speedread ☆

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Description:
Simple terminal-based rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) reader

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: cli rsvp reading productivity terminal

Install: brew install speedread

About:
Speedread is a command-line tool that displays text input using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP), flashing words at a configurable speed. It allows users to significantly increase their reading speed by reducing saccades, the eye movements required when scanning lines of text. The tool is highly customizable, supporting various display modes and speeds to suit different reading preferences.

Key Features:

Configurable words-per-minute (WPM) speed
Terminal-based and lightweight
Supports piping from standard input
Customizable display formatting (e.g., punctuation pause)

Use Cases:

Speed reading articles or documentation piped from the command line
Skimming through large text files quickly
Practicing speed reading techniques

Alternatives:

spritz – Similar RSVP concept, but often implemented as web apps or browser extensions rather than a native CLI tool.
rtv – A terminal Reddit client that includes a built-in RSVP reader for reading comments.

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