I want this too! I discovered a really esotieric way to get this: https://duncanlock.net/blog/2024/01/04/super-fast-reader-mod... - but it would be really nice if there was just a way to switch reader mode on permenantly in modern browsers. Apparently Safari can do that, but afaik no other browsers support it.

I really wish browsers were more modular - if the rendering engine and network fetching were easily separable - and you could insert your own steps into that pipeline, you could do all sorts of neat stuff. If I could insert some code of my own in between the fetch and the render, that would be ideal - strip out all ads and malware, optionally remove all scripts or css, run it through readability, etc...

Many of the recent feedback I've received, especially from the E Ink community, suggests developing this project into a browser plugin. I anticipate future development will likely involve both a front-end module and a browser plugin approach. While my time is limited, I will do my best to explore and implement this.

> if the rendering engine and network fetching were easily separable - and you could insert your own steps into that pipeline, you could do all sorts of neat stuff.

Can’t that be done relatively easily with https://mitmproxy.org/?

Interesting... I may have to give that a shot in the near future.