Block popup windows
Keep new popup windows from interrupting the page you are already using.
Reading-focused browser
Get back to the page.
NoadBrowser is a Windows browser with a few targeted controls for pages that are difficult to read: popup blocking, page cleanup, and a manual Reader Mode.
A focused browser experiment—not a replacement for your everyday browser.
What is NoadBrowser?
NoadBrowser is a desktop browser made for reducing interruptions that get in the way of reading. It has tools for common obstructions, but leaves the underlying page and your normal browsing choices in view.
It is most useful as a second browser for a particular kind of task: reading an article, reference page, or other site that has become needlessly busy.
Targeted controls
Use only the help a page needs.
NoadBrowser's non-standard features are individual controls, rather than a claim that every web page should be altered the same way.
Clean up a page
Use the page-cleanup control to reduce selected overlays and obstructions on the current page.
Choose Reader Mode
Open a simpler local reading view when you want to focus on an article's text and links.
A narrow purpose
Keep your regular browser for everything else.
NoadBrowser is not trying to replace a mature, general-purpose browser. Some sites can depend on their original layout or scripts, so its cleanup features can be turned off for a page when they get in the way.
Manual Reader Mode
Choose a local reading view deliberately; it does not automatically change every page you visit.
Per-page cleanup control
Use cleanup where it helps, and disable it for a page that needs its normal interface.
Tabs and bookmarks
Browse normally with persistent window placement, tabs, and bookmarks alongside the reading tools.
Built-in help
Read the included explanation of Reader Mode and the page-cleanup controls before using them on a site.
Try it when a page needs less of itself.
Read the NoadBrowser documentation to see whether its small set of controls fits the kind of pages you want to read.
Read the documentation