11 14:06 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #3,895 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #1,299 of 49,294

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability

- Extension ID: `ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp`
- Developer: [Quick Simple Apps](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4f5be619e4d414d1d212bb4cf74c28b9)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2019-07-30
- Last updated: 2022-03-29
- Version: `3.0.0`
- Size: 384 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (37): Deutsch, English, English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, dansk, eesti, español, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, हिन्दी, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://readerview.freebusinessapps.net/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reader-mode-for-google-ch/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-11 | 20,000 | 4.53 | 171 |
| 2026-11-04 | 20,000 | 4.53 | 170 |
| 2026-10-28 | 20,000 | 4.53 | 170 |
| 2026-10-22 | 30,000 | 4.53 | 170 |
| 2026-10-15 | 20,000 | 4.53 | 170 |
| 2026-10-09 | 20,000 | 4.66 | 170 |
| 2026-10-02 | 20,000 | 4.66 | 170 |
| 2026-09-27 | 20,000 | 4.66 | 170 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://favicon/`: favicon

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `declarativeContent`: Act on what a page contains, without reading it
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eclbecdgdoahkliaijlpkigldlkojjdn) | 700,000 | 4.29 | 18,101 | Workflow & Planning |
| [ePub Reader for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fnplkbhndemgbopkkpmpnfklkhphpneg) | 300,000 | 2.32 | 423 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Volume Control for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hnlfnonibbbggmlaacojkhhppaonibdp) | 100,000 | 4.36 | 2,879 | Accessibility |
| [Incognito This Tab for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jajmadiegnbnkgolmlpkdpfdibjckblp) | 100,000 | 4.38 | 21 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Text to Speech for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ihjphbgdciilclbpcmagkacpohgokpep) | 70,000 | 3.24 | 323 | Workflow & Planning |
| [History & Cache Cleaner for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fidcileobejjkcaoalcnedmgmnegmoic) | 40,000 | 4.68 | 910 | Accessibility |
| [Free Download Manager for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/foghpgkpmafaojbgpdnaelhaidlpmigi) | 40,000 | 2.81 | 224 | Workflow & Planning |
| [Cool Cursors for Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/empjidjbllcmlgaobahepkijkfmfkjdb) | 20,000 | 3.28 | 332 | Just for Fun |
| [SQLite Manager for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aejlocbcokogiclkcfddhfnpajhejmeb) | 10,000 | 3.40 | 45 | Developer Tools |
| [Block Websites for Google Chrome™](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jdbliieklfhihjpmhhekcoldpcemlafj) | 10,000 | 4.12 | 135 | Workflow & Planning |

All 14 extensions by [Quick Simple Apps](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u4f5be619e4d414d1d212bb4cf74c28b9).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-11 14:06 UTC; next check around 2026-11-18.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Reader Mode for Google Chrome™” (ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp,
  title   = {Reader Mode for Google Chrome™ (ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ipjogfeblagoilekmobpdocdbfdedgdp},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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