SpeedRead

SpeedRead App

About this app

SpeedRead extracts clean text from tweets, Reddit posts, web articles, and any online content - then displays it word by word so you can read faster without scrolling. Save anything to your library and read later, even offline. No ads, no accounts, everything stays on your device.

📲 CONTENT SOURCES

Share directly from X (Twitter), Reddit, Chrome, Wikipedia, or any app - SpeedRead pulls out the article text automatically. Works with:

- Tweets, threads, and X Articles (full long-form support)
- Reddit posts and comments
- Web articles and blogs from any site
- Pasted URLs - ads and menus stripped out, clean text only
- Pasted raw text
- TXT and Markdown files
- Selected text from any app via Android context menu

📖 HOW YOU READ

Words appear one at a time on a clean, distraction-free screen. Tap to play/pause. Double-tap screen edges or swipe to change speed (±50 WPM). Speed range: 100 to 1000 WPM. When you pause, the app rewinds 5 words automatically so you pick up right where you were.

Reading modes you can turn on/off:

- ORP Highlight - marks the optimal recognition point in each word (Red letter or Gradient fade)
- Bionic Reading - bolds the first half of every word for faster scanning
- Smart Slowing - pauses naturally on punctuation, long words, numbers, and acronyms
- Context Ghost - shows previous and next words when paused
- Focus Pulse - subtle breathing animation on the active word

All of these can be toggled and adjusted mid-read without leaving the reader.

📚 SAVE FOR LATER

Every article you share or add is stored locally on your device. Open it anytime - internet not needed. Continue reading from where you stopped. Source icons show where each article came from (X, Reddit, Wikipedia, web, text, file).

📊 STATS & STREAKS

- Today: articles finished, words read, reading time, avg WPM
- This week: daily chart + totals
- All time: total words, total articles, total time, avg speed
- Time saved compared to traditional reading (238 WPM baseline)
- Personal bests: longest streak, fastest speed
- Daily streak counter

⚙️ SETTINGS

- Dark, Light, or System theme
- Default speed: 100-1000 WPM
- Each reading mode toggleable individually
- Data export/import (JSON backup)
- Built-in tutorial you can replay anytime

👤 WHO IS IT FOR

- Anyone who wants a comfortable way to get through walls of text, long Twitter articles, Reddit threads, and endless posts, let SpeedRead break it down word by word
- People with ADHD or focus difficulties - one word, one fixed point, no distractions
- Anyone who wants to read faster and absorb more information
- Twitter, Reddit, and news scrollers who never finish what they open
- Students and researchers processing papers, notes, and study materials
- Ebook and text file readers who want progress tracking and bookmarking
- People tired of scrolling and losing their place on the page
- Professionals getting through reports, articles, and documentation faster
- Language learners who need adjustable reading speed
- "Read later" hoarders who never get around to their saved articles

🔒 PRIVACY

No accounts. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. All content extraction runs on your phone. Your data stays on your device.

What’s new

What's new in 1.0.5:
-Fixed buttons not responding on older Android devices
-Fixed reader overlays rendering incorrectly on Android 10-11
-Fixed UI elements hidden behind system navigation bar
-Removed visual flash when pausing reading
-Bionic Reading + ORP Highlight now work together
-Better defaults: Focus Pulse and ORP Highlight enabled out of the box
-Tighter Library layout
-Improved edge-to-edge display support