An immersive reading mode extension independently developed by Kenshin that transforms any webpage into a clean reading view through deep features like custom themes, annotation export, and site-specific adaptation. Highly recognized in China's indie hacker community as a 'benchmark for information consumption efficiency tools.'
One Chrome Manifest V3 update can obsolete a large portion of your core functionality. Building browser extensions means accepting the reality of 'living on someone else's land' — stay highly sensitive to platform policy changes.
Without subscription revenue, every dollar of income requires a new user. When the market saturates, revenue will stagnate. SimpRead's solution is continuous organic traffic through product reputation — but the ceiling does exist.
Reading mode is already built into iOS Safari — platform-native features are gradually eating into third-party extension territory. Consider extending core capabilities to mobile apps or other platforms to reduce sole dependency on browser extensions.
Built-in plugin system supporting installation of text-to-speech, auto-translation, code highlighting, formula rendering and other functional plugins. Users can freely combine plugins according to reading habits, forming a personalized reading workflow.
Users can create independent reading configurations for each website — including default theme, font size, text width, enabled plugins, etc. Configurations auto-apply on subsequent visits to the same site, no need for manual adjustment each time, achieving 'configure once, apply forever' personalized experience.
| SSPAI: How SimpRead Helped Me Learn to Read Web Pages Again | Blog | - |
| Chrome Web Store: SimpRead Extension Page | Social Media | - |
