Smooth Reader
What generative AI and some human touch can accomplish.
Enjoy your favorite webnovels directly from the source with Smooth Reader browser translation extension.
Cutting-Edge AI
Enjoy highly accurate and smooth translations created by state-of-the-art Generative AI, with the added refinement of human expertise. No more agonizing wait for traditional translations of your favorite novels.
Clean Software
Clean on the outside: clean interface, especially on smaller screens via responsive design. Clean on the inside: runs only on supported works and contains no tracking code.
Desktop & Mobile
Smooth Reader is available as a Chrome extension on desktop and seamlessly integrates with Kiwi or Orion browser for a smooth mobile reading experience.
Expanding Library
Check out our Contemporary Collection for a rapidly growing list of supported works! Languages other than English will be supported in the future, too.
Installing the Extension
Desktop:
- Visit the Chrome Webstore: Click here to install Smooth Reader directly from the Chrome Web Store.
- Add to Chrome: Click the "Add to Chrome" button on the extension page.
- Sign in: You should now see Smooth Reader in the Extension section. Click on "Details", scroll down to click on "Extension options", and sign in to your account at SmoothReads.World.
- Pin SR to the browser (optional): Click the Extensions icon (a small jigsaw puzzle piece) next to the browser address bar, find Smooth Reader, and click the pin icon to keep it accessible.
* If you see something like "This extension requires permissions to read your browsing history", please don't be alarmed. We are NOT reading your browsing history! We simply need the "tabs" permission to open and close the tab for sigining into your account.
Mobile:
For android users, Kiwi Browser is an open source browser based on Chromium, Google's open source version of Chrome. It is one of the very few browsers that fully support extensions on mobile.
- Install: From the kiwi browser, follow the Desktop installation instruction from above to install Smooth Reader.
- Sign in: Once installed, you can quickly access the Smooth Reader options from the bottom of the main menu by tapping the three vertical dots at the top right corner of the browser window and scroll to the very bottom.
For iOS users, Orion Browser from Kagi uses the same underlying technology as Safari but supports Chrome extensions.
- Allow Chrome extensions: From your Orion browser, click the three dots in the bottom right corner, and select "Settings" from the menu. Scroll down to the bottom, find the "EXTENSIONS" section, and select "Chrome" to allow installation of 3rd party Chrome extensions.
- Install: From the Orion browser, follow the Desktop installation instruction from above to install Smooth Reader.
- Sign in: Once installed, you can quickly access the Smooth Reader options from the very top of the main menu by tapping the three dots at the bottom right corner of the browser window.