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What our analysis found

Circle Reader, used by 48,468 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can inject scripts into pages. It comes from a publisher with 13 extensions and was last updated in April 2026.

Circle Reader

Circle Reader Edge extension security report

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Supported Languages

🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇹🇭Thai
🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
3.4.7
Size
2.40 MB
Rating
4.5/5
Reviews
95
Users
48,468
Type
Extension
Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Category
Productivity
Price
Paid
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
This publisherTrack record
13extensions
2 no longer listed

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
染河
Website
Visit
Extensions
13
Active
7
Obsolete
2
Listed
13
Unlisted
0
Users
61,848

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Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
scripting
Permission
Critical
This permission allows injection and execution of JavaScript on any webpage. Rated Critical because it can modify page content, steal sensitive data, and inject malicious code into any site the extension has access to.
<all_urls>
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 10% increase: Early script execution enables pre-emptive content manipulation
Broad Host Permissions
Risk Factor
High
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
Broad Content Script Access
Risk Factor
High
This extension can inject scripts into any website.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
unlimitedStorage
Permission
Medium
This permission removes storage quota restrictions. Rated Medium because it can store large amounts of user data without limits, potentially impacting browser performance and storing extensive tracking data.
Early Content Script Execution
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension runs content scripts at document_start.
contextMenus
Permission
Low
This permission adds items to browser context menus. Rated Medium because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content.
fontSettings
Permission
Low
This permission controls browser font rendering settings. Rated Low because it only affects visual display preferences without access to content.

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About this extension

An extension that provides immersive reading to make you fall in love with reading on the web

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Circle Reading Assistant | One-click web page purification, reading has never been so refreshing; the best free reading assistant (reader mode) for improving web reading experience. Say goodbye to advertising interference and chaotic layout! A browser extension designed for deep readers, supporting intelligent parsing, multi-page merging, and audiobook reading, covering Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Safari, and has been trusted by more than 200,000 users. 🤯 Do you encounter these troubles when reading on the web? - Ad pop-ups continue, and the sidebar interferes with concentration? - Text recognition fails, and the layout is messy and difficult to read? - Long text paging is cumbersome, and manual page turning is inefficient? - Night mode is dazzling, and the font color is uncomfortable? ✨ Circle Reading Assistant One-stop Solution - **「Smart Purification」** - Self-developed engine accurately identifies the text, blocks ads/noise in milliseconds (actual success rate of Douban, Zhihu, and news websites >95%), making reading more focused - **「Smart Analysis」** - Automatically extract the main body of the article, optimize the layout, and improve readability - **「Smooth Long Reading」** - Automatically merge multiple pages of content, and read novels/documents continuously without turning pages, reducing the trouble of frequent clicks - **「Deep Customization」** - 6 preset themes + gradient/image background, font, font size, line height, line spacing and other columns can be freely adjusted - **「Listening Mode」** - Let the browser read to you, free your eyes, and you can "listen" to long articles while commuting and doing housework - **「Column Reading」** - The column reading function is adapted to large screens, does not waste every inch of screen space, and improves efficiency by 60% - **「Collect Data」** - One-click screenshot, PDF printing, export Markdown, Word and other formats 🫶🏻 Currently, it has covered mainstream browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and 360 ✍🏻 Users who have used Circle Reading Assistant commented on it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I can finally focus on Douban book reviews! The recognition ability is much better than Safari reading mode!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "When reading novels, other chapters are automatically merged, and the efficiency is increased by 200%!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The open source code is transparent, and privacy and security are guaranteed!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The ad removal effect is great, and the page is much cleaner!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Supports multiple reading modes to adapt to different environments!" ✌🏻 Three steps to get started - Click to install - Visit any article page - Click the green icon on the toolbar 💡 Advanced skills - Double-click the `a` key to quickly turn on the purification mode, and double-click again to exit. 🔒 Privacy protection ✅ Selected and recommended by "Niche Software". ✅ Zero data collection: We will not collect any data. ✅ Local-based: All data is stored locally. ✅ No registration required: No mandatory registration. ✅ Open source code: Non-core algorithms are open source. ✅ Privacy protection: No unnecessary permissions are enabled, safe and without tracking. ✅ Free to use: Core functions are permanently free to meet daily reading needs. ✅ Continuous updates: Continuous optimization to bring a better experience. 🙋🏻‍♂️ Contact and Support ➤ Official Website 👉🏻 https://circlereader.com ➤ Contact 👉🏻 wenguang.fe@gmail.com ➤ Have a coffee 👉🏻 https://circlereader.com/donate ➤ FAQ 👉🏻 https://circlereader.com/docs/faq.html 💎 Advanced Features Most features are free, and for continued development, we also offer premium features with a one-time purchase.

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
2.8.0
Latest
1.56 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
2.8.1
1.57 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.1.0
1.70 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.2.1
1.79 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.2.2
1.80 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.2.3
1.80 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.2.4
1.80 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.2.5
1.80 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.3.0
1.96 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
3.4.4
1.77 MBNot scanned—
5502fa414dc5d02382d50b61b012deb7c8ac82a3b5568cb31cd18d937022525e
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