Best alternatives to ZIP Reader (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to ZIP 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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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 4.0× more users than ZIP Reader
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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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 2.0× more users than ZIP Reader
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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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- About 3.3× fewer users than ZIP Reader
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 2)
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Markdown Reader
The best way to preview Markdown in your browser.
≈100K users4.7★ from 132 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than ZIP Reader
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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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- About 3.3× fewer users than ZIP Reader
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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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 4 days ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to ZIP Reader
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 2)
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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 2 days ago11 permissions- About 10× fewer users than ZIP Reader
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 2)
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Jiffy Reader
A Browser Extension for Faster Reading on ANY website!
≈4K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than ZIP Reader
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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SQLite Reader
Easily browse, edit and manage SQLite database inside your browser!
≈3K users2.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than ZIP Reader
- Updated less recently
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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 2.0× more users than ZIP Reader
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
ZIP Reader alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to ZIP Reader?
By users, the most popular alternative is Markdown Reader with ≈100K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is MOBI Reader.
Which ZIP Reader alternative has the best rating?
Markdown Reader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 132 ratings.
How many alternatives to ZIP Reader are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to ZIP 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.