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Outread: Speed Reading

The ultimate productivity tool for knowledge workers and academic optimizers. Conquer information overload with advanced RSVP technology, improve your focus, and train your brain to read up to 1,500 words per minute.

Education ›Productivity Suite ›

Key Figures

Downloads

203K+

User Rating

4.6/5

Total Ratings

1K+

Publisher

Arkadiusz Holko

Read Faster, Learn More, Stay Ahead

Outread combines advanced RSVP technology with cognitive exercises to help you breeze through articles, documents, and books without losing comprehension.

Precision Pacing

Follow the guided highlighter or centered text mode to maintain peak focus and eliminate the mental 'noise' of traditional reading.

Seamless Workflow

Instantly import PDFs, Word docs, and web content from Safari or Instapaper to tackle your professional to-read list anywhere.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Outread: Speed Reading

What is Outread: Speed Reading and how does it improve reading?

Outread: Speed Reading helps you speed-read websites, ebooks, and documents. It improves reading effectiveness by focusing on small text chunks using Highlighting or Flashing Mode, and offers exercises to train your brain.

What reading modes does Outread: Speed Reading offer?

Outread: Speed Reading offers Highlighting Mode, where you follow a highlighter, and Flashing Mode (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation), which keeps the focused phrase centered on the screen.

Can Outread: Speed Reading read documents and ebooks?

Yes, Outread: Speed Reading allows you to speed-read websites, ebooks, and documents. With Outread+, you can add DRM-free ePubs, PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF, and TXT documents.

Does Outread: Speed Reading use AI?

Yes, Outread: Speed Reading uses AI to translate text into many supported languages. It also offers AI-powered quizzes, summaries, and more, as shown in the app.

Is Outread: Speed Reading suitable for people with dyslexia, ADD, or ADHD?

Yes, Outread: Speed Reading provides a pleasant reading experience designed to improve comprehension and concentration for people with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD.

What exercises does Outread: Speed Reading include?

Outread: Speed Reading includes exercises to improve peripheral vision, eidetic memory, short-term memory, and chunking ability. It also offers a Reading Speed Test.

Can I use Outread: Speed Reading offline?

Yes, Outread: Speed Reading ensures that everything is always with you, even when you are offline, allowing continuous reading without an internet connection.

What additional features does Outread+ offer?

Outread+ offers free classic novels, Instapaper sync, support for custom DRM-free ebooks and documents, higher reading speeds up to 1,500 WPM, unlimited bookmarks, and additional reader themes.

Does Outread: Speed Reading support DRM-protected ebooks?

No, Outread: Speed Reading does not support DRM-protected ebooks, including Kindle and most iBooks ebooks. It only supports DRM-free ePubs for custom uploads.

Does Outread: Speed Reading offer a premium version?

Yes, Outread: Speed Reading offers a premium version called Outread+, which includes additional features like classic novels, Instapaper sync, document support, higher speeds, unlimited bookmarks, and reader themes.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread speed reading app interface showing the headline double your reading speed and a phone screen displaying the focus reading mode — Outread speed reading app interface showing the headline double your reading speed and a phone screen displaying the focus reading mode

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread app interface demonstrating science-based reading methods and highlighting mode on an iPhone — Outread app interface demonstrating science-based reading methods and highlighting mode on an iPhone

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread app library interface showing a list of unread articles and documents for speed reading on an iPhone screen — Outread app library interface showing a list of unread articles and documents for speed reading on an iPhone screen

Outread: Speed Reading - Discover screen of Outread speed reading app featuring news articles and classic books — Discover screen of Outread speed reading app featuring news articles and classic books

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread app interface showing a list of training exercises for vision and memory including Schulte Table and Visual Memory. — Outread app interface showing a list of training exercises for vision and memory including Schulte Table and Visual Memory.

Outread: Speed Reading - Smartphone displaying the Outread app with highlighted text and a menu for adding notes and bookmarks — Smartphone displaying the Outread app with highlighted text and a menu for adding notes and bookmarks

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread app interface displaying an AI generated reading comprehension quiz — Outread app interface displaying an AI generated reading comprehension quiz

Outread: Speed Reading - The Outread app showing reader preferences for speed reading modes and layout customization — The Outread app showing reader preferences for speed reading modes and layout customization

Outread: Speed Reading - Outread speed reading interface on a smartphone highlighting text to assist users with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD. — Outread speed reading interface on a smartphone highlighting text to assist users with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD.

Description

Speed-read websites, ebooks and documents. Outread improves reading effectiveness by helping you to focus on reading small chunks of text at a time. You can either follow the highlighter along the page or keep the text centered. Featured by Apple in “Best New Apps”, “Train Your Brain” and "Read Something New" sections “You're in luck, because Outread will help you get through [articles] and learn speed-reading in the process.” — Lifehacker "Speed Between the Lines" — WSJ “A clear winner in the speed-reading category” — AppAdvice BASIC FEATURES: - Speed read by following the highlighter along the page (Highlighting Mode) or by keeping the focused phrase in the center of the screen (Flashing Mode - Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) - Exercises improving peripheral vision, eidetic memory, short-term memory and chunking ability. - Add webpages from Safari or other apps using share extension - Paste text or add from a URL - Sync your library, preferences and reading stats between your devices - Adjust the reading speed and chunk length (length of text you read at once) - Bookmark parts of text for later and add notes to them - Selection of fonts to suit all reading conditions - Monitor your progress with reading stats - Filter (by services or tags) and sort (by date, length or title) the items - See images included in text (even during speed reading) - AI translate text added to the app to many supported languages - Pleasant reading experience improving comprehension and concentration for people with dyslexia, ADD and ADHD - Test your reading speed and comprehension - Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac - Everything is always with you, even offline OUTREAD+ FEATURES: - Read free classic novels from the built-in catalog - Sync with Instapaper - Add your own ebooks (DRM-free ePub) - Add PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF and TXT documents - Higher reading speed up to 1,500 words per minute - Unlimited bookmarks and notes - Reader themes: Black & White (great for OLED), Sepia and Gray NOTE: - DRM-protected ebooks (Kindle and most of iBooks ebooks) are not supported Terms and Conditions: https://outreadapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://outreadapp.com/privacy-policy If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com