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The reading tool built for ADHD, dyslexia, and overloaded brains.

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For students, professionals, and anyone who struggles with dense text.
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AI Summary

Working memory overload is a key challenge for ADHD and dyslexic readers. Specialized reading tools that reduce cognitive load can dramatically improve comprehension and retention.

Working memory temporarily holds and manipulates information.
ADHD/dyslexia causes this system to overload quickly.
Reduced cognitive load tools make a significant difference.
Translated Summary Spanish

La sobrecarga de la memoria de trabajo es un desafío clave para los lectores con TDAH y dislexia. Las herramientas de lectura especializadas que reducen la carga cognitiva pueden mejorar drásticamente la comprensión.

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Study Mode Student-friendly

Working memory helps us hold and use information while thinking. For students with ADHD or dyslexia, this system gets overwhelmed easily — making reading hard. Apps that reduce mental effort can make a real difference.

Working memory stores information we're actively using.
ADHD and dyslexia make this system overload quickly.
Smarter reading tools reduce the effort needed to understand.

Working memory — The brain's short-term system for holding and using information.

Cognitive load — The mental effort needed to process information.

"This is how reading can feel easier."

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Your brain isn't broken.
Your reading environment is.

RSVP Mode

One word at a time. Zero distractions.

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Focus

AI Summaries

Understand the text before you dive in.

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Dyslexia Mode

Spacing, fonts, and contrast that reduce strain.

Reading feels easier when the words have room to breathe.

AI Summaries + Translation

Turn dense English text into clear explanations in your language. Supports 15 languages for international students and multilingual readers.

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Student-friendly

Built for Students Who Learn Differently

Turn long chapters into clear summaries, key points, and translated explanations. Perfect for high school students with ADHD or dyslexia.

HD Voice

Listen while you read to boost comprehension. High-quality text-to-speech that sounds natural and keeps your place.

HD Voice — included on all plans
15 Languages Supported

Built for international students
and multilingual readers.

Understand English-only articles, papers, and textbooks — even if English isn't your first language.

Translate Summaries

Get clear explanations of dense English texts delivered in your language.

Translate Key Points

See the most important ideas from any paper or article — instantly, in your language.

Translate While Reading

Switch between languages without losing your place. Read and understand at the same time.

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For High School Students

Designed for high school students who learn differently.

Make reading assignments, exam prep, and long chapters easier to understand — without re-reading.

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Study Summaries

Turn chapters into clear explanations you can actually understand — before you even start reading.

Key Points for Revision

Get the most important ideas from any text as bullet points. Perfect for exam prep and last-minute review.

ADHD & Dyslexia Modes

Fonts, spacing, and focus tools that reduce overwhelm so you can spend energy understanding, not decoding.

Are you a teacher or school? The AI never grades a student or makes the call — it surfaces evidence (what was attempted, where it broke down, what was demonstrated), and the teacher decides what to do next. We offer classroom plans and curriculum tools designed for educators.
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"I've tried every reading app out there. SwiftsReader is the first one that actually fits how my ADHD brain works. The RSVP mode alone saves me an hour a day."

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Adi A.
PhD Researcher, Melbourne
Student

"I used to read the same page five times. Now I actually understand my homework."

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Year 10 Student
High School, Melbourne

"Reading dense case law used to make me feel stupid. Now I paste it in, get a summary, and actually understand what I'm reading. Game changer for dyslexia."

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Marcus T.
Law Student

"I'm not dyslexic but I'm constantly overwhelmed by my reading list. The AI summaries let me triage fast and go deep only on what matters."

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Aisha K.
Content Strategist

Before & After

From wall of text to "I get it."

Before

Original text (overwhelming).

The epistemological foundations of constructivist pedagogy rest upon the assumption that knowledge is not passively received but rather actively constructed by the learner through their engagement with environmental stimuli and prior cognitive schemas. This dialectical relationship between subject and object, as theorized by Piaget and subsequently expanded by Vygotsky's sociocultural framework, necessitates a fundamental reconceptualization of th…

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✦ AI Summary

Constructivism argues that learners build knowledge actively, not passively. Piaget and Vygotsky both support this view, which challenges traditional teaching and standardized testing.

→ Key Points
Knowledge is actively constructed, not passively received.
Piaget + Vygotsky both support constructivist theory.
Standardized testing conflicts with constructivist values.

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Features

Everything you need to read without burning out.

AI Summaries

Instantly distil any text into clear, concise summaries and key bullet points.

Focus Timer

Built-in Pomodoro-style timer keeps reading sessions productive without burnout.

Streaks

Daily reading streaks make it satisfying to show up — even for just five minutes.

Break Reminders

Smart nudges remind you to step away before fatigue sets in.

Import Anything

Paste text, drop in a PDF, import from URL, or connect your favourite apps.

HD Voice

Natural-sounding text-to-speech in 30+ languages, designed for accessibility.

