App to support reading foreign language books (on paper)

Name: App to support reading foreign language books (on paper)
Availability: InStock
Author: nikhaldi

by nikhaldi·Jun 29, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemCozy

Physical book OCR plus DeepL plus Anki in one app solves a real workflow.

Strengths

•On-device OCR with proficiency-based word highlighting is genuinely useful
•One-tap flashcard creation from annotated text streamlines vocabulary capture
•Generous free tier with 2,000 pages and no tracking or ads

Weaknesses

•ReadLang and LingQ already do OCR-based language learning with larger ecosystems
•iPhone version not yet available, limits early tester pool

Post Description

This emerged out of the way I was reading books in languages that I'm studying or just wanting to brush up on. I would read with my phone sitting next to a book, with DeepL to look up translations and Anki to record new vocabulary I wanted to learn in flashcards.

Lexiglo makes this seamless: taking a picture of a book page, doing OCR, annotating the text using NLP, integrating DeepL translations and spaced repetition flashcards. Currently supports English, French, German, Italian.

I've been using it for several weeks and it's now ready for others to try. I'm looking for Android testers in particular, sign up instructions on the site. (iPhone coming soon.)