TidyRead: Convert Webpages Into Readable Format For iPhone/Android

TidyRead is a handy web app that makes reading websites into a fast, smooth, and minimalist experience on the iPhone, Android and other smartphones. With its propriety content extraction algorithm, Tidyread renders any webpage for better readability by taking only the main headline, text, main images, and videos while removing everything else.

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If you have come across Readability, this app provides the same function (and more) but with mobility in mind. Tidyread extracts headlines from the home pages in websites and present a neat list for quick reading. Since everything else is stripped down, reading articles is smoother and more logical compared to mobile RSS readers.

The site  has four main tabs to work with. ‘Original’ is a link to the source of the content so you can view the article in full version. ‘Format’ displays all the relevant links within the website you are browsing for easy navigation. ‘Headlines’ lists all the main articles in the relevant page. Finally, ‘Article’ lets you view the mobile-readable format of the content you want to read.

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You do not need to register to use Tidyread. However, signing up will allow you to create your own reading list, change the fonts, customize the display style, and reorder headlines. TidyRead also analyzes you reading patterns and rank your reading list accordingly. Other features such as social reading recommendations will be added in the future.

One key feature that Tidyread has over other services is its speed implementations. In addition to re-formatting and stripping out clunky content, this app also proxies embedded images, which effectively saves bandwidth and speeds up your reading experience. You can sift through articles much faster and the seamless interface is great for mobile screens.

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If you care only for the article you are reading and nothing else, then this web app will work for you. Tidyread definitely provides a better experience than your favorite rss reader for no-frills reading.

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Features:

  • Free tool that renders webpages with better readability
  • Turns webpage into sleek mobile versions
  • Simple and easy interface ideal for iPhone, Android and other smartphones
  • No sign up needed to use
  • Browser addon converts any page into readable format in one click
  • Type URL or Site Name to read quickly
  • Change display style and font
  • Create your own reading list
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Similar Tools: Readability, Readable, and AllTextPaper.

Check out TidyRead @ www.tidyread.com


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  • http://tidyread.com/ Tidyread

    Thanks for the great review. You can read this in TidyRead and see how nice it is:)

  • http://tidyread.com/ Tidyread

    TidyRead also provides bookmarklet to save pages to read later. So you can save a page from your desktop computer and read on your mobile phones when you have free time.

  • MUO_Fan

    Thanks to this website, I can read what’s happening in the world on my mobile phone using a simple GPRS connection (which is free for me) instead of a 3G connection (which is ridiculously expensive in my country)!