Read for Speed: Speed Reading with the RSVP Technique

Speed read at 300-1000 words per minute using the RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) technique. Perfect for books, articles, or any long form content.

Features

• Responsive design
• Chrome & Firefox extensions
• Safari extension (WIP)
• Customizable settings for font size, font family, reading speed, and more
• Reading progress bar and stats
• Word display with control panel
• Read in chunks of 1-5 words (WIP)

Monorepo Structure

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└── packages
    ├── extensions # Chrome, Firefox
    ├── speed-reader # RSVP Reader component
    └── ui # Shared UI components

RSVP Reader Component

The main reader component that takes in content and displays it in RSVP format.

NOTE: To parse content, Readability JS library is recommended.

Extensions

Building

Chrome & Firefox

• built with WXT.

Safari (WIP)

• built by using the Safari Extension Converter.

Roadmap

• Chrome extension
• Settings panel
• Reading stats
• Word display with control panel -[x] SPeed control from 50 - 1000 WPM -[x] Word skip size control from 1 - 10 words -[x] Progress bar -[x] Panel for reading stats -[x] Panel for settings -[x] Control panel for playback, skip, reset, etc. -[ ] Panel for help / documentation
• Allow for reading chunks of 1-3 words
• Check for readerability before parsing page content
• Make sure parsing doesnt block the main thread
• Make sure errors from parsing don't break the page
• Test on different sites like Reddit, Hacker News, etc.
• Add epub support for native reading experience