Read Later chrome extension

What is Read Later?

Read Later is a tab manager extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 1,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.62 from 8 rated user, last update is 814 days ago.

What’s new in version 8.0.0?

                Please check https://github.com/willbchang/chrome-read-later#readme for a better document. This page will automatically show up after installation.

Features
• Reading List
  •  Reading Progress: It saves the reading progress of current page.
  •  Sync in Cloud: Sync across Chrome browsers with one google account.
  •  Local History: Save the reading list history locally.
• Status Bar
  •  Row Number : Total Count
  •  History Icon: Click to on/off history mode.
  •  Options Icon: Click to open options page.
  •  Question Icon: Click to open the documentation & feedback page.

Usages

| Mac Keyboard | Windows Keyboard |
|------------------------+--------------------------------|
|       Control       |               Ctrl               |
|       Option        |                Alt                |
|    Command    |         Windows            |
|       Delete        |        Backspace          |


• Mouse Click
  • Current Page:
    •  Right Click current page and select Read Later in context menus to save page info and close current tab.
    •  Right Click a link and select Read Later in context menus to save the target link info.
    •  Click the Read Later icon to open the Reading List(Popup Window).

  • Reading List(Popup Window):
    •  Mouse Hover:                show full title and link.
    •  Mouse Hover(image):  show the delete icon.
    •  Click:                               open link in current tab.
    •  Click(image):                 delete current link.
    •  Alt + Click:         open link in a new tab.
    •  Command + Click:         open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list.

• Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Current Page:
    •  Alt + Shift + S:            Save to reading list.
    •  Alt + Shift + Z:            Zoom In/Out reading list.

If you pressed the shortcuts and it didn't work, please enter chrome://extensions/shortcuts in your address bar.
Find Read Later and set the shortcuts(resolve the keyboard shortcuts conflicts)

  • Reading List(Popup Window):
    •  ↑:                               move to previous link.
    •  ↓:                               move to next link.
    •  Delete:                      delete current link.
    •  Command + z:         restore a deletion.
    •  Enter:                        open select link in current tab.
    •  Alt + Enter:               update link in a new tab.
    •  Command + Enter: open link in a new tab and stay in current tab, and keep reading list.

  • For Vim user(Popup Window):
    •  Esc:     close reading list.
    •  j:           move to next link.
    •  k:          move to previous link.
    •  gg:       move to the first link.
    •  G:         move to the last link.
    •  o:         open select link in current tab.
    •  O:         open link in a new tab and stay in current tab with reading list stay.
    •  dd:       delete current link.
    •  u:          restore a deletion.
    •  yy:        copy current link.
    •  ,:           open option page.
    •  ?:          open documentation & feedback site.            

How to install Read Later?

You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.

Preview of Read Later

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Reviews of read later:

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White Paws December 11th, 2021

If can setting to not close when save and open in background tabs(win+click)by default or open all should be great. By the way it very nice extension.

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Max Zhang December 3rd, 2021

Amazing stuff, the hotkey design is absolutely a workflow savior!

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Merlin October 12th, 2021

This extension works quite well. However, it doesn't sync across my devices using the Vivaldi chromium browser. Any idea why?

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