Drum Reader

Immersive close reading for authentic texts · Windows Standard

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 Italiano العربية Português
Download Windows Standard Windows 10 / 11 · about 77 MB · Standard, no expiry · Guide
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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.

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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.

Pro adds PDF, YouTube, Text Analyzer & Recommendation, and same-LAN mobile access.

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Scanned-page close reading

Import scanned pages, recognize the text, keep page numbers, and look up, mark, and study in the original layout.

  • Scanned pages
  • Page numbers kept
  • Look up in layout
Scanned-page close reading
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Original-page close reading

Import comics or picture books, look up words on the original page, and keep the translation beside the picture.

  • Comics & picture books
  • Look up on the page
  • Translation beside it
Original-page close reading
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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

Standard

¥0 / free, no expiry
  • Originals, tap-to-look-up, vocabulary tracking
  • Sentence focus
  • Japanese, English, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and more
  • Import TXT, EPUB, web pages, and local media
  • Text-to-speech
  • Typing practice
  • Local dictionaries & Anki export
  • AI translation and explain (your API key)
  • Hamilton word glosses
Download Standard (Windows)

Pro

Early bird
¥198 / 3 years
¥268

Everything in Standard, plus:

  • PDF close reading & OCR
  • YouTube close reading
  • Text Analyzer & Recommendation
  • Mobile access (same-LAN QR, WIP)
Coming soon