Read articles, EPUB books and documents in a distraction-free online reader with a reading ruler, focus mode and a saved place.
A quiet moment can turn a page into a place to think.
One paragraph. A slower breath. A thought you might have hurried past.
You don’t have to finish everything today. There is something good about simply beginning.
A chapter before the day begins. An article in a quiet hour. Keep the things you want to read close, and come back when you have a moment.
Start your reading libraryAn interesting article, a chapter from an EPUB and a document for work rarely arrive in the same format. LeafRead brings their text into one online reader, so you can use familiar reading controls instead of adjusting to a different page every time. Start with a public article link, a supported file or text you paste yourself.
The saved reading lives in your personal library. You can spend a few minutes with it now, leave a bookmark at a useful passage and return for a longer session later. You do not need to finish a document in one sitting to keep track of it.
Set the typeface and text size first, then adjust line spacing and column width. A narrower column can make it easier to find the next line on a wide monitor; more spacing can give a dense passage room to breathe. Change one setting at a time and read a paragraph before deciding what feels comfortable.
Choose a light, warm, dark or high-contrast theme to suit your surroundings. The Reader keeps your preferences for the next material you open. You can make a report and a novel feel consistent without changing either original file.
Focus mode reduces the surrounding controls while you read. The reading ruler gives your eyes a visible guide through the text. Try it when you keep returning to the same line or when a long paragraph makes it difficult to spot where you stopped.
These are optional reading aids. Use the combination that helps you stay with a passage, and turn it off when you want a wider view. A short article may need very little setup; a technical chapter may benefit from a larger font, a narrower column and a slower pace.
Use the contents when the imported reading includes chapters or headings. Search inside the document when you remember a term but not its location. You can also move between sentences with the keyboard instead of repeatedly scrolling through a long page.
LeafRead saves a sentence position for each reading. Open the same account on another device to continue from your saved place. If the devices have different positions, you choose where to pick up. The position follows the text rather than a printed page number, which is useful when your screen size changes.
When you want to listen, select a sentence and start text to speech. The spoken sentence is highlighted so you can find your way back to the page. Pause the audio when a passage deserves a closer look, then continue silently or restart playback.
Save a highlight when the exact wording matters. Add a note when you want to remember your reaction, a question or a connection to another text. For example, while reading an essay, keep its main claim as a highlight and use your note to record the example you want to check later.
LeafRead is a saved reading library with its own reader. You import a link or file, then read the saved text with your notes and position attached. It is useful when you want to return to a reading across sessions, rather than only simplify the page currently open in a tab.
The Reader shows extracted text and headings in an adjustable layout. Keep the original file nearby for diagrams, page references and detailed formatting. For a document whose layout carries essential meaning, use the original alongside the reading view.
Yes. Use the web reader in your mobile browser, or the LeafRead app on iPhone and iPad. Sign in with the same account to access your library and saved position. Open a short reading first to choose a comfortable text size for that screen.
An article, a book or a document. Keep it in your library.
