Read anything. Read together. Keep going.
Upload a PDF or DOCX, or paste a link to an article, and read it word by word, sentence by sentence, or paragraph by paragraph - at exactly the pace you choose. No clutter, no distractions, just the text.
Free. No account setup beyond a name and email.
The universe began, we now believe, in a single blinding pulse of light.
Turn any book into a reading club.
Invite friends, classmates, or a book club to read the same document with you. Everyone moves at their own pace - you just get to see the whole group's progress in one place.
- Invite anyone with a link or a short code
- Friends can join and start reading instantly - no account needed
- Everyone keeps their own pace: word, sentence, or paragraph
BIO 101 - Week 3
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Everything a focused reader needs
Built around one idea: the reading itself should always be the most important thing on screen.
Read your way
Word, sentence, or paragraph pacing, with speed control that takes effect instantly - no restarting.
Make it yours
Twelve reading themes - from warm paper to a grayscale E-Ink mode - plus typography, text size, and reading guides.
Never lose your place
Progress and resume pick up exactly where you left off, and you can jump straight to a specific page anytime.
Every theme carries through the whole app - try one now, no account needed.
Also inside: daily goals, streaks, and XP, a running vocabulary list from words you click, shareable quote cards from any highlight.
From upload to a reading habit
Upload
Drop in a PDF, DOCX, or paste a link.
Choose your pace
Word, sentence, or paragraph, at your speed.
Read
One focused screen. Nothing else competes for attention.
Keep going
Track progress, build a streak, come back tomorrow.
Kept free by the people who use it.
“The free, ad-free home for focused reading and shared reading - kept alive by the people who use it, not by subscriptions.”
Funded by readers who believe in it, plus schools, libraries, and organizations who need more than an individual does. No ads. No paywalled features. No pressure to give.
Free forever
Every reading feature, for everyone, permanently - nothing moves behind a paywall later.
Read the full promise →No ads, ever
The reading screen stays exactly that: a place to read, never a place selling your attention.
Give without pressure
Donations are invited, never demanded - no countdowns, no guilt, no interstitials.
Equal by design
A supporter and a reader who's never given a dollar get the exact same reader, the exact same Shared Read.