text.fish
Productivity
web reader
SHOW HN2020
30points
9comments
#1,387of 3,028 in 2020
Top 46%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for reading without clutter; dark mode appreciated
From 2 comments
Perfect. I have been looking for something like this for months. Since I stopped using a Firefox browser.
x14km2d on HNWith dark mode!
throwaway12757 on HN
Objections
Firefox reader mode already exists and fails on some sites
From 3 comments
You can just use Firefox's reader mode to display a website as text. No plugin required.
artvark11 on HNFirefox reader mode does not show up on some sites.
throwaway12757 on HNHow is this different from reader mode?
briefcomment on HN
Requests
A CLI or library version
From 1 comment
A CLI / Library version of this would be great. I've been needing to write something in Rust to do the same.
adkadskhj on HN
A Firefox plugin
From 1 comment
Is there a plugin planned for firefox?
backing on HN
Questions
How is this different from reader mode?
From 1 comment
How is this different from reader mode?
briefcomment on HN
Alternatives named
Firefox reader mode
From 1 comment
You can just use Firefox's reader mode to display a website as text. No plugin required.
artvark11 on HN
outline.com
From 1 comment
another one is outline.com/ , add this before any URL you want to read, support many sites, not mine.
terrycody on HN