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Best alternatives to Jiffy Reader (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Jiffy Reader, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Jiffy Reader today

≈4K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions

Jiffy Reader alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    readeck

    Readeck browser extension

    ≈8K users4.8★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Jiffy Reader
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
  2. 2

    Circle Reader

    An extension that provides immersive reading to make you fall in love with reading on the web

    ≈20K users4.4★ from 149 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Jiffy Reader
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
  3. 3

    Slax Reader

    An AI-powered browser extension that generates outlines and highlights key points to enhance your web reading experience.

    ≈1K users4.8★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago11 permissions
    • About 4.0× fewer users than Jiffy Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 3)
  4. 4

    ZIP Reader

    View & extract any zip file via an easy-to-use UI right in your browser!

    ≈10K users3.8★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.5× more users than Jiffy Reader
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  5. 5

    TTS Reader

    Text to speech for any webpage, PDF, or Google Doc. Read aloud with 300+ AI voices, live highlighting and time estimates.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 431 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago8 permissions
    • About 2.5× more users than Jiffy Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
  6. 6

    RSS Reader

    You can easily subscribe to updates from multiple websites and view the summary and title of all updates in one application.

    ≈3K users4.0★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago8 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Jiffy Reader
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
  7. 7

    MOBI Reader

    View MOBI documents right in your browser in a stand-alone popup window.

    ≈40K users2.8★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Jiffy Reader
  8. 8

    ePub Reader

    View ePub documents right in your browser in a stand-alone popup window.

    ≈20K users3.6★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Jiffy Reader
  9. 9

    Reader View

    Open any page in reader view mode; light, dark or sepia and clutter free.

    ≈3K users3.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Jiffy Reader
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
  10. 10

    QR Code Reader

    recognize multiple QR codes and barcodes at once from webcam or local images

    ≈70K users4.2★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions
    • About 18× more users than Jiffy Reader
    • Updated more recently

Jiffy Reader alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Jiffy Reader?

By users, the most popular alternative is QR Code Reader with ≈70K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is readeck.

Which Jiffy Reader alternative has the best rating?

TTS Reader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 431 ratings.

Is there a Jiffy Reader alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

ZIP Reader asks for 2 permissions, against 3 for Jiffy Reader.

How many alternatives to Jiffy Reader are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Jiffy Reader on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.

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