

Clicking stories opens them in a new tab, which is better than Safari’s current-tab approach.īest of all, all the stuff I just listed can be changed. The icon shows you how many stories are unread, with options for marking as read or mass-making as read. It puts a minimalist RSS reader right there next to the omnibar. RSS Feed Reader is an awesome extension I would highly recommend for Chrome users. While Chrome doesn’t have the same built-in functionality as Safari, it does have a rich library of extensions that can do almost anything you need. Now click “Add Feed.” This will open up a box of possible selections, including the current page if it has an RSS feed.Ĭlick “Add Feed” and “Done” at the bottom of the sidebar and voila! Your browser is now populated with RSS feeds. Go to the sidebar under the tab and click on “Subscriptions” at the bottom. To add new feeds, you have to visit the website you’d like to follow. This is your “Shared Links” page, which is a fancy term for a way to keep up with your RSS feeds. Chrome’s new “Reading Mode,” which shows a reader mode in a sidebar, is now the only option unless you want to install a browser extension.Click on the icon at the top of the page. Update, 5/26/23: Google has quietly removed Chrome’s hidden “Reader Mode” flag. This new feature is separate from Chrome’s hidden Reader Mode, which is still available as a hidden flag and transforms an entire web page into a reading view. Update, 3/28/23: Google has announced a new type of “Reader Mode” that works in a sidebar for Chrome 114. Even Microsoft Edge-which is also based on Chromium- has a Reader Mode. However, it’s never been upgraded to a stable, standard feature. Google Chrome has included a hidden Reader Mode since all the way back to version 75. Strangely, Google Chrome does not have this feature-unless you know how to find it. Most web browsers have a built-in “Reader Mode” that converts web pages into a more reader-friendly view. Open a web page you want to view in reader mode and click the Reader Mode icon at the right side of the address bar to activate it. Search for "Reader Mode" on the Experiments page, set "Enable Reader Mode" to "Enabled," and click "Relaunch" to activate it. In Chrome's address bar, type "chrome://flags" and press Enter.
