# Focus Reading

Focus Reading is a reading aid that bolds the first portion of each word, guiding your eyes to natural fixation points and helping you read faster with less effort. Some readers — particularly those with ADHD — find it helps them stay engaged with the text and reduces mind-wandering. It is inspired by the Bionic Reading technique.

<img src="./images/focus-reading/focus-reading.jpg" height="500" alt="Comparison of the same page with and without Focus Reading enabled" />

*Left: Focus Reading off. Right: Focus Reading on. Both using Literata.*

## Enabling Focus Reading

1. Open **Settings > Reader**
2. Toggle **Focus Reading** on

Toggling the setting will trigger a re-index of your current book, the same as when changing font settings. Once indexing is complete, page turns proceed as normal. No changes are made to your EPUB files.

## Examples

<img src="./images/focus-reading/focus-reading-notoserif.jpg" height="500" alt="Focus Reading with Noto Serif font" />

*Focus Reading with Noto Serif font*

<img src="./images/focus-reading/focus-reading-merriweather.jpg" height="500" alt="Focus Reading with Merriweather font" />

*Focus Reading with Merriweather font*

<img src="./images/focus-reading/focus-reading-atkinson.jpg" height="500" alt="Focus Reading with Atkinson Hyperlegible Next font" />

*Focus Reading with Atkinson Hyperlegible Next font*

## Notes

- Focus Reading only applies to regular body text. Already-bold text (headings, emphasis) is left unchanged.
- The setting is per-device, not per-book — it applies to all books while enabled.