Best alternatives to Unclutter — Modern Reader Mode (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Unclutter, 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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Unclutter alternatives, compared
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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 3 weeks ago4 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Unclutter
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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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 3.3× more users than Unclutter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
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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 3.0× fewer users than Unclutter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 50× more users than Unclutter
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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QR Code Reader
A chrome extension for reading QR code from webpage
≈200K users3.5★ from 86 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions- About 33× more users than Unclutter
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
Unclutter alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Unclutter?
By users, the most popular alternative is QR Code Reader for Google Chrome™ with ≈300K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Quiet Reader — Reader Mode.
Which Unclutter 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 Unclutter alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
QR Code Reader for Google Chrome™ asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Unclutter.
How many alternatives to Unclutter are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to Unclutter 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.