Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
The most organised way to work with AI
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Pricing model
Freemium
Free trial
Pricing
Free tier with 3 personal books and unlimited classics. Velo Pro Annual: $69.99 USD per year. Velo Pro Monthly: $8.99 USD per month. Additional Enhanced Processing credits: 10 for $4.99 USD, 50 for $19.99 USD. 7-day free trial available.
Free trial for 7 days, then Almanac Pro at $20/month. ChatGPT subscription is separate.
Key features
Focus Mode displaying one word at a time at 50-1,000 WPM
Three reading modes with instant switching at same position
Intelligent PDF processing with chapter detection and OCR
Read-aloud with word-by-word tracking and voice picker
Cloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac
Velobrary with unlimited free public-domain classics
Catch Me Up on-device Apple Intelligence recap
Offline library with no internet required
Highlights in multiple colors, notes and dictionary lookup
Enhanced Processing for academic and scanned PDFs
Connected wiki that updates automatically with emails, meetings, and work
Agents that continue working when laptop is closed
Task and project organisation with context
Integrated conversations and drafts
Connected accounts integration
Mac desktop app
iMessage integration
Source links for information verification
What makes it different
Three intelligent reading modes with one synced position instead of switching contexts
Transforms difficult PDFs into readable books through automatic structure detection and OCR
Real typography and faithful rendering preserving code blocks and diagrams in technical content
Complete privacy with books stored on-device and optional encrypted cloud sync
Fully offline reading with no account required for the free tier
Conversations automatically connect to ongoing work and projects
Wiki that grows automatically from your work without manual copying
Agents prepare work in background with you reviewing final steps
Uses your own ChatGPT subscription rather than separate billing
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Almanac