📖 tread

tread - (Terminal Reader) is a tool to help you read documents and e-books quickly from the safety of your terminal.

Features

• Supports multiple file-formats:
  • Plaintext (txt, markdown, etc)
  • Coming Soon! E-books (epub, pdf, mobi)
  • Web Formats (html)
• Toggleable Status Bar
• Pause, Rewind, Fastforward Controls
• TTR (Time to Read) Estimation
• Adjustable WPM (Words Per Minute)
• Bookmarks (Save position on exit)

📦 Installation & 🔨 Usage

tread is easy to install if you have cargo.

cargo install tread

Usage is just as simple.

tread ./that-book-i-really-need-to-finish.txt

Controls:

• h: toggle the status bar
• r: Restart the document
• SPACE: pause the reader
• LEFT & RIGHT Arrows: Move go back or forward a word.
• UP & DOWN Arrows: Adjust WPM by 50 WPM.
• ESC & q: Quits tread