Best alternatives to Roam Reader (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Roam Reader, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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ePub Reader for Google Chrome™
View ePUB files right in your browser.
≈300K users3.2★ from 417 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago2 permissions- About 300× more users than Roam Reader
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
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ePub Reader
View ePUB files right in your browser.
≈60K users3.9★ from 91 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 60× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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Dark Reader for Chrome
A classic Dark theme for every website. Switch any web pages to dark mode or night shift mode in one click.
≈7K users4.2★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 7.0× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
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RSS Reader
A fast, private RSS & Atom feed reader — auto-refresh, unread badge, notifications, and OPML. No account, no tracking.
≈7K users3.5★ from 185 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 7.0× more users than Roam Reader
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Reader View
Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability
≈50K users4.6★ from 114 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 50× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
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Doc Reader
Open and read DOCX, RTF, TXT and Markdown documents locally. Your files never leave your computer.
≈10K users3.5★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago1 permissions- About 10× more users than Roam Reader
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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Reader Mode for Google Chrome™
Strips away clutter like buttons, background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability
≈20K users4.7★ from 170 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years8 permissions- About 20× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
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QR Code Reader for Google Chrome™
FREE Simple QR Code Reader which works for both Camera and Image files. No Internet needed.
≈300K users3.9★ from 783 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 300× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
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Reader Mode Pro
A feature-packed distraction-free web reader with dyslexia support and research tools
≈2K users3.9★ from 18 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years6 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
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Quiet Reader — Reader Mode
A calmer place to read. Simplify articles, save them offline, highlight passages and add notes.
≈10K users3.9★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than Roam Reader
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
Roam Reader alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Roam Reader?
By users, the most popular alternative is ePub Reader for Google Chrome™ with ≈300K users and a 3.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ePub Reader for Google Chrome™.
Which Roam Reader alternative has the best rating?
Reader Mode for Google Chrome™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 170 ratings.
Is there a Roam Reader alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
ePub Reader asks for 1 permissions, against 7 for Roam Reader.
How many alternatives to Roam Reader are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Roam 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.