MMRA/README.md

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	<img src="https://baer.works/image/MMRA-marquee.png" alt="Make Medium Readable Again" />
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	<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kljjfejkagofbgklifblndjelgabcmig"><img src="https://baer.works/image/CWS.png" alt="Available in the Chrome Web Store" /></a>
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Make Medium Readable Again is a [Chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kljjfejkagofbgklifblndjelgabcmig) and [Firefox add-on](https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/make-medium-readable-again/) that improves a reading experience ruined by user engagement tactics. Medium was actually readable once; this extension aims to help people pay attention to writers' words again instead of Medium's UX.

### Improves readability by

* Keeping the top navigation bar from sticking around
* Hiding the bottom "Get Updates" bar completely
* Shrinking massive header images
* (Optionally) hiding the clap / share bar
* (Optionally) loading all post images up front, instead of lazy loading as you scroll
* (Optionally) disabling the popup menu that appears when selecting text

### Preview

_Unreadable Medium_
<kbd>![Medium: unreadable](before.png)</kbd>

_Medium Made Readable Again_
<kbd>![Medium Made Readable Again](after.png)</kbd>

### Contributing

Want to improve something? Please do! Send a pull request or file an issue!

### License

MIT

### Credits

I'm Matt Baer, and I like building software that thinks about its users. Inspired by this and a time when Medium was more readable, I built a writing platform called [Write.as](https://write.as) that [works great if you never sign up](https://write.as/new), [lets you read](https://read.write.as), and leaves out the comments, claps, and [dickbars](https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medium_dickbars). It's perfect for when you just need to get your thoughts out — and if you want to share, you can always cross-post to Medium.
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			`<img src="https://baer.works/image/MMRA-marquee.png" alt="Make Medium Readable Again" />`
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			`<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kljjfejkagofbgklifblndjelgabcmig"><img src="https://baer.works/image/CWS.png" alt="Available in the Chrome Web Store" /></a>`
			`<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/make-medium-readable-again/"><img src="https://baer.works/image/AMO.png" alt="Get the Firefox Add-on" /></a>`
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Make README more readable 2018-03-31 15:42:00 +00:00			`Make Medium Readable Again is a [Chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kljjfejkagofbgklifblndjelgabcmig) and [Firefox add-on](https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/make-medium-readable-again/) that improves a reading experience ruined by user engagement tactics. Medium was actually readable once; this extension aims to help people pay attention to writers' words again instead of Medium's UX.`
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Add improvements list 2017-08-29 12:47:14 +00:00			`### Improves readability by`

			`* Keeping the top navigation bar from sticking around`
			`* Hiding the bottom "Get Updates" bar completely`
Mention large image improvements in README 2017-09-14 03:01:10 +00:00			`* Shrinking massive header images`
Add improvements list 2017-08-29 12:47:14 +00:00			`* (Optionally) hiding the clap / share bar`
Mention new lazy loading option in README 2017-08-31 02:59:07 +00:00			`* (Optionally) loading all post images up front, instead of lazy loading as you scroll`
Mention new ability to hide highlight bar in README 2018-04-09 13:06:35 +00:00			`* (Optionally) disabling the popup menu that appears when selecting text`
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Change README headers 2017-08-28 22:59:31 +00:00			`### Preview`
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put a border around the images makes especially the top one more legible, the bottom bar doesn't bleed into the next image. 2017-08-29 15:08:35 +00:00			`<kbd>![Medium: unreadable](before.png)</kbd>`
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			`_Medium Made Readable Again_`
put a border around the images makes especially the top one more legible, the bottom bar doesn't bleed into the next image. 2017-08-29 15:08:35 +00:00			`<kbd>![Medium Made Readable Again](after.png)</kbd>`
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Change README headers 2017-08-28 22:59:31 +00:00			`### Contributing`
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Make README more readable 2018-03-31 15:42:00 +00:00			`Want to improve something? Please do! Send a pull request or file an issue!`
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Change README headers 2017-08-28 22:59:31 +00:00			`### License`
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			`MIT`

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Make README more readable 2018-03-31 15:42:00 +00:00			I'm Matt Baer, and I like building software that thinks about its users. Inspired by this and a time when Medium was more readable, I built a writing platform called [Write.as](https://write.as) that [works great if you never sign up](https://write.as/new), [lets you read](https://read.write.as), and leaves out the comments, claps, and [dickbars](https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/medium_dickbars). It's perfect for when you just need to get your thoughts out — and if you want to share, you can always cross-post to Medium.