Focus Reader

Reading

Click the toolbar button to open a calm reader overlay: title + paragraphs extracted from the page. Esc or Close to leave. Purely local DOM — no server.

ZIP built in your browser. No server binary download.

Done means

On an article page → click icon → overlay shows title and body text you can read without chrome clutter.

One-click reader overlay
Local DOM extract
Esc to close

Permissions

activeTab
scripting

Job pattern: Reader mode

Install

Save the source package and unzip it.
Chromium: chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select the folder.
Firefox: about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → pick manifest.json.
Load unpacked / temporary add-on. Best on article-style pages.

Tweak

Extension name

Tagline

Source

{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "name": "Focus Reader",
  "description": "Calm reading overlay",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "icons": {
    "16": "icons/icon16.png",
    "48": "icons/icon48.png",
    "128": "icons/icon128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_title": "Focus Reader",
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "icons/icon16.png",
      "48": "icons/icon48.png"
    }
  },
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "permissions": [
    "activeTab",
    "scripting"
  ],
  "browser_specific_settings": {
    "gecko": {
      "id": "[email protected]",
      "strict_min_version": "121.0"
    }
  }
}