# ZachSaucier/Just-Read

A customizable read mode web extension.

Repository: https://github.com/ZachSaucier/Just-Read
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/just-read
Homepage: https://justread.link/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: chrome-extension, readability, reader, userstyles, customizable, web-extension, firefox-addon, edge-extension, brave-extension
Last push: 2026-08-25T23:33:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3965, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1308, forks 143 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.158857+00:00)

## What it is
Just Read is a customizable reader mode browser extension that reformats article pages into a clean, distraction-free reading view with customizable themes and styles. It also supports optional AI-powered article summarization via a user-provided API key.

## Use cases
- read web articles without ads and distractions
- customize fonts and page width for reading
- strip modals and navigation from article pages
- summarize articles with AI
- apply custom userstyles to reader view
- use reader mode on mobile browsers

## When to choose
- you want a highly customizable reader mode across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave
- you need distraction-free reading of article-type pages
- you want theme and style control over your reading view
- you want optional AI summarization of articles

## When to avoid
- you need to reformat non-article websites like web apps or dashboards
- you need premium features like annotation without paying
- you require an open-source license for the project

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme, nlp
- domain: browser-extensions, web-development, developer-tools, accessibility
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: reader-mode, readability, distraction-free, userstyles, customizable, article-summarization

## Member repositories
- ZachSaucier/Just-Read (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.158857+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:04.184218+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ZachSaucier/Just-Read (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.158857+00:00, sha 1b74169ed622)
  - homepage: https://justread.link/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:39.057694+00:00, sha a7356bd4a5f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.