Lector
Turns chosen books, articles, videos, and podcasts into a complete course with translation, vocabulary mining, cloze practice, and Anki sync.
Lector is a language learning platform that transforms chosen books, articles, videos, and podcasts into structured courses. It solves the problem of fragmented language learning by integrating reading, listening, vocabulary mining, and spaced repetition. It targets individual learners, educators, and institutions, with a free self-hosted option and a cloud service. It differentiates by allowing users to import their own content and by offering open-source self-hosting.
Key features
- Import EPUB, paste text, or URL
- Click any word to translate
- Color-coded word familiarity
- YouTube transcript import with timestamps
- Podcast transcription via Whisper
- Frequency-ordered cloze practice
- Spaced repetition system
- Vocabulary mining and Anki sync
- AI tutor for grammar questions
- Inline writing corrections
- Text-to-speech via Google Cloud
- Offline-first storage
- Statistics dashboard with CEFR rating
- AI translation with offline backup
- Supports any language with language packs
Social posts
- No social media activity within the last 30 days
GTM channels
- Blog
- Community
- API
- Docs
ICP
- Consumers general
- Educators institutions
- Students