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- Microsoft Immersive Reader
Microsoft Immersive Reader for neurodivergent founders
Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free reading mode in Microsoft Edge and Office that removes clutter and reads text aloud.
FreeWhy it helps neurodivergent founders
It strips away ads and menus, lets you change spacing and colours, and highlights words as it reads. It's built in, so there's nothing to install.
How founders use it
- Read a busy web page without distractions
- Change text spacing and background colour
- Focus on one line at a time
Keep it all in one place with Humble
You'll use Microsoft Immersive Reader alongside lots of other tools. Humble keeps your AI chats, links and tasks together, so you can find any of it again in one click.
More reading and research tools
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PaidBy HumbleHumble for researchA one-click way to save the pages, docs and AI chats you find while researching to the task they're for.
Helps with: Reading long textLosing my place between tasks
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Speechify
Free planA text-to-speech app that reads any web page, PDF or doc out loud.
Helps with: Reading long text
Alternatives Microsoft Immersive Reader Free
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Free plan
Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM)Google's tool, formerly called NotebookLM, that answers questions about your own documents and can turn them into a podcast-style audio summary.
Helps with: Reading long textBuilding with AI
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Free plan
PerplexityAn AI search engine that gives short answers with sources.
Helps with: Reading long textStaying focused
Alternatives Ecosia search (opens in a new tab) EcoKagi (opens in a new tab) Privacy-first
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Readwise Reader
PaidA read-later app that saves articles, PDFs and newsletters in one place.
Helps with: Reading long textStaying focusedToo much email
Alternatives wallabag (opens in a new tab) Open source
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OpenDyslexic
FreeA free font designed for readers with dyslexia.
Helps with: Reading long text
How we pick tools: our neurodivergent team uses these tools, or founders in our community told us they help. Some links are affiliate links, marked "Affiliate link". If you sign up through one, we may earn a small fee at no cost to you. It never changes what we list.