Built for the book you keep meaning to finish

Read more.
Scroll less.

Absorb turns books, websites, articles, and scanned pages into the easiest thing on the screen: one word, one place, one steady pace. Spend the next five minutes reading instead of getting pulled back into the feed.

Download Absorb

iPhone app · available on the App Store · no Absorb account required

Live reader 450 WPM
150 WPM 450 WPM 1000 WPM
Books, sites, scans Bring the text you already planned to read.
Local-first Your imported reading stays on your device.
150-1000 WPM Slow down, speed up, pause any time.
Many languages Read across English, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, and more.
The real problem

Reading is not hard. Staying with it is.

Most reading apps still ask you to fight the same page, same distractions, and same wandering attention. Absorb changes the shape of the session so the next word is always already in front of you.

I never seem to have the time

Start with a five-minute session. A short reading win beats another saved-for-later tab.

My phone always wins

Full-screen, paced reading gives your book the same immediacy as the feed, but points it at something you meant to do.

I lose focus after a paragraph

One fixed focal point reduces line tracking and helps your attention come back to the next word.

I keep re-reading the same lines

RSVP pacing keeps text moving forward so passive scanning turns into active processing.

The first session

Open a book. Set the pace. Let the page come to you.

Absorb is built for the moment after a tap: no long lecture, no quiz maze, no pretending one speed fits every brain. You get a clear next step and a real taste of the reading flow before you download.

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  1. Pick something real Import EPUB, TXT, pasted text, a website, an article, a camera scan, or a text-based PDF you already care about.
  2. Begin below your ego Start at a comfortable WPM, then raise the pace when comprehension still feels steady.
  3. Protect the streak Read for a small block, save progress, and make tomorrow easier to start.
No magic trick

This is not about bragging at 1000 WPM.

Dense text still deserves a slower pace. Hard books still need thought. Absorb helps by removing the part of reading that phones are very good at breaking: losing your place, drifting away, and never quite coming back.

RSVP reader with highlighted pivot letter
Paged mode when you want a calmer traditional flow
Font size, themes, focal lines, ramp-up, and chunking controls
Notes, vocabulary saving, stats, goals, and streaks
Questions before you tap download

Keep the path simple.

Is Absorb only for speed reading?
No. Speed is one part of it. The bigger win is focus: keeping the text in one place so your attention has fewer chances to slip.
Will I understand everything at high speed?
No app should promise that. Start slower for dense books, raise the pace for easier passages, and pause whenever you need to think.
What can I read in Absorb?
Use the public-domain catalog or import EPUB, TXT, pasted text, websites, articles, camera-scanned pages, and text-based PDFs. Scanned or protected documents may not extract cleanly.
Is my reading private?
Absorb is local-first. Imported reading content, progress, and preferences are designed to stay on your device without an Absorb account.

Make the next five minutes a book.

Download Absorb, import one thing you actually want to finish, and let the words meet you in the middle.

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