Drum Reader

Immersive close reading for authentic texts · Windows Free

Built for foreign-language originals. Tap a word to look it up, mark vocabulary by stage, and turn what you want to read into your own language textbook.

日本語 English 中文 Deutsch Français Español Русский
Download Windows Free Windows 10 / 11 · about 98 MB · Free, no expiry
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Create

Import TXT / EPUB, paste text, or save a web page. Books land on one shelf—filter by language, see difficulty and progress.

Create a book: title, language, and text import
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Reading view with dictionary panel

Read

Tap to look up, add readings, and keep glosses in line. The dictionary and AI stay in the reader—no jumping away.

3

Recall

New words keep their original sentence. Type them out while you listen to TTS.

Typing review with a cloze sentence
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Reading stats by language

Track

Follow reading volume by language—today, this week, this year, and all time.

More to read. Deeper to go.

Full supports more authentic materials, and tools for understanding them more deeply.

More sources

PDF close reading & OCR

Import scans or digital files, recognize the text, keep page numbers, and look up, mark, and study in the original layout.

  • Scans & digital files
  • Page numbers kept
  • Look up in layout
PDF close reading and OCR
More sources

YouTube close reading

Paste a video link, play subtitle by subtitle, replay, and look up words—turn real video into study material.

  • Paste a link
  • Play by subtitle
  • Replay & look up
YouTube close reading
Deeper understanding

Sentence-aligned original & translation Hamilton method

Hamilton-style alignment of original and translation: grasp the meaning first, then return to the original and make a direct link.

  • Original & translation
  • Meaning first
  • Then the original
Sentence-aligned original and translation
Deeper understanding

AI deep explain

Grammar, meaning, and differences in expression for the current sentence—and you can keep asking from the reader.

  • Grammar & meaning
  • Differences in expression
  • Follow-up in the reader
AI deep explain

Choose your edition

Free

¥0 / free, no expiry
  • Originals, tap-to-look-up, vocabulary tracking
  • Japanese, English, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and more
  • Import TXT, EPUB, and web pages
  • Text-to-speech
  • Typing practice
  • Local dictionaries & Anki export
  • AI sentence explain (your API key, 10/day)
Download Free (Windows)

Full

Coming soon

Everything in Free, plus:

  • PDF close reading & OCR
  • YouTube close reading
  • Sentence-aligned original & translation
  • Unlimited AI deep explain
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