Readwell

Translate any text — straight to Anki

Paste any article, chapter, or subtitle line, and Readwell translates it chunk by chunk. Tap to save the words and phrases you want, then export them to Anki or any flashcard app you like.

What is Readwell?

Readwell is an AI reader and dictionary for language learners. Real texts are the best teacher — but one unknown sentence can stop you cold. Readwell lets you break any sentence apart, piece by piece, so you can read native content long before you're "ready".

How it works

1

Paste your text

A news article, a song lyric, a message from a friend — anything in the language you're learning.

2

Tap what you don't get

Readwell splits the text into chunks. Tap a chunk you don't understand and it breaks into smaller pieces.

3

Expand until it clicks

Keep expanding down to single words — with meanings, readings, and examples made for learners.

Features

Tree Reader

Difficult sentences become a tree you can explore. Understand the structure, not just the translation.

A dictionary built for learners

Casual explanations in plain language, one entry per meaning, real example sentences — not dictionary-speak.

Export what you learn

Send the words you looked up to Memorio as flashcards, or download them as CSV for Anki.

25 languages

From Spanish to Japanese to Swahili — read in any of them, get explanations in yours.

Pricing

Free

$0 / month

  • Full Tree Reader & dictionary
  • Monthly usage allowance
  • Export to Memorio & CSV
Premium

Premium

$6 / month

  • Everything in Free
  • A much higher monthly allowance
  • $48 / year (save 33%)