Open source reading, reimagined

Make every word count.

Find your focus and keep your place. readit guides you through any webpage one word at a time, at a pace that feels right.

Try the live demo Download ZIP

100–700 WPM Private by design Chromium browsers

Interactive demoClick any word to jump

250 WPM Color

Space Play / pause · ← Previous word · → Next word · Esc Stop and reset

Reading, in your rhythm.

Simple tools that help you stay focused without changing the page you’re reading.

Word by word0 DOM edits

Highlights without touching the page

Ranges and the CSS Custom Highlight API keep layout, links and formatting intact.

100 to 700WPM

Speed you control, live

Slider or presets. Change pace mid-read and it updates on the next word.

Natural cadence1.5x pause

Pauses where you'd pause

Longer holds on sentence ends, commas and long words so it doesn't feel robotic.

5 themesReadable anywhere

Highlight colors that hold up

Yellow, green, cyan, coral and lavender, each with matched text contrast.

Auto-scrollPer line

Stays in view, no jitter

Scrolls only when the word leaves a comfort zone, throttled to one move per line.

Private0 network calls

No tracking, no accounts

Only activeTab and storage permissions. Settings stay in your browser.

Get started in minutes.

Install readit in any Chromium browser. No store account needed.

Clone the repository

Needs git. No git? Use Download ZIP above and unzip it instead.

git clone https://github.com/Rohan-Shridhar/readit.git

Open the extensions page

Use Chrome, Edge, Brave or any Chromium browser. Paste this into the address bar (links to chrome:// pages are blocked, so copy it).

chrome://extensions

Turn on Developer mode

Flip the Developer mode switch in the top-right corner of the extensions page.

Load the extension

Click Load unpacked in the top-left, then pick the readit folder, the one that contains manifest.json.

Pin it and start reading

Pin the readit icon to your toolbar. Open it, click Select Text, drag across a passage, then press Space or reopen the popup and click Start Reading. Press Esc to stop.

readit can't run on chrome:// pages or the Chrome Web Store, and tabs that were already open need a reload after you install it.

Make room for the words.

Free, open source, and private by design.

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