Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
Native Markdown editor and preview for macOS with workspace tree, find and replace, link map, and clickable task lists
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Pricing model
Freemium
Paid
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.
$4.99 one-off purchase on the Mac App Store
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
Import Word, PDF and RTF to Markdown with headings and tables
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
No subscription: one-off $4.99 purchase with all features included and free updates
Complete privacy: no data collection, no network access unless you add your own API key
Search by meaning: find sections with semantic similarity computed on your Mac
AI project overview generation with Apple Intelligence or local models
MCP support for AI agents to read and suggest changes to projects
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