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Parallèle Reader
Read books in two languages, side by side, fully offline
Parallèle is a bilingual ebook reader: the original text on one side, a clean translation beside it. Powered by Apple's on-device translation, it works fully offline — no accounts, no servers. Comes with 5 free classics, or import your own EPUBs and PDFs, plus vocabulary export and reading stats. No subscription: a 7-day free trial, then a one-time purchase.
For context: I love learning languages, I speak four, and I’m currently learning French. This app comes from a problem I lived: I used to read French books on an e-ink reader that had a split-screen translation feature, and it was the thing that made reading at my level actually enjoyable. Then I switched to an iPad and that feature was gone. Looking up every other word kills the flow and the joy of reading.
So I built Parallèle, a bilingual ebook reader that shows the original text and a clean translation side by side. The part I’m most proud of: it runs fully offline using Apple’s on-device translation, so nothing is sent to a server and it works on a plane or off the grid, once you’ve downloaded a language.
A few things in it I love: • Hide-and-reveal mode for self-testing as you read • Save words with their surrounding context and export them (TSV) to Anki or other flashcard apps • Reading stats with a streak heatmap, a nod to my language-learning habits • 5 free classics built in, plus import your own EPUBs • No accounts, no ads, no tracking
On pricing, I went the opposite way from most apps today: no subscription. It’s free to download with a 7-day trial, then a one-time purchase unlocks it for good. I dislike rented software, so I didn’t want to build it that way. It’s my first app, built solo, for a niche the big readers overlook: heritage speakers, language learners, and anyone who wants to read literature in its original language with a translation safety net.
I’d genuinely love your feedback. What would make this more useful for how you read or learn? Happy to answer anything.
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About Parallèle Reader on Product Hunt
“Read books in two languages, side by side, fully offline”
Parallèle Reader was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. Parallèle is a bilingual ebook reader: the original text on one side, a clean translation beside it. Powered by Apple's on-device translation, it works fully offline — no accounts, no servers. Comes with 5 free classics, or import your own EPUBs and PDFs, plus vocabulary export and reading stats. No subscription: a 7-day free trial, then a one-time purchase.
Parallèle Reader was featured in Education (78.8k followers), Languages (14.4k followers) and Books (122.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 47.1k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Hi Product Hunt
For context: I love learning languages, I speak four, and I’m currently learning French. This app comes from a problem I lived: I used to read French books on an e-ink reader that had a split-screen translation feature, and it was the thing that made reading at my level actually enjoyable. Then I switched to an iPad and that feature was gone. Looking up every other word kills the flow and the joy of reading.
So I built Parallèle, a bilingual ebook reader that shows the original text and a clean translation side by side. The part I’m most proud of: it runs fully offline using Apple’s on-device translation, so nothing is sent to a server and it works on a plane or off the grid, once you’ve downloaded a language.
A few things in it I love:
• Hide-and-reveal mode for self-testing as you read
• Save words with their surrounding context and export them (TSV) to Anki or other flashcard apps
• Reading stats with a streak heatmap, a nod to my language-learning habits
• 5 free classics built in, plus import your own EPUBs
• No accounts, no ads, no tracking
On pricing, I went the opposite way from most apps today: no subscription. It’s free to download with a 7-day trial, then a one-time purchase unlocks it for good. I dislike rented software, so I didn’t want to build it that way.
It’s my first app, built solo, for a niche the big readers overlook: heritage speakers, language learners, and anyone who wants to read literature in its original language with a translation safety net.
I’d genuinely love your feedback. What would make this more useful for how you read or learn? Happy to answer anything.
Thanks for taking a look.