📱 iOS Shortcut

Speed read any web page on iPhone & iPad

For iPhone & iPad Users

Since iOS Safari blocks JavaScript in bookmarks, we've created an iOS Shortcut that works perfectly with the Share Sheet. Install it once, use it everywhere!

✨ How It Works: The shortcut fetches the webpage, extracts the article text using Mozilla's Readability technology, and opens it in Read So Very Phast—all with one tap from Safari's Share button!

Install the Shortcut

📥 Install Shortcut

Tap the button above on your iPhone or iPad
(One-time installation, takes 10 seconds)

Installation Steps

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, visit this page in Safari
  2. Tap the "📥 Install Shortcut" button above
  3. iOS will open the Shortcuts app
  4. Review the shortcut actions (optional)
  5. Tap "Add Shortcut" at the bottom
  6. Done! The shortcut is now installed
⚠️ First Time? If you've never used Shortcuts before, iOS may ask for permissions. Just tap "Allow" to let the shortcut fetch web pages.

How to Use

Reading Any Article:

  1. Navigate to an article or webpage in Safari
  2. Tap the Share button (square with arrow pointing up)
  3. Scroll down to find "Read So Very Phast"
  4. Tap it and wait a moment while it extracts the text
  5. The speed reader opens with the article ready to read!
  6. Press the center Play button (or spacebar on iPad) to start
💡 Pro Tip: Add "Read So Very Phast" to your Share Sheet favorites by scrolling to the bottom of the Share menu and tapping "Edit Actions". Drag it to the top for quick access!

Features

🎯 Smart Extraction

Uses Mozilla Readability to extract clean article content, removing ads and navigation.

🚀 One-Tap Reading

Share any article directly from Safari to start speed reading instantly.

🔒 Privacy First

All processing happens on your device. No servers, no tracking.

📱 Native iOS

Works perfectly with iOS Share Sheet - feels like a native app!

⚡ No App Required

Just a shortcut - no App Store downloads or updates needed.

🌐 Universal

Works on any website you can view in Safari.

Perfect For

Troubleshooting

Shortcut not appearing in Share Sheet

Make sure you've completed the installation by tapping "Add Shortcut" in the Shortcuts app. You may need to scroll down in the Share Sheet to find it the first time.

"Shortcut cannot be opened" error

Make sure you're opening the install link on your iPhone or iPad, not on a desktop computer. The shortcut only works on iOS devices.

No text extracted from page

Some pages (like PDFs or heavily JavaScript-dependent sites) may not extract well. Try copying the text manually and pasting it into the Read So Very Phast app directly.

Shortcut takes a long time

The shortcut needs to download the webpage and process it. For long articles or slow connections, this may take 5-10 seconds. Be patient!

Privacy permissions prompt

The first time you run the shortcut, iOS may ask for permission to access web pages. This is normal - tap "Allow" to let the shortcut work. Your data stays private on your device.

What the Shortcut Does

For transparency, here's exactly what the shortcut does (you can review this yourself in the Shortcuts app):

  1. Gets the URL of the current Safari page
  2. Downloads the HTML content of that page
  3. Loads the Mozilla Readability library
  4. Extracts the main article text (removing ads, navigation, etc.)
  5. Encodes the text for safe URL transmission
  6. Opens Read So Very Phast with the text pre-loaded
🔒 Your Privacy: All of this happens entirely on your device. Nothing is sent to external servers. The shortcut simply passes the extracted text directly to the Read So Very Phast web app.

Alternative: Manual Copy-Paste

If the shortcut doesn't work for a particular page, you can always:

  1. Select and copy the article text in Safari
  2. Navigate to Read So Very Phast
  3. Paste the text into the input area
  4. Start reading!

Ready to Get Started?

📥 Install Shortcut Now

Tap on your iPhone/iPad to install