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Life & fun · March 7, 2014

Hacked together command-line "Spritz"

Implementation of the Spritz reading method for command line files - radiofreejohn/cfastread

Hacked together command-line "Spritz" launched on March 7, 2014 with 10 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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Hacked together command-line "Spritz" is a command-line tool that implements the Spritz speed-reading method for text files. It allows users to rapidly consume written content by displaying words sequentially in a fixed position on screen, a technique designed to reduce eye movement and increase reading speed. The tool is available as open-source code on GitHub and is intended for anyone who wants to apply speed-reading techniques to files they access via the command line.

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