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Aura: Reader Mode & Read Later

Chrome extension by hsr · Productivity · Tools

  • Established publisher

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Tools with 44 users, barely installed. Audience over the last 30 days: +9.

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

What the developer says, and 3 screenshots

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Users
44
Rating
5.0 (6 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
+9
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
Version
1.3.0
Updated in the store
2026-09-06
Published
2026-04-26
Manifest
V3
Browser access
2 permissions, 1 site pattern

How it has moved

Users
+8 since 29.09
36-48 · 12 readings
  1. 2026-10-1141
  2. 2026-10-1646
  3. 2026-10-1747
  4. 2026-10-1848
  5. 2026-10-1947
  6. 2026-10-2148
  7. 2026-10-2244
  8. 2026-10-2343
  9. 2026-10-2444
  10. 2026-10-2543
  11. 2026-10-2845
  12. 2026-10-2944
Rating
unchanged since 29.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 12 readings
  1. 2026-10-11reviews6rating5.00
  2. 2026-10-16reviews6rating5.00
  3. 2026-10-17reviews6rating5.00
  4. 2026-10-18reviews6rating5.00
  5. 2026-10-19reviews6rating5.00
  6. 2026-10-21reviews6rating5.00
  7. 2026-10-22reviews6rating5.00
  8. 2026-10-23reviews6rating5.00
  9. 2026-10-24reviews6rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-25reviews6rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-28reviews6rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-29reviews6rating5.00
Users
+13 since 31.08
29-48 · 23 readings
2026-09-04: released 1.1.02026-09-05: released 1.2.02026-09-06: released 1.3.0
  1. 2026-08-3131
  2. 2026-09-0429released 1.1.0
  3. 2026-09-0631released 1.3.0
  4. 2026-09-0831
  5. 2026-09-1030
  6. 2026-09-1329
  7. 2026-09-1731
  8. 2026-09-2034
  9. 2026-09-2535
  10. 2026-09-2637
  11. 2026-09-2836
  12. 2026-10-1141
  13. 2026-10-1646
  14. 2026-10-1747
  15. 2026-10-1848
  16. 2026-10-1947
  17. 2026-10-2148
  18. 2026-10-2244
  19. 2026-10-2343
  20. 2026-10-2444
  21. 2026-10-2543
  22. 2026-10-2845
  23. 2026-10-2944
Rating
unchanged since 31.08
reviewsrating 5.00 · 23 readings
2026-09-04: released 1.1.02026-09-05: released 1.2.02026-09-06: released 1.3.0
  1. 2026-08-31reviews6rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-04reviews6rating5.00released 1.1.0
  3. 2026-09-06reviews6rating5.00released 1.3.0
  4. 2026-09-08reviews6rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-10reviews6rating5.00
  6. 2026-09-13reviews6rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-17reviews6rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-20reviews6rating5.00
  9. 2026-09-25reviews6rating5.00
  10. 2026-09-26reviews6rating5.00
  11. 2026-09-28reviews6rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-11reviews6rating5.00
  13. 2026-10-16reviews6rating5.00
  14. 2026-10-17reviews6rating5.00
  15. 2026-10-18reviews6rating5.00
  16. 2026-10-19reviews6rating5.00
  17. 2026-10-21reviews6rating5.00
  18. 2026-10-22reviews6rating5.00
  19. 2026-10-23reviews6rating5.00
  20. 2026-10-24reviews6rating5.00
  21. 2026-10-25reviews6rating5.00
  22. 2026-10-28reviews6rating5.00
  23. 2026-10-29reviews6rating5.00

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What it can reach

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

  • https://auraread.me/*
  • Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 1.3.0
  2. Version 1.2.0
  3. Version 1.1.0

What changed recently

  1. Package size changed
  2. Supported languages changed (1 → 5)
  3. Store description rewritten (117 → 118 characters)
Show the remaining 9
  1. Renamed from "Aura Reader — Read Later & Research" to "Aura: Reader Mode & Read Later"
  2. Released version 1.3.0 (was 1.2.0)
  3. Package size changed
  4. Store description rewritten (106 → 117 characters)
  5. Renamed from "Aura — Save research to your reading inbox" to "Aura Reader — Read Later & Research"
  6. Released version 1.2.0 (was 1.1.0)
  7. Package size changed
  8. Store description rewritten (121 → 106 characters)
  9. Renamed from "Reader Mode: Clean Article Reader - Aura" to "Aura — Save research to your reading inbox"

Older entries and the full day by day series are in the app.

The publisher

hsr publishes 8 listings we track, 1k users between them. Listed website: auraread.me.

  1. Classic View for Google Images™ hsr · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-07-26 583 users ★ 4.6
  2. ConsentScope - Cookie & GDPR Checker hsr · Make Chrome Yours · Privacy · published 2026-02-12 294 users ★ 5.0
  3. Table Capture & Extractor hsr · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-07-25 265 users ★ 4.3
Show 4 more from this publisher
  1. Full Page Capture - Screenshot & Record hsr · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-08-20 75 users ★ 5.0
  2. Minimal Weather - Fast & Clean Forecast hsr · Lifestyle · News · published 2026-03-22 75 users ★ 4.8
  3. Binary Translator hsr · Productivity · Developer · published 2026-06-30 19 users
  4. JawJaw - AI Replies for Facebook, Reddit & X hsr · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-01-31 9 users ★ 5.0

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. ReadNook - Reader Mode, Read Later & Save Articles Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 36 users ★ 5.0
  2. ClearRead Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 3 users
  3. Reader Mode Describes nearly the same job, with a large installed audience 100k users ★ 2.4
  4. Smart Reader – Clean Reading, TL;DR & Highlights Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 3 users (last published figure)
  5. Focus Reader - Clean Reading Mode Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 1k users ★ 3.0

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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