What is readReddit, Readable text posts on reddit?

readReddit, Readable text posts on reddit is a Chrome extension developed by Toolbox development team, and its main feature is "Takes any text post and reformats it to a pleasant to read format.".

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Extension Usage Instructions

readReddit adds a pleasant and clutter free reading mode for reddit text posts and comments.

I greatly enjoy reading stories that are posted on subreddits like /r/WritingPrompts and /r/HFY. What I like less is reading these stories on my computer. Both old and new reddit put too much clutter around text and the formatting itself always feels less than ideal for long pieces of text.

A while ago I had a realization "I can fix this!", which is what I promptly set out to do. I started out with a bit of custom css, then I realized I could do better with some scripting. That sort of spiraled out of control and before I knew it I had made it in a full blown browser extension.

The extension takes text posts or each top level comment and transforms the text from the cluttered reddit format into a nice clutter free and better formatted overlay (see the screenshots).

It is even somewhat "smart" about how it grabs the text, so when you encounter one of those authors who needed to continue in the comments it will also include the text from those comments!

Extension Basic Information

Name	readReddit, Readable text posts on reddit
ID	kpffhggoghnmcbofgjdccdgflkodakkj
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/readreddit-readable-text/kpffhggoghnmcbofgjdccdgflkodakkj
Description	Takes any text post and reformats it to a pleasant to read format.
File Size	87 KB
Installation Count	547
Current Version	0.15.0
Last Updated	2022-05-21
Publish Date	2019-08-09
Rating	5.00/5 Total 6 Ratings
Developer	Toolbox development team
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Privacy Policy Page URL	https://www.reddit.com/r/toolbox/wiki/privacy
Supported Languages	en
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