Colour Overlay

Adjustable tinted overlays for readers with visual stress — pick a colour, dial the intensity, see what works for you.

Research

Backed by cognitive science and
accessibility research.

Working Memory Deficits in Boys With ADHD: The Contribution of Central Executive and Subsystem Processes

Rapport, M.D., Alderson, R.M., Kofler, M.J., Sarver, D.E., Bolden, J., & Sims, V.

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008

Established working memory deficits as a core feature of ADHD. Reading comprehension places heavy demands on working memory, which is why SwiftsReader's AI summaries and section navigation are designed to reduce memory load rather than add to it.

Reading Without Eye Movements: Improving Reading Comprehension in Young Adults With ADHD

Moussaoui, S., Siddiqi, A.A., Cheung, T.C.K., & Niemeier, M.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2025

Comparing normal, paced, and RSVP reading, ADHD participants comprehended best with RSVP — outperforming neurotypical controls in the same condition by almost 13%, since RSVP removes the eye-movement demands that specifically interfere with reading in ADHD.

Good Fonts for Dyslexia

Rello, L. & Baeza-Yates, R.

ASSETS '13 (ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility), 2013

In a study of 48 adults with dyslexia reading across 12 fonts, sans-serif/monospaced/roman styles outperformed serif/proportional/italic ones — and increased line spacing (1.4–1.5× font size) and larger letter spacing produced the clearest reading-speed and comprehension gains, more than font choice itself.

Does Use of Text-to-Speech and Related Read-Aloud Tools Improve Reading Comprehension for Students With Reading Disabilities? A Meta-Analysis

Wood, S.G., Moxley, J.H., Tighe, E.L., & Wagner, R.K.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018

Meta-analysis of 22 studies (2,942 participants) found a moderate, consistent positive effect (d = 0.35) of text-to-speech and read-aloud tools on comprehension for students with reading difficulties — including word-highlighting-as-read, the basis for SwiftsReader's HD Voice.

Pricing

Simple pricing. Student-friendly.

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$0 /mo

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  • All accessibility & dyslexia features
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  • Standard text extraction
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  • 50 papers
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  • All reading modes
  • Standard text extraction
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School Licence — $1,500–$2,000/yr (20 students)

Whole-class access, teacher dashboard, curriculum tools, and dedicated onboarding — plus an optional AI Tutor add-on. Built for schools supporting students with ADHD, dyslexia, and diverse learning needs.

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FAQ

Common questions, answered.

Every feature is traceable to peer-reviewed research. A 2025 study in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society found ADHD readers using RSVP comprehended almost 13% better than neurotypical readers did under the same condition. Break reminders draw on Biwer et al. (2023) on structured versus self-regulated study breaks. Dyslexia mode implements the British Dyslexia Association's evidence-based typography guidelines. See our full, linked research bibliography — including the studies that came back mixed or null, not just the ones that support a feature.
Yes — SwiftsReader is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that works on any device. Install it from your browser home screen for a native app experience with no App Store needed. The RSVP reader, AI summaries, dyslexia mode, and HD Voice all work fully on mobile and tablet.
The Free plan lets you try SwiftsReader with up to 3 papers and 5 AI summaries per month — no credit card required. The Student plan (USD $15/month) gives you 50 papers, unlimited AI summaries, and HD Voice. The Pro plan (USD $35/month) includes unlimited everything plus full PDF extraction — figures, tables, and equations are automatically detected from complex journal papers. All plans include RSVP reading, paragraph mode, dyslexia support, and all accessibility features.
Summaries are generated using Claude (Anthropic's AI) via a secure backend — your paper content is never stored on our servers beyond the session, and is never used to train AI models. We process section-by-section so you get contextual summaries of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion — not just a generic abstract rewrite. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
No — the AI never hands down a grade or a verdict. It asks guiding questions, structures the task, and records what happened: what a student attempted, where they struggled, what they demonstrated. The teacher stays the one interpreting that evidence and deciding what to do next. See our Schools page for the full classroom model.
SwiftsReader is fully live — open the app immediately with a free account. No waitlist, no credit card needed for the Free plan. You get 3 papers and 5 AI summaries per month to explore the tool. Upgrade to Student or Pro anytime from within the app.
HD Voice uses Google's WaveNet neural text-to-speech — one of the most natural-sounding voices available, far from robotic. As the audio plays, each word is highlighted in sync so you can follow along visually. This dual-channel input (hearing + seeing) is particularly effective for dyslexic readers and for absorbing dense academic content. HD Voice is available on all plans including Free.
SwiftsReader supports PDF, DOCX, and plain text (TXT) files. Pro users get full PDF extraction powered by an academic PDF engine — figures, tables, and equations are detected and displayed alongside the text. Free and Student users get standard text extraction which works well for most journal PDFs from major publishers.