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Products that do what ReadKinetic – a free, local-first speed reader for your own books does

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   ReadKinetic▲14

   Speed-read your own books, without handing them to anyone.

   Aug 2026 · readkinetic.com

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   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

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   ReadPilot▲306

   Read any webpage in 1 minute, with only 1 click

   2023

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   Speak Reader▲80

   Free speed reader with text to speech.

   2020

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   Readwise Reader▲382

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022

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   BookSlice▲334

   Gamified book reader for busy people

   2024

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   Jiffy Reader▲520

   Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly

   2022

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   Read 💩 Faster▲192

   Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension

   2019

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   BookRead▲419

   AI-powered E-Reader that makes reading effortless

   2025

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    Bookstash▲520

    Get the essentials of top books in under 3 minutes

    2021

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    Speed Reader▲99

    Read 2–5x faster with zero effort

    Jun 2026 · speed-reader.pro

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    Made a web app to read a book carefully, paragraph by paragraph▲137

    2021 · readwok.com

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    Reader Mode 2.0▲347

    Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions

    2025

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    Readwell▲153

    Find books you’ll love with AI-powered recommendations.

    2025

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    12min Reading▲179

    Your free habit builder for reading

    2018

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    Spdr▲246

    Speed Reading

    2018

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    ReadBit▲122

    Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader

    2021

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    Papyr▲93

    Twitter for reading

    2022

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    SendMyBookBot 2.0▲71

    Read or listen to your book directly from Telegram!

    2018

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    Readstack▲145

    Zero-stress app to save the articles you want to read later

    2021

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    Flash▲203

    A speed reading web app

    2018

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    SumReads▲148

    Free book summaries

    2024

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    Papyr▲138

    Find, read, save, highlight and share stories you like

    2022

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    Reading Queue▲83

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

    2019

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