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Products that do what meditype — a quiet reading practice does

Type slowly. Read deeply.

1. 1IM
   I made a site where you practice typing by retyping entire novels▲1,589

   2020 · typelit.io

2. 2DB
   Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier▲739

   2013 · beelinereader.com

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   UNSHAKESPEARE▲103

   To semanticate(simplify reading) or not,that is the question

   2017

4. 4RR
   Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326

   Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…

   2022 · readwise.io

5. 5
   Reader Mode 2.0▲347

   Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

   2025

6. 6
   Quiet Reader (Mac)▲83

   Read articles + text blocks (any app) distraction free.

   2022

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   Hypnopedia▲311

   A new way to enhance your mental health and motivation

   2020

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   Readwise Reader▲382

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022

9. 9
   Tonic▲191

   Daily personalized reads

   2019

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    Minimal▲166

    A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes

    2021

11. 11
    AaRead (Bionic)▲186

    Read webpages fast and maintain focus

    2024

12. 12
    Keyboard Yoga▲75

    A different kind of typing trainer

    2022

13. 13
    Calm▲223

    Take a break and meditate.

    2013

14. 14
    Meditopia▲102

    A new personal approach to mental well-being

    2019

15. 15
    NotesNudge▲163

    A wisdomous whisper from your past notes, every day

    2023

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    Mediunic▲137

    A beautiful, minimalistic Medium client for macOS.

    2016

17. 17RA
    ReadKinetic – a free, local-first speed reader for your own books▲105

    Jul 2026 · readkinetic.com

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    Volpe▲95

    A web reader for PDF & EPUB to enrich your publications

    2019

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    Readapt▲92

    Your digital text reading companion. Adapt text your way.

    2022

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    Glyphi: Speed Reader▲85

    An RSVP reader for books, PDFs, articles & webpages

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Deeply▲115

    Meditation & self-care. Mindfulness, calm, breathe.

    2019

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    Minimal Reading Mode ▲91

    Optimize websites for reading: font, contrast, night mode

    2019

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    Reading Queue▲83

    A minimal and non-overwhelming read-it-later app

    2019

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    ChillScape▲80

    An interactive sound therapy app for meditation

    2018

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