I’ve been building OwnWords, a reading app for anyone who finds long reads difficult. When faced with long articles, people often turn to AI summaries. But relying on AI alone can leave you in the dark - it can confidently hallucinate; without checking the original, it’s hard to know what to trust. So, instead of replacing the text, I’m trying to make it less painful to get through, with the original always there to check. OwnWords offers: Natural-sounding read-aloud with word-by-word highlighting. Short notes beside each paragraph on a laptop, so you can check them against the original text. Key points to help you navigate the details. Short explainer videos generated from longer texts, ready in a few minutes. A dictionary that explains words in the context of your sentence, with pictures when words alone aren’t enough. It’s free to try at readownwords.com. I’d really value honest feedback, especially from people who struggle with long reads: what helps, what’s annoying, and what’s missing?   submitted by   /u/Defiant-Read682 [link]   [comments]