Beautiful reading apps for the world's greatest literature.
We make careful, calm reading apps for the canon — works that deserve more than a study guide and less than a textbook. Every one pairs the original text with a clear modern translation, so the climb is a little less steep without skipping any of the view.
Fluid Shakespeare
All 37 plays. The original Early Modern English on one side, plain modern English on the other — free, every line, no sign-up. In the app, every word lights up in sync as it's read aloud.
Original
Modern English
Homer's Odyssey
All 24 books in clear modern prose. Flip any card to the great public-domain translators, and collect the heroes, monsters, and islands you meet as you sail the wine-dark sea.
More canon, soon
We're building toward a small library of treated, carefully-translated classic works. More of the canon is on the way.
About Knovella
Knovella is an independent studio. We make reading apps that respect the source — works whose language is hard, but worth the climb. We pair the original text with a careful modern translation, so the climb is a little less steep without skipping any of the view.
We don't believe in subscriptions for public-domain literature. We don't pop up modals while you read. We don't gate the text behind a sign-up. The app earns its keep by adding things the web can't — starting with synced read-along narration that highlights every word as it's spoken.