01 / BOOKS
A bookshelf with a story.
Register books by barcode and keep progress, impressions, and notes together. Books to read and books you have finished become starting points for learning.
①Key feature videos②New reading toolsFor Japanese & Korean books
JAPANESE & KOREAN OCR DICTIONARY
Stay in the story.Discover the words.
Read Japanese and Korean books in their original language. Scan a page for furigana, word meanings, and translations. Save vocabulary with its book and turn your reading into learning.
iOS / Android · In-app purchases & ads
iOS / Android · In-app purchases & ads
Japanese · Korean · English
Vertical & horizontal OCR
Choose from 3 AI options
From bookshelf to review
THE READING FLOW
A word catches your eye. A story opens up.
- 01
Scan book text with OCR
Read text from your camera, images, or PDFs, including vertical Japanese text in novels.
- 02
Choose a word
Select an unfamiliar word or an interesting expression directly from the recognized text.
- 03
Understand the context you capture
AI understands not just word meanings but the context of the text you capture, explaining nuance and usage.
- 04
Keep it with the book
Save vocabulary from books with its page and reading context. Build your own collection of words to review later.
BEYOND THE DEFINITION
Don’t leave questions unanswered.
The same word can feel different in a different sentence. DuraRing uses the context you scanned to help you explore its meaning, nuance, and use.
DURARING / APP EXPERIENCE
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Choose an AI for what you want to explore
01
Gemini
Explore context and shades of meaning.
02
ChatGPT
Explore practical usage and learning.
03
Perplexity
Explore background and related information.
AI explanations can contain mistakes. Check important details against the original text or other reliable sources.
KEEP YOUR READING TOGETHER
Your books. Your words. The lines you want to keep.
02 / BOOKMARKS
A word with a place.
Save words with their book and page. Organize them with tags and card colors, so you can return to the passages that made you curious.
03 / PHRASES
A phrase worth keeping.
Save memorable passages as text or captured page images. Highlight what matters, then revisit the words with their surrounding context.
Read kanji with furigana.
Japanese furigana and Korean pronunciation guides help you read the original text.
Get to the heart of a passage.
Summarize recognized text to organize its main points and revisit longer passages.
Keep the lines that stay with you.
Save memorable phrases with images, highlights, and page numbers.
AFTER THE LOOKUP
From “I've seen that” to “I remember.”
Return to the small discoveries you made while reading. They are words you chose, connected to stories and moments you remember.
- 01
Choose what to revisit
Review all words, a random selection, today's words, or words from a particular book.
- 02
Hide it. Think. Reveal it.
Hide the word or its meaning and try to recall it. Turn your bookmarks into personal review cards.
- 03
Make room for the next word
Exclude mastered words from review and focus on the ones you want to learn next.
For the way you want to read.
- Read Japanese & Korean originals
- Discover more in paper books
- Keep the words you learn
Capture every part of your reading.
For learning and reading management. All in one.
A new way to track your reading
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THE READING EDIT
Your next book. A fresh perspective.
Discover books, videos, and articles recommended by DuraRing!
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01Featured books
02YouTube
03Blogs & articles
DURARING IN MOTION
See DuraRing in action.
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TURN THE NEXT PAGE
Your next page. Your next discovery.
Bring a book and DuraRing. Turn everyday reading into a way of learning that is entirely your own.
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