Clearly Reader is a browser extension and iOS app that strips ads and clutter from web pages, adding text-to-speech, translation, theming, clipping, and AI summaries for focused reading.
About
Clearly Reader is a reading-enhancement tool available as a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, plus an iOS app, with a web app as well. It addresses a common frustration of reading online: pages crowded with advertisements, pop-ups, and floating elements that compete for attention. When activated, it renders the main article in a clean, distraction-free view.
The product, published by LESSLAB LLC, works by extracting the primary article content from a web page and presenting it in a customizable reader view. Beyond basic readability, it adds text-to-speech, paragraph or word-level translation, multiple themes and fonts, export to formats such as PDF and Markdown, article clipping, and AI-powered features like summaries and a skim mode that produces a quick TL;DR of any page. It is positioned as a free tool with paid upgrades for advanced and AI features.
Key Features
Pricing & Fees
- Pricing: A Free plan at $0 for life covers basic features; a Pro lifetime license is $29.99, discounted to $14.99 as an earlybird price; a Subscription plan is $59.90 per year, discounted to $29.90 per year for online and AI features.
- Free tier: The free plan includes core readability, basic style changes, code highlighting, LaTeX math, and limited text-to-speech, translate, and font options.
- AI usage limits: AI Skim allowances scale by plan — 3 per month on Free, 30 on Pro, and 1000 on Subscription; cloud clipping is capped at 50 per month.
- Platforms: Available as extensions for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, as an iOS app, and through a web app.
Who It's For
Clearly Reader suits students and researchers who process long articles and benefit from outlines and summaries, news readers who want a calmer browsing experience, and language learners who use word-level translation while reading. It also fits knowledge workers who archive pages into tools like Obsidian, Craft, Pocket, or Instapaper, or who prefer listening to articles with text-to-speech during commutes. Anyone frustrated by ad-heavy pages and copy-restricted sites is a natural user.
FAQ
What is Clearly Reader?Clearly Reader is a browser extension, iOS app, and web app from LESSLAB LLC that presents web articles in a clean, customizable reader view with extras like text-to-speech, translation, exports, and AI summaries.
Is Clearly Reader free?Yes, its basic features are free for life; a Pro lifetime license costs $14.99 at the current earlybird discount (regularly $29.99), and a subscription with online and AI features costs $29.90 per year at the earlybird rate (regularly $59.90).
Which browsers and platforms does Clearly Reader support?It ships as extensions for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, as an iOS app, and as a web app.
Does Clearly Reader work with other note-taking services?Yes, it can export articles to third-party services including Craft, Obsidian, Pocket, and Instapaper, and clippings can be turned into bookmarks, RSS feeds, or podcast feeds.
Are the AI features unlimited?No; AI Skim allowances are limited by plan — 3 per month on Free, 30 per month on Pro, and 1000 per month on the subscription tier, with cloud clipping capped at 50 per month.
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