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Life & fun · July 28, 2026

Lexiglo

This emerged out of the way I was reading books in languages that I'm studying or just wanting to brush up on. I would read with my phone sitting next to a book, with DeepL to look up translations and Anki to record new vocabulary I wanted to learn in flashcards. Lexiglo makes this seamless: taking a picture of a book page, doing OCR, annotating the text using NLP, integrating DeepL translations and spaced repetition flashcards. Currently supports English, French, German, Italian. I've been using it for several weeks and it's now ready for others to try. I'm looking for Android testers in…

Lexiglo launched on July 28, 2026 with 4 votes, #6,023 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Take a picture of a book page in English, French, German or Italian, and Lexiglo annotates it for you as a language learner. Tap any word for a translation, grammar and cross-references, then study vocabulary with flashcards and spaced repetition. Out for iPhone now (& for Android if you sign up for the closed test).

Take a picture of a book page in English, French, German or Italian, and Lexiglo annotates it for you as a language learner. Tap any word for a translation, grammar and cross-references, then study vocabulary with flashcards and spaced repetition.

On Android, Lexiglo is in early access. Become a tester to get the app now, ahead of the public launch. Contact [email protected] if you have any trouble getting access. Point your camera at any block of text. Lexiglo scans it right on your device and stores it for future reference. Annotations show you what's worth learning and what you're already studying. Tap for translations, grammar and references to other texts. Add words to a study deck with one tap. Retain new vocabulary with just one short study session per day thanks to spaced repetition. Lexiglo highlights the words worth learning for your proficiency level , those above it and those you’re already studying . Tap any word for a…from lexiglo.app

In the maker’s words, at launch

This emerged out of the way I was reading books in languages that I'm studying or just wanting to brush up on. I would read with my phone sitting next to a book, with DeepL to look up translations and Anki to record new vocabulary I wanted to learn in flashcards. Lexiglo makes this seamless: taking a picture of a…

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