10 Best Chrome Extensions for Reading News in 2026

The news is everywhere and the good parts are buried. These extensions rebuild the news reading experience — RSS feeds, topic filters and clean layouts that put the stories you actually care about in front of you.

RSS and feeds

Feedly's extension is the cleanest way to follow sites and topics in one stream. Inoreader is the power-user alternative with more filters. The RSS extensions turn any website into a followable feed.

Focus and decluttering

Mercury Reader and Just Read strip the news pages down to clean text. The ad and tracker blockers remove the autoplay videos and the popups. The combination makes reading the news feel like reading a newspaper again.

Topic and alert filters

Google Alerts delivers the exact topics you follow to your inbox. The keyword extensions highlight the stories about your subjects as you browse. Both cut the doomscrolling by giving you precisely what you asked for.

Related lists

Feedly • Mercury Reader • Ublock Origin • Productivity Extensions

Frequently asked questions

### Is RSS dead?

No — RSS is having a quiet comeback precisely because algorithms became unreliable. Feedly and Inoreader both grew through the 2020s. RSS gives you control over what you see, which is exactly what news readers want back.

### How do I stop doomscrolling?

Replace the algorithmic feed with RSS and filters. When the feed only shows what you chose, the anxiety loop loses its fuel. Add the focus tools and the news habit turns into a deliberate reading practice.