Spritz — Speed Reader

A local RSVP speed-reading app. No accounts, no ads, no cloud.

Setup

# Optional but recommended — better article extraction from URLs:
pip install beautifulsoup4

# Start the server:
python3 server.py

# Then open in your browser:
http://localhost:7070

Python 3.6+ required. No other dependencies.

Features

• RSVP display with ORP pivot letter (red) and alignment dot
• Chunk mode — read 1, 2, or 3 words at a time
• Speed control — 50–1000 WPM via slider, presets, or keyboard +/-
• Persistent settings — WPM, theme, palette, font size saved between sessions
• URL fetch — paste any article URL and it extracts the text server-side
• Drag & drop — drop a .txt or .md file onto the text area
• Sample texts — three built-in examples to get started immediately
• 4 colour palettes × dark/light mode

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Space	Play / Pause
← / →	Back / Forward 5 words
+ / -	Speed ±25 WPM
R	Restart