Language guide
Multilingual RSVP reader for iPhone
Absorb is built for readers who want one-word-at-a-time reading across more than one language. The app can turn books, documents, website text, and scanned pages into a fixed-gaze RSVP reading session when the text extracts cleanly.
Direct answer
Absorb supports books and reading content in English, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Swahili, and Czech. It is a strong fit for multilingual readers who want RSVP speed reading, ORP highlighting, and local-first imports on iPhone.
Download Absorb on the App StoreSupported book languages
How multilingual RSVP reading works
RSVP reading depends on a reliable stream of words or short text units. For alphabetic languages with visible spaces between words, Absorb can usually present each word cleanly. For Japanese and Chinese, results depend more heavily on the source text and segmentation, because these writing systems do not always use spaces between words.
What to import
- EPUB books in supported languages.
- Text-based PDFs and TXT files when the text can be extracted.
- Website or article text that imports cleanly.
- Camera-scanned pages when recognition quality is high enough.
Practical caveats
Language support does not mean every document will be perfect. Old scans, unusual typography, mixed-language passages, footnotes, tables, formulas, and low-quality page photos can produce awkward RSVP output. For important material, slow down, check the original page when needed, and treat WPM as a comfort setting rather than a score.
Related Absorb guides
Learn more about RSVP reading, reading websites in RSVP, scanning pages into RSVP text, and local-first private reading.