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Products that do what Readshift does

Offline RSVP reader for PDF and EPUB — read faster, locally.

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   Epublifier – scrape pages (books, manuals) for offline reading▲290

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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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   FocalRead ▲141

   Turn articles, eBooks & social threads into speed reading

   Feb 2026 · focalread.com

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   Speed Reader▲99

   Read 2–5x faster with zero effort

   Jun 2026 · speed-reader.pro

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   ReadHere▲146

   Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser

   Jun 2026 · readhere.app

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   Readwise Reader▲382

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022

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   Spdr▲246

   Speed Reading

   2018

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

   2022 · 1paragraph.app

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   Jiffy Reader▲520

   Read anything on the internet faster and more clearly

   2022

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    YouReadFast▲6

    Read 3x faster with enhanced comprehension

    Jan 2026

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    Readwok▲107

    Reader with a progressive viewing mode

    2021

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    Glyphi: Speed Reader▲85

    An RSVP reader for books, PDFs, articles & webpages

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    Bookaroozie▲135

    AI powered Kindle alternative that works with PDFs, EPUBs

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

    Jul 2026 · readkinetic.com

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    readrrr▲78

    A simple web rss reader

    2022

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    ZipWeasel - Spritz Speed Reader▲8

    Learn to Read and Comprehend any Text 3x Faster!

    Jan 2026

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    Beautiful ePub reader for all platforms▲12

    Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

    2024 · github.com

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    Readima▲87

    Simulate various reading techniques for speed reading

    2023

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    BeeLine Reader▲87

    Read Kindle books faster/easier

    2015

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    Speed Reader▲7

    Boost reading speed with RSVP, reach 500+ words per minute

    Feb 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

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    Readerr▲3

    Read 3x faster with RSVP & ORP speed reading

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    MotionRead▲5

    Stream articles instead of reading them.

    Jan 2026

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    BeeLine reader▲65

    Read faster with this visual hack.

    2014

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    FastReadi▲5

    books, reading, Speed read PDFs, study, RSVP

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