The current Internet browsers present us, with the passage of time and updates, with a greater number of their own functions. How could it be otherwise, they try to improve the user experience with the program on a daily basis. With this we talk about applications of the use and significance of Google Chrome , Mozilla Firefox, Edge, Opera, etc.
If we focus on the main programs of this type, behind them we find companies dedicated to software with great weight in the sector. That is why they have enough experience to know how to meet the needs of the majority of their clients. In this way and largely based on new updates that are released, these applications do not stop growing and improving. Keep in mind that we are referring to software solutions that serve as connection platforms between our PC and the vastness that the Internet offers us.
Here very important elements come into play that all browser developers should take into account. Specifically we refer on the one hand to functionality, on the other to security , and finally, its external appearance. All this is taken care of equally, more if we talk about programs that today most of them have almost always open and in use. At the same time, its menus allow us to carry out all kinds of configurations and customizations.
Well, once all this is known, we will tell you that in these same lines we are going to focus on the proposal that Mozilla presents us with its Firefox .
How to focus on reading content in Firefox
Of course, at the same time that we talk to you about all the benefits that the developers of these programs add, we also encountered drawbacks. And of course, the enormous popularity of these software solutions is also often used by many other entities and companies, both locally and online. That is why as we use the browser and move around the Internet , we are presented with a greater amount of content.
Therefore, sometimes we will need that we can focus on reading what interests us, leaving aside the rest of the web additions. In fact, many of them on most occasions could be uncomfortable or just irrelevant, but there they are. That is why on many occasions, when reading news online, we come across certain additional elements that can distract us. And we not only talk about advertising elements, but about videos, banners, notices, pop-ups, etc. So let’s see some methods to read more comfortably in the Mozilla browser.
Use the native reading mode of the program
At this point, we will tell you that one of the best solutions that we can use, is Reading mode . When going to read an article, more than once we found that the web was full of content that distracted us more than anything, since it did not allow us to concentrate. This is where the Reading Mode we are talking about comes into play. This focuses on allowing us to read these articles much more comfortably. Therefore we will show you how to use it in Firefox. This is a function that has been available for some time in this program and whose main purpose is to hide all kinds of elements that may be a distraction . Also for this we do not have to activate any additional features, as it happens in other browsers.
How to activate and configure the Reading mode
Thus, in the event that we want to use this mode, when entering a website where we need it, we have to look at the address bar. If that specific URL with the mentioned mode, it will show a new icon in it.
Thus, with just a mouse click on this new icon to which we refer, the main browser window will change completely. At that moment we are going to find a much cleaner interface in which the text that houses the web clearly stands out, which is actually what interests us. Here the only somewhat significant additional element that we are going to find are the existing links throughout the text itself, nothing more. It is worth mentioning here that we can all activate it by clicking on the F9 key with the Firefox window in focus.
Of course, on the right side of the new interface with which we interact, we will see a series of icons that will serve to control this functionality.
Specifically, we are going to find a total of four icons placed vertically that offer us everything we need in this Reading mode. The first of what it does is offer us a quick method to close this mode and return to the normal page view. Next we will see another that allows us to customize the typography that will be shown here. So we customize the size, margins , justified, font, display mode.
In the same way here we find a control in which, just by clicking, it will read out loud all the texts that we see at that moment on the screen. As you can imagine, this will be very helpful, especially if at the same time we are carrying out other tasks in parallel. And finally we find a direct access to send the web content we are reading, directly to the Firefox Pocket service for later consultation.
Firefox distraction-free extensions
But that is not all that we can use when reading texts of a news on the websites that we visit from Mozilla Firefox. At the same time we have the possibility of using some third-party extensions to be able to access other additional functions related to all of this. Therefore, below we are going to show you some clear examples that you can try. You just need to download and install them in the browser itself.
Reader Mode, read in a popup window
Thanks to this add-on, we get a pop-up window where you can see the reading mode, in addition to other functions related to zoom. This allows us to read texts more comfortably.
Text To Voice, listen to the texts out loud
Although the native reading mode of Firefox has a live voice reading function, we also have this extension for it. As you can imagine, this will allow us to listen to the texts on the web in question through the PC speakers .
Tranquility Reader, improve readability
This addition improves the readability of articles by eliminating unnecessary and distracting elements, including images or widgets from social networks. In addition we can save that content locally to read it later and it allows us to customize the font, its size and color. At the same time in this new reading environment we can customize the background color or the width of the reading area .
Open-in-reader-mode, focus on reading
This is another third-party environment that allows us to open the web we visited at that time, in a distraction-free interface by eliminating unnecessary elements. This allows us to focus on what really interests us now.
Reader view, to focus on what interests us
Specifically, this is an extension that is responsible for removing or ordering certain elements such as buttons or images on a website. It also allows you to change the size of the text and its contrast, all with the aim of improving the readability of the web.
