A workspace for reading articles, PDFs, videos and podcasts with AI explanations and cross-source questions
Tiny focus companion for your Mac menu bar
Stage
Startup
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Founded
2026
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Based in
US
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Pricing model
Freemium
Paid
Pricing
Free plan with 100 comprehension units/month. Pro $9/month with 300 units. Premium $19/month with 600 units. Scholar $39/month with 1,200 units. Annual billing saves 17%: Pro $90/year, Premium $190/year, Scholar $390/year. Unit packs from $10 for 200 units.
$9.99 USD lifetime purchase; $4.99 USD for students with verified student email. No subscription required.
Key features
Clean reading view for articles, PDFs, podcasts, videos and newsletters
Inline explanations for difficult passages written from surrounding context
Cross-source question answering with citations
Structural navigation showing key moments and density maps
Connected note-taking tied to source passages
Natural voice narration for listening
Notebook feature for gathering related sources with notes and questions
Discover shelf suggesting rights-cleared reading related to your library
Course builder to create lessons from saved documents
Integration with ChatGPT and browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox
Menu bar integration - stays in your Mac menu bar without opening additional windows
Pull gesture activation - one little gesture turns getting to work into a running timer
Notification alerts - quiet heads-up shortly before focus time ends
Themeable interface - switch themes whenever you want a different mood and scenery
At-a-glance timer display - check your time at a glance without opening another window
Detachable from menu bar - option to detach and keep pinned always on your screen
Small file size - only around 7 MB in direct Mac build
Accessibility features - includes heads-up notifications and audio cues for accessibility
What makes it different
Explanations stay beside the source instead of requiring you to leave to look up terms
Questions cite specific passages from sources so answers are traceable
Notes automatically stay attached to the passages that prompted them
Works with PDFs, videos, podcasts and articles in one unified workspace
Playful pet-inspired design - unique focus companion with adorable cat paws and purring sounds
Flexible customization over rigid pomodoro - adjust work and break intervals to your preference rather than following a fixed format
Privacy-focused - all focus data stays on your Mac, never sent to servers
Minimal, unobtrusive interface - lives in your menu bar without cluttering your workspace
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