UpRead Alternatives

Apps similar to UpRead include ReadKinetic, which is free. Other options are Spreeder, Stutter, SwiftRead and Eyeq. Speed Reading Tools like UpRead are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for the web, Android, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

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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
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  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
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  3. Extensively configurable speed reading software based on the rapid serial visual representation (RSVP) method (and possibly other methods in the future).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  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
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  5. Spedread icon
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    GTK speed reading software: Read like a speedrunner!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  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
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  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
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  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)
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  9. 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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  10. Reading Hacker is a speed reading app with many features and customizations. It includes over 1000 available fonts from google fonts, a changeable background, an optional book timer, supports multiple book formats, has a search function, etc..

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  11. Most reading calculators guess with a generic average. MyReadingSpeed lets you test your actual speed by genre (fiction, academic, technical, legal, and more), then converts word count into realistic reading time. Free, no signup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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