Premium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching
Tiny focus companion for your Mac menu bar
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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.
$9.99 USD lifetime purchase; $4.99 USD for students with verified student email. No subscription required.
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
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
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
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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