Fog ModeTry the tools ↗See what changed.
This page shows the current preview version. Check the official Store listing for the version available to install after launch.
Current preview version · reviewed October 9, 2026
Return to your saved place in one click
With website access on, Return opens your saved page and restores your position after your reading setup is applied. Clean article view starts with the headline and keeps its links and captions. Tab buttons on a website keep their original text size.
This preview version is in Google’s review.
Earlier preview version · reviewed October 8, 2026
Decorative first letters stay with their words
Clean article view now keeps a decorative first letter beside the rest of its word. This fixes a problem found on a Guardian article.
Earlier preview version · reviewed October 8, 2026
About shows the installed version
About now reads the version from the file that describes the extension.
Earlier preview version · reviewed October 8, 2026
More even scrolling in clean article view
The preview version changes how small scrolling movements add up in clean article view and on suitable plain-text pages, aiming to reduce jumps at slow reading speeds.
Know where each tool is
The new help guide covers all four tool sections, saved reading setups, focus sessions, reminders, tab notes, saved positions, and backups. Read the complete guide.
Hear about changes without an extension account
Bookmark this page, or add the RSS feed to your feed reader after the site is published. The feed and release notes work without an extension account or a server behind the extension.
Email signup isn’t switched on in this preview. Installing Fog Mode won’t add you to an email list. Any future signup should be optional and run through the website.
Check your installed version
Open Chrome’s Extensions page and look at Fog Mode’s version. After an update, reload the webpage if its controls still work the old way. Save anything you’re editing first.
Chrome automatically updates extensions installed from the Store. But an extension that’s in use, or a rule set by whoever manages the device, can delay an update. How Chrome extension updates work.
With an unpacked test build, you need to reload the build yourself and reload the webpage. If you uninstall to update, export your data first.