Quiet — distraction-free reader

Drop a file to start reading.

PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, EPUB, or MOBI. Stays on your device.

1–5 switch modes
Space auto-scroll · play RSVP · advance Focus / Paragraph
Select + h highlight · n add a note
Shift+L distraction lock · Esc exit

Settings

Theme

Font

Size 19px

Line height 1.7

Width 680px

Letter spacing 0px

Word spacing 0px

Difficulty bar

Bionic intensity 50%

Focus lines 3

Pomodoro

Read min

Break min

Show desktop notification when a session ends Quiet will ask once for permission.

Reading voice

Show novelty voices (Bells, Whisper, Bubbles, etc.)

Backup & sync

Includes every doc, highlight, note, folder, queue, setting, calibration sample, and your reading-activity log (streak / heatmap / weekly recap). Drop the file into iCloud / Dropbox / Drive to sync across devices.

Keyboard shortcuts

Reading modes

1: Normal
2: Bionic — bold word stems
3: Focus — sentence window
4: RSVP — one word at a time
5: Paragraph — one block at a time

Reading flow

Space: Auto-scroll (Normal/Bionic) · Play RSVP · Advance Focus / Paragraph
↑ ↓: Step · change WPM (RSVP)
← →: Step (RSVP) · navigate (Paragraph)
, .: RSVP step ±1 word
Tap right / left: Forward / back (Focus, Paragraph)

Annotations

h: Highlight current selection
n: Add note for current paragraph
Long-press / Alt+click: Remove a highlight
Double-click word: Dictionary or Wikipedia lookup

Voice & dictation

v: Read aloud (text-to-speech)
Shift+Space: Pause / resume voice
Shift+← →: Voice prev / next sentence
Mic icon: Read-along dictation (highlight follows your voice)

Search

/: Search within this document
n N: Next / previous match (while search bar is open)
Ctrl/Cmd+K: Search across every doc in the library
Ctrl/Cmd+/: Same as above

Navigation history

Ctrl/Cmd+←: Back to the position before your last TOC, search, or Continue-reading jump
Ctrl/Cmd+→: Forward — re-do an undone back

Focus & timing

p: Pomodoro timer — start / stop a sprint
Shift+L: Distraction lock — full-screen reading mode

Editing

Ctrl/Cmd+Z: Undo
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z: Redo
Ctrl/Cmd+Y: Redo (alternate)

Misc

?: Show this reference
Esc: Close any open overlay (cascades through whichever is active)

Tip: shortcuts are ignored when you're typing in a text input.

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