Decodable: reading reformatter
Paste text and get it back laid out for decoding rather than skimming: one sentence per line, the first letters of each word emphasised, wider letter and word spacing, numbered or striped lines for a reading ruler, and cautious syllable marks on long words. Be clear about what this is not: it does not open PDFs or EPUBs, does not fetch web pages and does not read anything aloud — there is no file reader, no network and no speech engine here, so those parts of the idea are simply not built. It also never changes your words. No synonyms, no simplification, no summary, no spelling corrections — only spacing, line breaks and marks added around your own characters, on your device. Reading is personal: what helps one reader can hinder another, so change one setting at a time and keep what works. This is a formatting aid. It does not assess reading ability, it cannot detect dyslexia or any other condition, and it is not a substitute for assessment or instruction from a qualified specialist.
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Inputs
- One sentence per line
on / off - Bold word beginnings
on / off - Split long words
on / off - Syllable separator
· - Line markers
off / numbers / shading / both - Letter spacing (em)
0.12 - Word spacing (em)
0.3 - Line height (×)
1.8 - Flag words over N vowel groups
2 - Show reading counts
on / off
Frequently asked
Can it open a PDF or an EPUB?
No. There is no PDF or EPUB parser in this tool and no network access. Copy the text out of your document and paste it in.
Does it read the text aloud?
No. There is no speech engine here. The separate Text to Speech tool uses your browser's own voices if you want that.
Does it change or simplify my words?
Never. It only adds spacing, line breaks, emphasis markers and optional syllable marks around the exact characters you pasted. Strip the marks and you get your text back.
Why does it refuse to split some long words?
English syllable boundaries are genuinely hard, and a wrong split misleads someone who is sounding a word out. The rule here only splits where the pattern is unambiguous and leaves every uncertain word whole.
Why is there no reading age or grade level?
Those formulas are estimates built for other purposes. Printing one next to a person's writing states a guess as a fact about them, so this tool reports plain counts you can check instead.
Can it tell me if someone is dyslexic?
No. Nothing here assesses, screens or diagnoses anything. Wider spacing helps many dyslexic readers in the research, but a formatting tool cannot measure a reader.