VOVSOFT Read Mode

Reading a text comfortably requires a combination of colors that doesn't put a strain on your eyes during specific times of the day and especially the night. While most modern document and text viewers come with a built-in read mode, you can also opt for a third-party application to make your chunk of text easier to read. One of the alternatives is suggestively named VOVSOFT Read Mode.

The application is designed to help you read small or large text pieces in a window that combines colors in such a way that your eyes will not be affected by the powerful blue light of a computer screen. That is why VOVSOFT Read Mode comes with three different themes, namely dark, light and sepia.

The dark theme is the default one, displaying dark background and white text color, a combination that is suitable for nighttime reading sessions or a dark or dim room. The light theme can be used during daytime, while the sepia mode diminishes the window brightness so that you can read easier during early morning or sunset.

As it happens with the "read mode" in standard text editors, VOVSOFT Read Mode promises to adjust the document according to the screen size. However, the text remains in the middle of the screen with the scrolling bar right next to it. The point is, there is a fixed-sized column that holds the text, and you cannot expand it as you wish, which is quite annoying, especially if your text is large.

Copy and paste actions do work in VOVSOFT Read Mode, so the 'Paste' button is redundant. To continue the list of drawbacks, pasting other items than text, such as images, is not possible. Pasting a more complex article or blog with embedded images will simply remove the images.

The three themes that VOVSOFT Read Mode comes with are, indeed, the themes that are common to almost all the text editors that feature a 'read mode'. There is no doubt that reading text using this particular application is helpful for your eyes.

While the purpose was probably to make it an unsophisticated and easy to use application, its looks ended up being a bit rough and primitive. Its feature set could use a lot more polishing to match the 'read mode' of high-rated text editors.