A workspace for reading articles, PDFs, videos and podcasts with AI explanations and cross-source questions
Task manager and system monitor for Mac with fan control, temperature monitoring, storage cleanup, and AI assistant
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.
Website edition: $5.99 lifetime license (launch price for first 100 copies, then $14.99). Mac App Store edition: Free, or Pro at $5.99/month or $49.99/year.
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
Process management with pause, priority adjustment, and force quit
Temperature and sensor monitoring for all Mac components
Custom fan control with adjustable curves
AI Tune-Up that identifies and fixes performance issues
Storage cleanup with undo capability
Startup items management including deleted app leftovers
30 days of system activity history
Power usage monitoring in watts per component
AI assistant with your own AI provider
Per-app network monitoring and dev server detection
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
Plain language explanations of every process and what it does
One-click AI-powered optimization with full undo capability
Lifetime license with no subscription required for website edition
Works on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs
All history and data stays on your Mac for privacy
Omphalis
SystemWatch