This browser extension transforms any article, web novel, or PDF into a distraction-free, customizable reading experience. Instantly switch between silent reading and natural-sounding text-to-speech, enjoy beautiful themes with paper-feel background, and take advantage of seamless dictionary integration. Whether you want to relax with a story, power through research, or listen on the go, PNL Reader adapts to your reading style.

Chrome: PNL Reader on Chrome Web Store
Firefox: PNL Reader on Mozilla Add-ons
Edge: PNL Reader on Edge Add-ons

1. Read Quietly or Read Aloud: Instantly switch between silent reading and natural-sounding text-to-speech. Select any text or let PNL Reader read the whole page aloud—perfect for learning, multitasking, or relaxing your eyes.
2. Automatic Page Turning: Enjoy continuous reading with auto-advance to the next page, especially handy on web novel sites like Royalroad and Scribblehub.
3. Multiple Themes: Choose from a variety of beautiful themes (including dark, light, Solarized, Dracula, and more). Enjoy a paper-like background for a comfortable reading experience.
4. PDF Support: Open and read PDFs from sites like arXiv, Springer, and more, with seamless integration into the reader mode.
5. Dictionary Integration: Compatible with Dictionariez, allowing you to instantly look up any word on web pages or PDFs by simply clicking on it.
6. Font Options: Choose from dozens of fonts, including handwriting and screen-friendly sans-serif options.
7. Customizable: Set global preferences or customize settings per website.
8. Navigation Shortcuts: Easily navigate to the previous or next page on popular web novel websites such as Scribblehub and RoyalRoad with convenient keyboard shortcuts.
9. Visual Reading Indicators: See clear visual cues when "read whole page" mode is active.
10. Privacy First: PNL Reader respects your privacy by only using the ActiveTab permission to create reader mode on the webpage you clicked on, without requiring any additional host permissions.
11. Mobile Friendly: Install Kiwi or Flow to use Dictionariez on your cellphone.

To see PNL Reader in action, check out our introduction video.

1. Install dependencies:
   Use yarn or npm install to install all required packages.

2. Start development server:
   Run npm start to launch the webpack dev-server.

   • By default, this builds for Chrome.
   • To build for Firefox or Edge, set the BROWSER environment variable:
     • Firefox: BROWSER=Firefox npm start
     • Edge: BROWSER=Edge npm start
   • Load the build/ directory as an unpacked extension in your browser's extension page.

3. Build release version:
   Run npm run build to create a production build in the build/ directory.

   • For Firefox: BROWSER=Firefox npm run build
   • For Edge: BROWSER=Edge npm run build

4. Package the extension:
   Use ./pack.sh to package the extension into a zip file.

   • For Firefox: BROWSER=Firefox ./pack.sh
   • For Edge: BROWSER=Edge ./pack.sh

We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, please reach out to us at Programming N' Language Community.

PNL Reader is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 license.

Happy Reading!