---
title: "ReadTrace — Immersive Reader – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.1.0, updated 2026-08-20. Requests 7 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj"
---

# ReadTrace — Immersive Reader

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-10-21 08:06 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #216,294 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #83,766 of 115,633

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Distraction-free immersive reading for any webpage. Themes, typography, focus modes, and smart article extraction.

- Extension ID: `niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj`
- Developer: [space bear](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8dd590e6d147d39625146c96ce6afd97)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-08-20
- Last updated: 2026-08-20
- Version: `1.1.0`
- Size: 189 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (3): English, 中文（中国）, 日本語
- Privacy policy: `https://craft-craft.github.io/chaos/readtrace/privacy.html`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readtrace-%E2%80%94-immersive-rea/niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-10-21 | 4 | – | – |
| 2026-09-27 | 4 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-01: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.

## 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.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website
- `https://extensionpay.com/*`: extensionpay.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website
- `https://extensionpay.com/*`: extensionpay.com

### Browser features

- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Crazy Cursor - Magical Particle Mouse Effects](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eejfljdgkaanachdckmpmfgjhncihfmd) | 471 | 5.00 | 2 | Just for Fun |
| [dtools - Web Developer Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jdbbmgmaapmgnljbnahcmggkfoaijojg) | 203 | 5.00 | 2 | Developer Tools |
| [Pretty Cursor - Custom Mouse](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jhbeockjmeikpcndgnmaaogogmeehlmm) | 116 | – | – | Just for Fun |
| [Monster Cursor - Cartoon Beast Mouse](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fjgmgjefbipdjbcjhbenanmkhmdjokcl) | 10 | – | – | Just for Fun |
| [Shot Ease - Screen Capture](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cejbjpbkachlmgbphckaikicmnpmfjdn) | 4 | – | – | Entertainment |
| [TabFlow - Smart Tab Manager](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/pfnbkkdienhfcgmpjhhhagmhlopheegd) | 3 | – | – | Tools |
| [AI Math Kit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/acdddhokifmffbmnelpfcnhbpdedadkj) | 2 | – | – | Tools |
| [ClipVault - Clipboard Manager & Snippets](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bgnolmommjkbjfkeimlkfgkkdggdpfjl) | – | – | – | Tools |
| [StyleVault](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jlphfojbbdaccpbkofphgfbimcmiekoi) | – | – | – | Tools |
| [Mu Dashboard - System & Browser Vitals](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/glicheafndnenmakkbnolglbkbiidmbf) | – | – | – | Tools |

All 19 extensions by [space bear](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8dd590e6d147d39625146c96ce6afd97).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-10-21 08:06 UTC; next check around 2026-11-22.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “ReadTrace — Immersive Reader” (niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-21. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj,
  title   = {ReadTrace — Immersive Reader (niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-21},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/niigbncjkjoilffnnfgiplnoofokkncj},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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