Who is Show Only Text Mode for?

Show Only Text Mode is a consumer product built for people who want distraction-free web reading.

Does Show Only Text Mode have a free plan?

Yes — Show Only Text Mode is free to use.

What platforms does Show Only Text Mode run on?

Show Only Text Mode runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Show Only Text Mode still active?

Unverified. Show Only Text Mode has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Show Only Text Mode?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Mode, Read Mode, and Reading Mode.

Who develops Show Only Text Mode?

Show Only Text Mode is developed by yaagame.

When did Show Only Text Mode launch?

Show Only Text Mode first shipped in 2025.

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Show Only Text Mode

Name: Show Only Text Mode
Author: yaagame

mozilla.orgRead-it-later & curation

Show Only Text Mode is a Firefox browser extension that hides images, videos, advertisements, sidebars, and other webpage elements to leave readable text. Users can customize hidden elements and toggle between normal and text-only views.

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Overview

8 features

Show Only Text Mode is a Read-it-later & curation project. It focuses on reducing webpage clutter so users can read text without distracting images, ads, videos, or sidebars. It is built as a consumer product for people who want distraction-free web reading. Show Only Text Mode is free to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

yaagame builds and maintains Show Only Text Mode, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include image removal, video removal, and ad removal. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image removal
Video removal
Ad removal
Sidebar removal
Text-only view
Element controls
View toggle
Lightweight design

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sept · 17:22 UTC
Show Only Text Mode verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Show Only Text Mode

What is Show Only Text Mode?: Show Only Text Mode focuses on reducing webpage clutter so users can read text without distracting images, ads, videos, or sidebars. It is catalogued under Read-it-later & curation on PulseGate.
Who is Show Only Text Mode for?: Show Only Text Mode is a consumer product built for people who want distraction-free web reading.
Does Show Only Text Mode have a free plan?: Yes — Show Only Text Mode is free to use.
What platforms does Show Only Text Mode run on?: Show Only Text Mode runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Show Only Text Mode still active?: Unverified. Show Only Text Mode has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Show Only Text Mode?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Mode, Read Mode, and Reading Mode.Simple Mode Read Mode Reading Mode
Who develops Show Only Text Mode?: Show Only Text Mode is developed by yaagame.
When did Show Only Text Mode launch?: Show Only Text Mode first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Built for: people who want distraction-free web reading
Model: B2C
Solves: Reducing webpage clutter so users can read text without distracting images, ads, videos, or sidebars.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: show-only-text-mode

Developer

yaagame

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-only-text-mode-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/show-only-text-mode

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