Fast Reader Alternatives

Fast Reader is described as 'Helps you read quickly by displaying only one word at a time. This program offers a customizable interface to enhance the reading experience' and is a Speed Reading tool in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fast Reader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Google Chrome apps. The best Fast Reader alternative is ReadKinetic, which is free. Other great apps like Fast Reader are Stutter, Spreeder, SwiftRead and Eyeq.

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  1. Dictator icon
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    Dictator is a program for on-screen reading of text files, developed with the intention of making it easier to read some of the fine electronic texts available on the net, such as those produced by The Gutenberg Project. ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Speed reading app supporting many formats. Unlike other speed reading apps, Balto Speed Reading focuses on Paragraphs Parsing, which is optimized to read long texts, webpages and eBooks comfortably.Uses the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  3. Sprint Reader icon
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    Speed reading made easy, train yourself to read 1800+ words per minute. Rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) at its best!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  4. Speeedy icon
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    Free, open-source, local-first RSVP speed reader for PDFs & EPUBs. Fixed focal point to reduce eye strain, OpenDyslexic + Irlen support, built-in stats and benchmark. No accounts, no tracking, fully offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Spedread icon
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    GTK speed reading software: Read like a speedrunner!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. Want an efficient way to do on-screen reading of web-pages, email, and other electronic texts? Try WordFlashReader -- its a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) program that makes on-screen reading easy. Its free, open-source, and works on both Windows and Linux. Try it out!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Speed Reader icon
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    Speed Reader uses a method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation to allow you to read faster by eliminating the time spent in moving your eyes between words. Watch the center of the screen, do not move your eyes, and try not to "subvocalize," or say the words in your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Reading Phenom is a speed reading app built to help people read faster, manage information overwhelm, and fix slow reading speed. It was first created in 2023 by it's founder who was struggling to increase their reading speed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. A free self-hostable speed reader. Highly customizable. Implements chunking (RSVP), pacing and highlighting. Modern UI and local-storage only.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. ReadQuick icon
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    The world's best speed reading app. ReadQuick helps you read faster than ever before. Designed for iOS 7, this app helps you speed read your way through your Pocket, Instapaper and Readability reading lists. Watch your comprehension sky rocket in just one day.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Ledor icon
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    Open-source RSVP speed reader for EPUB books and web articles. Words are shown one at a time at a configurable WPM with the Optimal Recognition Point highlighted, plus a traditional e-reader mode and text-to-speech with word-synced highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
     
  12. BlinkRead icon
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    BlinkRead is an RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) speed reading app. It displays words sequentially at a fixed point, eliminating eye movement and subvocalization, enabling 2-3x faster reading speeds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Studio
     
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