What is Read Later?

Read Later is a Chrome extension developed by will.b.chang, and its main feature is "A temporary bookmark focuses on reading later, rather than closing and removing, with several Vim keybindings!".

Extension Screenshots

Download Read Later Extension CRX File

Download Read Later extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Please check https://github.com/willbchang/chrome-read-later#readme for a better document. This page will automatically show up after installation.

Features
• Reading List
• Reading Progress: It saves the reading progress of current page.
• Sync in Cloud: Sync across Chrome browsers with one google account.
• Local History: Save the reading list history locally.
• Status Bar
• Row Number : Total Count
• History Icon: Click to on/off history mode.
• Options Icon: Click to open options page.
• Question Icon: Click to open the documentation & feedback page.

Usages

| Mac Keyboard | Windows Keyboard |
|------------------------+--------------------------------|
| Control | Ctrl |
| Option | Alt |
| Command | Windows |
| Delete | Backspace |

• Mouse Click
• Current Page:
• Right Click current page and select Read Later in context menus to save page info and close current tab.
• Right Click a link and select Read Later in context menus to save the target link info.
• Click the Read Later icon to open the Reading List(Popup Window).

• Reading List(Popup Window):
• Mouse Hover: show full title and link.
• Mouse Hover(image): show the delete icon.
• Click: open link in current tab.
• Click(image): delete current link.
• Alt + Click: open link in a new tab.
• Command + Click: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list.

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Current Page:
• Alt + Shift + S: Save to reading list.
• Alt + Shift + Z: Zoom In/Out reading list.

If you pressed the shortcuts and it didn't work, please enter chrome://extensions/shortcuts in your address bar.
Find Read Later and set the shortcuts(resolve the keyboard shortcuts conflicts)

• Reading List(Popup Window):
• ↑: move to previous link.
• ↓: move to next link.
• Delete: delete current link.
• Command + z: restore a deletion.
• Enter: open select link in current tab.
• Alt + Enter: update link in a new tab.
• Command + Enter: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list.

• For Vim user(Popup Window):
• Esc: close reading list.
• j: move to next link.
• k: move to previous link.
• gg: move to the first link.
• G: move to the last link.
• o: open select link in current tab.
• O: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab with reading list stay.
• dd: delete current link.
• u: restore a deletion.
• yy: copy current link.
• ,: open option page.
• ?: open documentation & feedback site.

Extension Basic Information

Name	Read Later
ID	fbmfcfkokefgbmfcjahdmomlifclekib
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/read-later/fbmfcfkokefgbmfcjahdmomlifclekib
Description	A temporary bookmark focuses on reading later, rather than closing and removing, with several Vim keybindings!
File Size	96.83 KB
Installation Count	1,749
Current Version	8.0.0
Last Updated	2022-01-31
Publish Date	2020-07-04
Rating	4.67/5 Total 9 Ratings
Developer	will.b.chang
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://github.com/willbchang/chrome-read-later
Help Page URL	https://github.com/willbchang/chrome-read-later/issues
Supported Languages	en-US
manifest.json
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