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Short answers for imports, reading modes, stats, and more — versioned with the app.
Getting started
- Add your first story from the shared library
Browse curated stories, import a copy, and start YouTube videos from the shared library.
Open article - Choosing your study language
Set the language you are studying so definitions, vocabulary tracking, and story processing work correctly.
Open article - Privacy and data handling
High-level guidance on what you should assume about story text, uploads, and analytics.
Open article - Welcome to Valo Reader
What Valo Reader is, how it fits language study, and where to go next.
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Reading
- Audio playback and subtitle cues
Upload audio, align subtitles, and navigate the reader using timed cues when available.
Open article - Page mode vs sentence mode
Two reading layouts with different navigation and keyboard behavior.
Open article - Reader study features overview
Translations, grammar breakdowns, quizzes, and listening time at a glance.
Open article - Set up Anki export
Install Anki and AnkiConnect, enable the Valo Reader extension, and configure deck and field mappings in Settings.
Open article - Word tokens, dictionary forms, and definitions
How tapping a word works and what the reader is showing you.
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Imports
- Free plan limits
Lifetime caps for imported and shared-library stories, per-story word limits, and where to check your usage.
Open article - Import formats, size limits, and fidelity
A practical guide to what imports can carry, what gets normalized, and where limits apply.
Open article - Markdown and plain text imports
How pasted and uploaded text is interpreted during import.
Open article - Valo Reader browser extension
Install the Chrome extension to import content from YouTube and the web, and export vocabulary to Anki while you read.
Open article - YouTube imports
What YouTube-based imports do, what they preserve, and common pitfalls.
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Stats & study
- Goals, streaks, and achievements
Daily goals motivate consistency; achievements highlight milestones.
Open article - Reading time and idle pauses
How idle time can be excluded from reading time while you keep the reader open.
Open article - Stats dashboard overview
How to read the charts for reading, quizzes, vocabulary, and streaks.
Open article - Why your words-read number might not match your effort
Reading counts once per sentence — re-reading and deep study add to your time, not your word count.
Open article - Word familiarity levels
New, Learning, Familiar, Known, Mastered, Ignored: what they mean in the product.
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