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Text Mode

Text Mode is a Chrome extension that allows to browse the web without distractions via clean simple text based pages.

Text Mode

Text Mode declutters the web by loading all pages in text form (no images, animation or video) so content is easier to scan and read.

  • View text only pages
  • Images, Video, flash, are never loaded
  • Color-free pages are easier on the eye
  • Reduce pages load
  • One-click easy access
  • Removes 99% of the ads with no extra software

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Chrome web store

Text Mode is available at the Chrome web store.

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Text Mode

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Browse the web without distractions via simple text based pages.

Description

Declutter the web by activating Text Mode. Pages load in text-only format, eliminating images, animations, and videos. This makes content easier to scan and read.

★ View text only pages ★ Images and video, are never loaded ★ Color-free pages are easier on the eye ★ Reduce page load ★ One-click easy access ★ Removes 99% of the ads with no extra software ★ No ads, no tracking, no nothing. Just text. ——— New in v0.6 - Improved Security and Performance ★ More customization options ★ Blocks even more formats (including Google Images results, SVG elements, figures, background images, etc.)

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Previous updates: ☆ Options page ☆ Multiple image replacement options ☆ Requires even fewer permission from the user.

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Development process

  • Local Development
    • Disable production version of TextMode if enabled from the Chrome Store
    • Edit files locally
    • Update version # in 'manifest.json'
  • Local QA
    • Visit locally 'chrome://extensions/'
    • Turn on Developer mode on the top right
    • Click Load unpacked extension
    • Select the 'chrome-extension' dev folder
    • Reload extension with every code update via 'Reload (⌘R)'
  • Publish to Chrome Store