04 February 2025

Read Next 1.5 beta 2 released!

This is the second beta release of the next version of Read Next. It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few inevitable bugs.

Read on to learn more about what's new in Read Next 1.5, and how to get it!

What's New

  • Links can now be renamed. To rename a link, right-click in the reading list sidebar and then select Rename in the context menu
  • Improvements to navigation and scrolling of the reading list using the keyboard
  • New links are now highlighted in the sidebar when they're added
  • When showing only unread links in the reading list, links will now be automatically shown or hidden as their unread status changes when clicked or navigating to them in the browser
  •  New in 1.5b2  Links on a page can now be added to the reading list, by right-clicking and then selecting Add to Read Next in the browser context menu

How to Get It

To install this beta release, head over to the Read Next 1.5 beta 2 page on GitHub. Look for the link to readnext-1.5b2.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.

If you've installed the previous beta release, you'll be automatically updated to this release if automatic extension updates are turned on.

Read Next 1.5 requires Firefox 128 or newer.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Groups.io.

If you find a bug, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.