Strip ads and navigation from any article and read it in a clean, customizable layout with one click
Highlight text on any webpage and automatically sync those annotations to Notion, Obsidian, or Logseq
Export a cleaned-up article to Markdown or Epub and send it to a Kindle for offline reading
Build a personal read-later queue and explore how your saved articles connect in a knowledge graph view
SimpRead (simplified Chinese: 简悦) is a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that converts any webpage into a clean, distraction-free reading view with a single click. The project is primarily aimed at Chinese-language readers, and most of its documentation and interface are in Chinese, though the extension itself works on websites in any language. The extension has two main reading modes. The first, called Focus Mode, does not change the page structure at all, it simply highlights the main content and dims everything else, so your attention stays on the text. The second, called Reader Mode, strips out navigation bars, ads, and sidebars and rebuilds the page in a clean format that is easier on the eyes, with controls for font size, line spacing, and custom CSS. The extension has been tuned to work with hundreds of specific websites. Beyond reading, SimpRead 2.0 added a full annotation system. You can highlight text, images, or code blocks on a page in five colors and four styles, then attach tags or notes to each highlight. Those annotations can be sent directly to note-taking and productivity tools such as Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Joplin, Roam Research, Logseq, Dropbox, and several Chinese-language tools. You can also export the cleaned-up page to Markdown, HTML, PDF, Epub, or other formats, including sending it to a Kindle. Version 2.1 introduced a companion desktop app called Sync Assistant. It handles automatic syncing of your saved reading data, native PDF and Epub export, direct delivery to Kindle, and local file output. A separate plugin system lets developers write JavaScript-based add-ons that extend the extension's behavior further. The project also includes a Read Later queue and a knowledge graph view that shows connections between your saved articles. Installation is available through the Chrome Web Store, as a direct CRX download, or via a UserScript for browsers like Safari, Edge, and Opera. Mobile versions exist for iOS and Android as well. The full README is longer than what was shown.
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