Readability 2 makes webpages printable, pasteable and uncluttered
I've written before about the Readability bookmarklet, a handy way to make cluttered sites more easily readable (and printable). Well, TUAW blogger and talented designer Brett Terpstra has made some improvements that result in an even more minimal page. Print/email links and logos are cut out, and only essential images are included. For most sites, that means you'll be left with some nicely-formatted text, and nothing more. This new-and-improved version is aptly called Readability 2.
If you need to copy-paste an entire article without grabbing images or accidentally copying weird formatting tags, Readability 2 is just the ticket. Code and pre tags are also preserved, so Readability 2 won't destroy the formatting of code snippets on a webpage. Mr. Terpstra points out that it's also great for getting text ready to be grabbed with capture tools like Evernote.
(and yes, the image above is a screenshot of this post, after using Readability 2.)
If you need to copy-paste an entire article without grabbing images or accidentally copying weird formatting tags, Readability 2 is just the ticket. Code and pre tags are also preserved, so Readability 2 won't destroy the formatting of code snippets on a webpage. Mr. Terpstra points out that it's also great for getting text ready to be grabbed with capture tools like Evernote.
(and yes, the image above is a screenshot of this post, after using Readability 2.)













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Subscribe to commentsMoney MikeOct 30th 2009 12:51PM
Your link is pretty screwed up, but luckily the page you linked to has the right link.
Thanks for sharing.
LeftyRodriguezOct 30th 2009 1:41PM
I just get a .css file when I try to use the bookmarklet on their page...WTF?
RarstOct 30th 2009 1:50PM
I don't really see "new and improved" part. Strongest feature of Readability is that you can customize bookmarklet, choosing from several styles and sizes.
This mod throws most of functionality out of... for what exactly?
BlarryOct 30th 2009 2:00PM
Wow, way to swipe ARC90's project name and everything. Does this mean that a future Readability project from them is going to have to be called Readability 3?