Bionic Reading for PDFs on Windows

Bionic Reading emphasises the start of each word to make reading feel easier to follow. In CaptRead it works together with reading aloud, in any PDF viewer.

Mark, Press F8, Follow Along

Open a PDF in the viewer you already use and mark the text you want to read.

Press F8. CaptRead reads it out loud and highlights each word as it is spoken.

Bionic Reading can be turned on for the highlighted words in the settings.

See What Bionic Reading Looks Like

The Bionic Reading page has an interactive demo where you can paste your own text and see how it reads.

Quick Answers

Do I need to convert the PDF first?

No. CaptRead reads text you mark on screen, so the PDF stays as it is.

Does Bionic Reading cost extra?

The reading features are free to use, and no account is needed to use the app.

Can it read scanned PDFs?

Scanned pages are images, so the text cannot be marked. CaptRead has an OCR feature for text like that.

Try the Bionic Reading demo  ·  Read PDFs aloud  ·  Reading with dyslexia or ADHD