Article Reader by ColdTears619
Turn articles into a focused reader with on-device translation, highlights, notes, references, themes, and optional AI tools.
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About this extension
Article Reader turns the current article into a clean, customizable reading view.
It was created to solve a practical Firefox limitation: ordinary translation extensions cannot operate inside Firefox’s built-in Reader View. Article Reader provides its own secure reading surface where reading, translation, highlighting, notes, references, and article tools can work together.
Features include:
Article Reader has no analytics, advertising, account requirement, or developer-operated backend. Its default reading, annotation, translation, and summary features run locally.
It was created to solve a practical Firefox limitation: ordinary translation extensions cannot operate inside Firefox’s built-in Reader View. Article Reader provides its own secure reading surface where reading, translation, highlighting, notes, references, and article tools can work together.
Features include:
- On-device translation using Mozilla language models and the Bergamot engine
- Saved articles, multi-color highlights, and notes
- A dedicated references panel
- Readable tables and syntax-highlighted code
- Multiple themes and typography controls
- LTR and RTL text support
- Free local summaries and key points
- Optional Google Cloud Translation and OpenAI-compatible providers
Article Reader has no analytics, advertising, account requirement, or developer-operated backend. Its default reading, annotation, translation, and summary features run locally.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
- Access your data for firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
Optional data collection, according to the developer:
- Authentication information
- Website content
More information
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- Version
- 1.0.2
- Size
- 2.06 MB
- Last updated
- 5 days ago (Oct 27, 2026)
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- License
- MIT License
- Privacy Policy
- Read the privacy policy for this add-on
- Version History
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Build requirements:
- Linux
- Node.js 20 or later; Mozilla's Node.js 24 environment is supported
- npm
Build commands:
1. npm ci
2. npm run package
The resulting extension is article-reader-firefox.zip and the unpacked build is available in dist/.
No credentials, environment variables, private registries, or proprietary build tools are required.