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pasky/speedread

A simple terminal-based open source Spritz-alike (per-word RSVP aligned on optimal reading points) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pasky/speedread · Perl · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4567
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 813
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1257 stars · 107 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A terminal-based speed-reading tool that displays text as per-word RSVP (rapid serial visual presentation) aligned on optimal reading points, Spritz-style. It works as a command-line filter, accepting piped text and showing it at a configurable words-per-minute rate.

Use cases

  • speed read long articles in the terminal
  • read emails faster with mutt integration
  • train myself to read at 500+ words per minute
  • pipe any text file into a spritz-like reader
  • read text without moving my eyes

When to choose

  • you want a lightweight, scriptable speed-reading filter for the terminal
  • you read lots of piped text such as emails or plain text files
  • you prefer minimal Unix-style tools that compose with grep, cat, and mutt

When to avoid

  • you need a graphical reader with large fonts or web/browser integration
  • you need seeking back and forward through the text
  • you need fine-grained word timing or configurable pacing coefficients

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

cli nlp developer-tools cli cross-platform speed-reading rsvp spritz perl terminal command-line natural-language-processing linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
pasky/speedreadmain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="pasky/speedread")

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