Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to ReadPapersFast
Read Research Papers 10x Faster.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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heyo! Explainpaper lets you upload a research paper PDF. If you don't understand a formula or sentence, just highlight it and the tool explains it for you I built this a few weeks ago to help me read a neuroscience paper, and it works pretty well! I didn't fine-tune GPT-3, but I do take a lot of context from the paper and feed that into the prompt (not the whole paper). Ppl have uploaded AI, biology, economics, philosophy papers and even law documents. Works in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French and more as well!
2022 · explainpaper.com · its alternatives →
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Jiffy Reader▲509Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly
2022 · jiffyreader.com · its alternatives →
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Open Paper▲289Hi HN! Open Paper allows you to annotate and understand your research papers with an AI copilot. I wanted a paper-reading assistant that let met actually dig into papers in-place while benefiting from AI tooling. When it comes to studying, I'm not a fan of the typical chat interfaces that obfuscate uploaded files and turn them into black box 'content'. Hence, I've implemented a split-pane view. To mitigate the risk of hallucinations, all AI responses come with grounded citations that refer back to the source material in-flow. Some feature highlights: - Actually read your papers in one place…
2025 · openpaper.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! Being locked down with plenty of time in my hands, I clearly noticed a problem that I faced and also felt passionate about tackling. - Excessive screen time in our day-to-day - Diminishing attention spans It was consistently tough to properly read quality longform content online. From screen related tiredness to having ads and notifications pop up and demand a share of my attention, my focus was compromised. Long story short, I wanted to read longform content that lives online (and there is a ton of high quality out there), in an inherent offline medium, paper :p Fast forward 5…
2020 · its alternatives →
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2021 · papertime.app · its alternatives →
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Screenbreak▲110Turn your "read later" articles into paperbacks
2020 · screenbreak.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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ReadPilot▲303Read any webpage in 1 minute, with only 1 click
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Train to read faster by using your peripheral vision
2018 · its alternatives →
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Outread▲55Read 15-minute summaries of cutting-edge research papers.
2024 · outread.ai · its alternatives →
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Outread▲94Read digestible summaries of top research articles
2021 · out-read.com · its alternatives →
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Speed Reader▲99I built a Chrome extension for speed reading using RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation). One day I came across research on RSVP — a technology that allows you to read 2-3x faster without losing comprehension. That's how Speed Reader was born — a free Chrome extension that lets you read faster right in your browser. The main feature is automatic article parsing. Open any page, click one button, and the extension extracts the text, removing ads and clutter. It also highlights the ORP (Optimal Recognition Point) — the natural focus point in each word. Free, no ads, no data collection.…
Jun 2026 · speed-reader.pro · its alternatives →
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Scholars▲85Read research papers together - comment, draw & annotate
2022 · scholars.io · its alternatives →
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