For ADHD
Reading, built for an ADHD brain
If you start books and never finish them, re-read the same line, or drift after a paragraph — the problem isn't you. It's that most reading tools are built for brains that don't wander. FocusReader is built for the ones that do.
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Written by Deepika Solapurkar, founder of FocusReader. I built the app because I couldn't finish books the normal way. More about why →
FocusReader is a web reading app built specifically for ADHD readers — the people who start books and never finish them, who lose their place mid-paragraph, or whose eyes slide off the line every few seconds. It addresses the three main failure modes for ADHD reading: losing the line (solved with a line-ruler that dims surrounding text so only your current line stays at full opacity), re-reading the same passage (solved with anchor emphasis — bold front-letter bolding that gives the eye a stable fixation point), and burning out within 20 minutes (solved with 15-minute pomodoro sprints, calibrated to ADHD sustained-attention research rather than the 25-minute productivity-bro default). Free read-aloud with sentence-sync highlighting lets the page keep pace with you on tired days. The free plan covers 3 books with every feature included; Pro is $4.99/month. It is not a treatment or therapy — it's an accessibility tool. Built by Deepika Solapurkar, who built it after years of starting books and not finishing them.
Front-of-word anchors
Bolding the front of each word gives your eyes a stable fixation point, so they stop sliding off the line. You can dial the intensity so it never becomes a wall of bold.
Dim everything but the line you're on
Peripheral text fades back, so your attention stops competing with the rest of the page. One line at a time, gently.
Page-flip, not infinite scroll
Each page is exactly what fits your screen, starting at the top — like a real book. No endless scroll to get lost in, no losing your place mid-paragraph.
15-minute pomodoro sprints
Short, finishable reading blocks (default 15 min, the sweet spot the research keeps landing on) with a streak tracker, so reading feels like a win instead of a marathon.
Read-aloud when your eyes are tired
Hit Listen and the page reads to you, sentence by sentence, with the current line highlighted — pause anytime, resume at the same word.
Try it
FocusReader isn't a medical device or treatment — it's a reading tool whose defaults are drawn from research on attention and reading. Try the whole thing free on 3 books and see if your brain likes it.
Try it free — 3 books on us
No credit card. Anchor emphasis, read-aloud with sentence sync, page-flip mode and pomodoro sprints, free for your first 3 books.
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