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c/privacy · by syzizeky@lemmy.ml · 2y

Textise - removes everything from a webpage except its text (and links)

Do y'all know about textise? I don't see mention of it come up in a quick search. https://www.textise.net/

It can be used with the duckduckgo bang !textise

It also works over Tor, where I can use it as a proxy to avoid Cloudflare checkpoints.

I don't think that it is open source but not completely sure.

Copy from the site intro:

Textise is a new way of looking at the Web. It’s an internet tool that removes everything from a web page except for its text. In practice, this means that images, forms, scripts, adverts, they all go, leaving plain text. Find out more here... (https://textise.wordpress.com/about-textise/)

How to use this page

  1. Type or paste the URL of a web page into the box below and click "Textise". A text only version of the web page will be displayed.
  2. Type a search term into the box, select a search engine from the drop-down list, and click "Search". You will be taken to a text only version of the search results.
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18 Comments

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 2y (16 replies)

Why use this over Reading Mode?

syzizeky@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

My use case is to access text and link content on a web page anonymously over Tor without getting blocked by Cloudflare.

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y

Quite elaborate, but fair enough

deleted@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (4 replies)

I don’t think all websites supports read mode.

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y

Good point. Though I have to say, I'm not a fan of what uBlock Origin shows me when visiting Textise

Kissaki@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Does textise support what Reader mode doesn't? If reader mode can't determine the central content, does textise have more logic to so so?

Given the wording I also want to point out a website doesn't have to actively explicitly support reader mode. They only have to follow html website standards marking their content - a general accessibility approach too.

deleted@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Technically, you’re correct.

However, many websites doesn’t follow the appropriate HTML standards and just abuse h1 and p.

I just tried it with Google.com and it seems to remove all html notations other than text.

It useful in some cases such as wordpress one-page websites which have their story, mission, products, etc..

EngineerGaming@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
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Crul@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (6 replies)

I prefer Tranquility Reader add-on (no need for a 3rd party service). Firefox' native Reader Mod is not compatible with addons, like translation ones. Tranquility Reader is a bit more configurable too, but that's just an extra.

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Does the new natively integrated translation feature work with it?

Crul@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Update: The native local translation is indeed compatible with Tranquility Reader add-on. They work with both combinations of:

  • First translate the page, then enable Tranquility mode
  • First enable Tranquility mode, then translate the page

::: spoiler See screenshot :::

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Good to know, that's pretty cool then

Crul@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

EDIT-2: It works

EDIT: I was wrong, as pointed below, it's a core feature: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/website-translation

If you mean the official addon Firefox Translations (AFAIK there is no real native translation on FF, but let me know if I'm wrong), I just did a quick test and it seems to work.

::: spoiler See screenshot :::

ono@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y

It's a core feature now.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/website-translation

miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Version 118 integrated translations based on this exact addon, I believe. Same project behind it, Bergamot

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Also why does Android not have this? I keep going to press it and nothing's there

disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

Just tried it in Firefox for Android and it worked for me.

https://Lemmy.world !textise

opened up to

https://www.textise.net/showText.aspx?strURL=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.world%2F

sylphio@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y

That could be very useful when using a text-based web browser (e.g. TUI)

jakoma02@czech-lemmy.eu · 1 pts · 2y

This also seems to be great for low-bandwidth mobile connections. The advantage over reader mode here is that only the plain text is sent and not all the images, large styles and scripts...