Read at Your Own Pace
Speed Reading shows one word at a time above your article or PDF. Set a pace that lets you understand the text, pause when you need to, or move between sentences. The current sentence appears when you pause, with your word highlighted. The original text stays below the card.
Open Speed Reading
Open All Features in Helperbird and select Speed Reading. On a web article, Reading Mode opens with the Speed Reading card already visible. In Helperbird's PDF Reader, the shortcut opens the PDF's own Speed Reading card.
You can also open the card from the Speed Reading button inside either reader. Opening it does not start playback. Select Play when you are ready.
Controls That Stay in Your Hands
- Press Play or Pause with the large middle button.
- Use Previous sentence and Next sentence to move back or forward and pause.
- Change speed with − and + below playback. Both readers remember your last speed.
- Follow the purple focus letter, which stays lined up with the guides.
- Check the slim progress line and time left below the controls.
The card opens ready to read, including when Reduce Motion is enabled. Press Play when you are ready. Use Home to return to the start without playing, or choose Read again when finished.
Find the Speed Reading keyboard shortcuts in Settings.
Reading PDFs
The PDF card reads the current page. Changing pages loads the new page's text and pauses playback. Scanned pages without a text layer need text extraction first.
Is Speed Reading Free?
Speed Reading is free in Helperbird. Your organization's policy may hide its shortcut when Reader Mode is restricted.
See the Speed Reading guide for the controls and examples.
