Salient Reader

Never lose your place. Never miss the point.

Salient Reader guides your eyes efficiently through text. It anchors your gaze to front of each word so you lock on and glide forward, cutting out the re-reading and the “where was I?” drift that makes walls of text exhausting.

It boosts comprehension, too. Drop in something gnarly like a tenancy clause and it colour-codes the meaning — surfacing parties, obligations, deadlines, money, conditions, and risk at a glance.

Upload a DOCX, PPTX, or PDF, pick a calm background (warm cream, soft parchment, soft blue), tune contrast and size, and step through at your own pace with the guided reader.

It’s built for anyone worn down by dense text — neurodivergent readers, the easily overwhelmed, or anyone who’s zoned out three lines into a contract. 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️ 🙋 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏾🙋🏼‍♀️

Focus cues and meaning, in one calm, customisable reading space.

Eye-guided reading • Saccadic anchoring — bolds the front of each word to give your eye a landing point and keep it gliding along the line. • Fine-tuning controls — adjust how much of each word is emphasised (Portion) and the minimum word length to anchor (Min length), so the effect is never too heavy or too light.

Meaning at a glance • Semantic colour-coding — highlights words by category, tuned for dense and legal text: Party, Obligation, Deadline, Money, Condition, Risk, Legal concept. Scan a contract for what matters without reading every word.

Calm, accessible reading environment • Background themes — white, warm cream, soft parchment, soft blue, green, lilac, rose, grey, or a custom colour. • High-contrast mode and adjustable text size for low-vision and focus needs.

Paced “Reader” mode • Guided playback — steps through the text at a set pace (~250 wpm) with play / previous / next controls and a progress counter, so you read one chunk at a time instead of facing a wall of text. Toggle between Guided and Original views.

Documents in, documents out • Upload Word, PDF, or PowerPoint (or load a sample). • Download the result back out as Word, PDF, or PowerPoint.

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