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24 alternatives to Speed Reader
I 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.…
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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FocalRead ▲141Turn articles, eBooks & social threads into speed reading
Feb 2026 · focalread.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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Read 3x faster with enhanced comprehension
Jan 2026 · youreadfast.com · its alternatives →
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Readima▲87Simulate various reading techniques for speed reading
2023 · readima.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · beelinereader.com · its alternatives →
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Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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An RSVP reader for books, PDFs, articles & webpages
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pacer is a Chrome extension designed to help you read faster on the web. I created it out of frustration with alternatives that required copying and pasting text repeatedly. It’s based on a technique called RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation), where words are shown one at a time in quick succession to minimize the time spent reading. However, unlike traditional RSVP, the words in Pacer aren’t fixed in one place. It’s been helpful for me and several friends, and I’d love for you to try it as well. It's not perfect and there are things that are up for improvement but am sharing it here for…
2024 · readwithpacer.weebly.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome Extension - speed reading tool, online reading
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · 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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Simulates meta guiding and RSVP to help you read faster
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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The best speed reader app and extension around
2024 · hotgato.com · its alternatives →
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Open the ReadKinetic speed reader. Import an EPUB, PDF, or paste text and read with RSVP — entirely in your browser, no signup, works offline.
Jul 2026 · readkinetic.com · its alternatives →
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Speed-read the internet (and everything else).
2025 · achyutem.github.io · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode▲405Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · weloverss.com · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode 2.0▲332Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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