Features
Everything JK RapidReader does.
A speed reader, a read-later library, an RSS reader, a text-to-speech player and an AI chat, in one free extension. Here is all of it, grouped by what you are doing.
01 — Reading
Speed reading that stays readable.
One word at a time, in one place, with a focus letter on the centre line.
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One word at a time
RSVP: the text comes to your eyes, so they stop jumping along lines.
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Focus letter
One letter per word in red, held in the same spot, gives your eye an anchor.
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Speed control
25 words a minute at a time with the arrow keys, or type an exact speed.
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Warm-up
Each session builds from your start speed to your target over a few seconds.
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Natural pauses
A little longer at commas and full stops, and for long words. You set how long.
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Chapters and contents
Books and long documents get a table of contents and next and previous chapter.
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Search
Find a word or phrase and jump straight to it.
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View Text
See the whole text normally, to reread a passage or edit it.
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Continue
Your place is saved in every article. Pick up exactly where you stopped.
02 — Listening
Have it read to you.
Read to Me reads aloud and highlights each word as it goes.
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Browser voices
Your computer’s own voices: free, offline, and good on a Mac with Premium voices.
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AI voices
Natural OpenAI voices with your own key. Experimental.
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Word highlighting
Follow along as each word is spoken.
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Speed and voice
Choose a default voice and speed, and change speed while listening.
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No novelty voices
The macOS voices that sing or make sounds are left out of the list.
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Sound feedback
Gentle sounds for actions, with several sound packs, or none.
03 — Saving
Bring in anything worth reading.
From a right-click, a link, a web address or a file.
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Right-click
Read a selection now, or add a link or the whole page to your library.
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Files
PDF, EPUB, Word (DOCX), RTF, Markdown, plain text and HTML.
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LiveLinks
Right-click a link to a PDF or document and add it without opening it.
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Web addresses
Paste an address and RapidReader fetches the article text.
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Cleanup
Remove menus, ads and leftovers in one click, or tidy a document with AI.
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Honest imports
If a site blocked the import, the library says so and offers Re-fetch.
04 — Library
One library, sorted the way you think.
Search, filter and tag, and let old news sink.
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Search
Titles and full text.
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Filters
Favourites, Reading, Done, and Quick: things you can finish in about five minutes.
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Freshest First
Sort so news ages out while evergreen pieces stay near the top.
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News, Evergreen, Reference
Each item is labelled; click to change how it ages.
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Tags and archive
Organise as much or as little as you like. Select several items at once.
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Share
Copy an article as Markdown, download it, or send it by email or message.
05 — Feeds
RSS, without another app.
Follow sites, search everything they publish, and save the full text.
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Add any site
Paste a site or feed address.
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Directory
Feeds by category to get started.
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Feed Scout
Describe a topic and AI suggests feeds worth following.
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Search and saved searches
Across every item your feeds brought in.
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Full text
Adding an item saves the whole article, ready to read, hear or ask about.
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News or Evergreen
Set from how often a feed publishes, so its items age sensibly.
06 — AI tools
Check what you read, and use it.
With your own key for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, or free on your own computer with Ollama.
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Summaries
Brief, standard, detailed, or key points. Optionally made for every new import.
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Quizzes
Multiple-choice questions on what you just read, graded, with explanations.
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Flashcards
Cards to review the key ideas.
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Key takeaways
The main points in a few lines.
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Saved with the article
Everything you generate is one click away in your library.
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Cost shown first
You pay the provider directly. RapidReader shows the cost before you send.
07 — Chat
Chat with a book, not just a page.
Give a chat background context and ask. Long documents send only the passages that matter.
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Background context
Paste text, import a file, or add articles from your library.
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Relevant passages
For long documents, only the passages that matter are sent, and you can see which.
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Instructions per chat
Tell the AI how to answer in this chat, and pick its model.
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Prompt Library
Save requests you use often: a LinkedIn post, an email, a briefing.
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Images
Ask about an image, or generate one with the image model you choose.
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Keep it
Export a chat as Markdown or save it to your library.
08 — Notes and stats
Remember where you were, and see how you read.
Notes and bookmarks tied to the exact place, and stats that are only yours.
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Notes in place
A note is tied to its spot in the text. Click it to go back there.
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Bookmarks
B to add, Shift-B to list.
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Readwise
Send articles and your notes to your Readwise account.
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Streak and goal
Words read this week against a goal you choose.
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Reading calendar
Which days you read, and how much.
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Speed over time
And the times of day you read most.
09 — Make it yours
Comfortable for your eyes.
Themes, fonts and reading modes, including help for dyslexic readers.
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Themes
Dark, light and sepia.
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Fonts and spacing
Font, size and letter spacing, including dyslexia-friendly fonts.
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Dyslexia-Friendly Mode
One switch for settings that help many dyslexic readers.
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Focus styles
How the focus letter is marked, word alignment, and a bolded-reading mode.
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Peripheral Preview
See the next word coming.
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Chunk Mode
Read several words at a time.
10 — Your data
A folder you own.
Plain files on your computer. No account, no tracking.
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Plain Markdown
Every article is a .md file, with notes, quizzes and chats beside it.
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Obsidian-friendly
Edit in any editor; RapidReader picks up the change.
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Back up and sync
Put the folder in Dropbox or Google Drive, or back up to one file.
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No account
Nothing to sign up for. The extension sends nothing to us.
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Your keys stay local
AI requests go from your browser straight to the provider.
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Keyboard and screen readers
Full keyboard control, and support for screen readers.
Try it on something you saved and never read.
It takes a minute to install and three to set up.