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Products that do what PenguinRead does

The minimalist speed reader for the modern web.

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   LibreRead 1.0 – Self-Hosted Free Ebook Reader▲210

   2017 · libreread.org

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   FocalRead ▲141

   Turn articles, eBooks & social threads into speed reading

   Feb 2026 · focalread.com

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   7reads▲119

   A minimal mindful reading list for Google Chrome.

   2020

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   Spdr▲246

   Speed Reading

   2018

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   ReadPilot▲306

   Read any webpage in 1 minute, with only 1 click

   2023

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   Jiffy Reader▲520

   Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly

   2022

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   Spdr 2.0▲136

   Speed Reading

   2019

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   Polar 2.0▲182

   Organize and prioritize your reading.

   2020

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   Rocket Reads▲147

   A simpler alternative to Goodreads

   2015

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    Speed Reader▲99

    Read 2–5x faster with zero effort

    Jun 2026 · speed-reader.pro

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

    Jul 2026 · readkinetic.com

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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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    ReadHere▲146

    Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser

    Jun 2026 · readhere.app

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    1paragraph – a browser-based, offline-first ePub reader▲108

    2022 · 1paragraph.app

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    Freader, an open source RSS Reader built with Node.js and Angular▲45

    2013 · geekuillaume.github.io

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    POLAR▲81

    An offline browser for for web, pdf, books, and annotations.

    2018

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    Readima▲87

    Simulate various reading techniques for speed reading

    2023

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    A cursor like experience to read epubs, starting with a mindmap▲20

    I built ProRead to prevent stalling on long passages and to keep the overall context clear. Features * Bird’s-eye overview with drill-down to any level * Interactive maps showing concept links * Quick switch between chapter summaries and original text * Contextual AI Q\&A * Text-to-speech for any book or summary level * EPUB upload for instant access Includes nine classics (Wealth of Nations, Crime and Punishment, etc.) and support for your own books. I arrived at this by piecing together LLM-based workflows for reading until I decided to build a dedicated tool. Feedback welcome.

    2025 · proread.ai

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    ParrotRead▲89

    Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

    2015

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    BeeLine Reader App▲88

    Speed reading for mobile

    2014

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    Simple Blogging Platform – QuickPublisher▲62

    2020 · quickpublisher.online

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    BeeLine reader▲65

    Read faster with this visual hack.

    2014

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    SpeedRead▲5

    Read 3x faster with half the effort

    Jan 2026

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    SpeedyRead▲5

    Turn Any Text Into Fast Reading or Audio

    Jan 2026

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