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SwiftRead

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SwiftRead (formerly known as Spreed) uses a technique called rapid serial visual presentation, or RSVP, to help you read text faster. By presenting text this way, you reduce sub-vocalization ("sounding the words" out), unconcious re-reading, and eliminate eye...

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  • FreemiumProprietary

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Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Brave
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  1.  Educational

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  1.  Reading
  2.  Rsvp

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SwiftRead information

  • Developed by

    US flagTroy Shu
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $29 and $49 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    29 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about SwiftRead, and it has gotten 15 likes

SwiftRead was added to AlternativeTo by Stvirtan on Mar 4, 2014 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022. SwiftRead is sometimes referred to as Spreed.

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Top Positive Comment
Mr. Anon
Jun 16, 2023
0

Works as described, and the free version works quite well.

rdabhi
Jul 9, 2020
0

This extension is terrific!! I absolutely love it. I use Project Gutenberg books with this & practice speed reading. It allows you to set font size, WPM, words per line & more. Fully customizable & free!

NikWillOrStuff
Sep 15, 2019
0

This seems to work pretty well, but the timing for words is a little strange? it pauses on long words about twice as long as the short words, which is just a bit longer than what feels natural. The only option in the settings is to turn this completely off, instead of adjusting it a little bit.

It's worth noting that in the UI for this chrome extension, there's a button that says "Click here to upgrade" and links to ShiftReader

https://www.shiftreader.com/

413x4rtur0
Apr 7, 2017
0

big utility for internet navigation and fast reading.

What is SwiftRead?

SwiftRead (formerly known as Spreed) uses a technique called rapid serial visual presentation, or RSVP, to help you read text faster. By presenting text this way, you reduce sub-vocalization ("sounding the words" out), unconcious re-reading, and eliminate eye movements, which are the main things holding back your reading speed.