https://github.com/jottenlips/speeder-reader
📚 Web and Mobile app to read books faster using fixed point reading
https://github.com/jottenlips/speeder-reader
ampt books css expo html javascript js monorepo react react-native reading s3 serverless speed speed-reading static-site typescript
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📚 Web and Mobile app to read books faster using fixed point reading
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jottenlips/speeder-reader
- Owner: jottenlips
- Created: 2026-02-17T23:07:42.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-18T21:42:35.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-19T03:12:51.818Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: ampt, books, css, expo, html, javascript, js, monorepo, react, react-native, reading, s3, serverless, speed, speed-reading, static-site, typescript
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: http://speederreader.org/
- Size: 252 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: docs/CONTRIBUTING/index.html
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README
# SpeederReader
### _Read more books._
Read them faster, understand them better, and never lose your place.
SpeederReader is a free, open-source speed reading app built on the RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) technique — one word at a time, right at the optimal recognition point, so your eyes never move and your reading speed skyrockets.
[](https://app.speederreader.org/)
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## Download
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_iOS and Android apps coming soon. In the meantime, the full app is available at [https://app.speederreader.org/](https://app.speederreader.org//)._
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## Mission
Most people want to read more — more books, more long-form writing, more of the things that matter. But life gets in the way. SpeederReader exists to close that gap.
By training your brain to read at 2–3× your natural pace, a 300-page book that once took two weeks can be finished in a weekend. We believe reading deeply and reading quickly are not opposites — and that everyone deserves access to tools that help them do both.
**SpeederReader is and always will be:**
- **Free** — no subscription, no paywall, no ads
- **Open source** — MIT licensed, built in the open
- **Private** — your books never leave your device
- **Universal** — PDF, EPUB, HTML, Markdown, and plain text on any platform
- **Multilingual** — English and Spanish, auto-detected from your device settings
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## Features
- **RSVP reading** — words flash one at a time at your chosen speed (50–750 WPM)
- **ORP highlighting** — the optimal recognition point letter is highlighted in gold so your brain locks on instantly
- **Flow mode** — automatically slows on punctuation to mirror natural reading rhythm
- **Context strip** — a paragraph view above the word keeps you oriented in the text
- **Word navigation** — step forward/backward word by word when paused
- **Dictionary lookup** — tap "look up word" when paused to open any word in Dictionary.com
- **Progress saving** — your place is saved automatically so you can pick up where you left off
- **Page jumping** — jump to any page instantly
- **Project Gutenberg browser** — search and load any of 70,000+ free books directly in-app
- **Multiple formats** — PDF, EPUB, HTML, Markdown, plain text
- **Works offline** — all parsing happens on-device; no server, no cloud
- **English & Spanish** — full UI localization, auto-detected from device/browser settings
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## Getting Started
### Use the web app
No install needed → [https://app.speederreader.org/](https://app.speederreader.org/)
### Run locally
```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/speeder-reader.git
cd speeder-reader
npm install
npm start # opens Expo dev server
npm run web # web browser
npm run ios # iOS simulator
npm run android # Android emulator
```
### Build for web
```bash
npm run build:web # outputs to ampt-backend/static/
```
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## Tech Stack
- **Expo SDK 52** / React Native 0.76
- **TypeScript**
- **PDF.js v3** (in-browser PDF parsing via WebView/iframe)
- **JSZip v3** (EPUB unzipping)
- **expo-localization** (device/browser locale detection)
- **Project Gutenberg API** (free book catalog)
- **Ampt** (web hosting + CDN)
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## Contributing
SpeederReader is open source and welcomes contributions. See [markdown/CONTRIBUTING.md](markdown/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
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## License
MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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_Read more books._