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Velo compared with PerchDeck
DetailVelo logo VeloPerchDeck logo PerchDeck
What it doesPremium reader for EPUBs and PDFs with Focus Mode, real typography, and instant mode switching A notch app for Windows with 13 everyday tools
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree 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. $4.5 during flash sale, normally $14.5 USD. One-time payment, free updates.
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
  • Clipboard history - searchable and pinnable, with password manager exclusion
  • Paste stack - copy multiple items and paste them one after another in order
  • File shelf - temporary holder for files without modifying originals
  • Snippets with placeholders like date, clipboard and fill-in-the-blank
  • Mic mute and camera mirror with global shortcuts
  • Timer with countdown, stopwatch and Pomodoro modes with ring notification
  • Teleprompter that can be hidden from screen sharing
  • On-device AI chat with no account or data leaving your PC
  • Natural language calculator supporting expressions like percentages and unit conversions
  • Unit converter with 35 units across five kinds
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 account, no subscription, no telemetry or analytics required
  • All data stays on your PC, not collected or sent online
  • On-device AI that doesn't require an account or internet after download
  • One-time payment with free updates forever
  • Single license key works on up to 3 PCs simultaneously
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check9 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)05
Citation Flow (Majestic)1619
Referring domains (Majestic)106

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