Readr for Reddit for Chrome

Reddit, one of the most famous names on the Internet, both an incredible source of information and arguably the best place to waste time thanks to its ginormous amount of subreddits (somewhere well above the one million two hundred thousand mark at the time this review was written).

With its very pragmatic if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it-type of philosophy, Reddit is clearly all about the content, making everything else feel like secondary affairs, including its aesthetics.

We're sure you know that engaging in long Reddit sessions and reading long comments, one after another, can put quite the strain on your eyes.

Gladly, someone by the name of Saransh Sinha has thought of this issue and has decided to take matters into his own hands by creating and sharing with the world a very nifty Chrome extension, appropriately-named Readr for Reddit.

In short, this lightweight tool adds an efficient reader mode for Reddit, allowing you to read comments or very long posts a lot more relaxing. Its overall beneficial effect is achieved partly thanks to its well-chosen fonts (Sans-Serif and Serif), partly its distraction-free virtual GUI and, lastly, thanks to a useful night mode.

It can be installed with the least amount of hassle directly from the Chrome Web Store, and it should work right out of the box without requiring you to restart Chrome afterward. Nonetheless, once installed, you should be able to see a very small "read" button above the comments, or below it (you can choose its position from the Options section).

All things considered, Readr for Reddit is a very effective tool and definitely a must-have for any day-to-day redditor looking for a quick way of improving the reading experience. It's actually so good, that it's really difficult to not like it, especially after using for some of those insanely long comments or bulky text-based subreddits.