RSVP Reader

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Find Your Reading Speed

A 2-minute calibration that finds your flow state — and introduces you to what RSVP Reader can do.

We'll take you through five levels of increasing speed and complexity. Read naturally. Don't push through when it stops feeling effortless. The goal isn't the highest level — it's the right level. You can always come back and beat your score.

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Level 1

Let's start easy.

600 WPM

Top 5% of readers. Keep going — or lock this in.

Your baseline is 300 WPM

You read comfortably through Level 3.

What is RSVP?

Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) shows one word at a time at a set speed, eliminating the eye movements that slow down traditional reading. You absorb text faster with less fatigue.

What is the highlighted letter?

The colored letter is the Optimal Recognition Point (ORP) — the position your eye naturally focuses on to recognize a word fastest. Aligning this letter to the guide line trains your eye to stay still.

How do I load content?

Drop a file onto the landing screen, or click to browse. Supported formats: EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, SRT subtitles, RTF. You can also paste a webpage URL on the landing screen to read any article. Once loaded, use the "Open" button in the title bar to switch files. Your files never leave your device.

Navigation controls

‹ › — step one word back / forward
« — jump to sentence start
» — skip to next sentence
<< — jump to paragraph start
>> — skip to next paragraph
Arrow keys — same as ‹ › (Shift+Arrow = sentence jump)
Space — play / pause

What is Punctuation Pause?

Adds breathing room at natural pause points in the text. A full pause after each sentence end, and a shorter pause (about 60% of that) after commas, semicolons, em-dashes, and ellipses. Helps comprehension at higher speeds without fully interrupting flow.

What is Long Word Pause?

Adds extra display time for words of 9 or more letters. Longer words take more time to recognise, so this pause prevents them from feeling rushed. Works alongside Punctuation Pause.

What is Focus Mode?

Focus Mode gradually dims everything except the word display over 30 seconds, reducing visual distractions without blacking out the page. Controls, the progress bar, the sidebar, and all other UI fade to about 80% dark — only the word itself stays fully visible.

Your first action after enabling Focus Mode (such as pressing Play) passes through without interrupting it. After that, any keyboard shortcut or click exits Focus Mode and turns the toggle back off. Mouse movement has no effect. Toggle it on again in Options → View whenever you want another focused session.

What is Context View?

The panel below the word display shows the surrounding paragraph. The current word is highlighted so you can see where you are in the text. Click any word to jump to it.

Does it save my place?

Yes. Your position is saved automatically whenever you pause or close the tab. The next time you open the same book it will offer to resume where you left off.

What are bookmarks?

Press the bookmark icon at any moment to save your exact position. Open the Marks tab to jump back to any saved spot. Bookmarks are stored per book and persist across sessions.

How do I change reading speed?

Drag the slider or press − / + to adjust WPM (words per minute). You can also type an exact value in Options → Playback → WPM. Changes take effect immediately.

Speed reference:
Average reader: ~200–250 WPM
Comfortable fast reader: ~350–400 WPM
Trained speed reader (with comprehension): ~500–600 WPM

What is Adaptive Pace?

When enabled, Adaptive Pace automatically ramps your reading speed up over time. It starts at 300 WPM and increases by 25 WPM every 30 seconds, topping out at 600 WPM. This trains your brain to gradually read faster without the discomfort of jumping straight to a high speed. Toggle it on in Options → Features, then press Play to begin.

What is Short-word Coalescing?

When enabled, very short words (like "a", "of", "the") are grouped with the next word so they flash by faster without losing context. Useful at higher speeds.

Can I jump to a specific point in the text?

Yes. Click the % complete number shown in the progress bar to edit it directly. Type any value from 0–100 and press Enter to jump to that position. The chapter list will update to reflect where you land.

How does the Chrome extension work?

Install the RSVP Reader extension from the Chrome Web Store. When you're on any webpage, click the extension icon and then Read this page. The extension extracts the visible text from the page (the version already loaded in your browser, so paywalled articles you can see work fine) and opens it in the reader automatically. No text is sent to any server.

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300 wpm

still climbing...

Read at a natural pace — stop whenever it stops feeling easy.

500 wpm ↑

Honest beats impressive. Your real baseline is the useful one.

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