TextWhisper is a smart tool that helps you recall what you already know—instead of cramming new information.
Say you’ve written a speech and want to practice it without using notes. Open it in TextWhisper on your phone. Use the horizontal scrollbar to slowly reveal the first one, two, or three letters of each word.
That’s often all your brain needs to recall the whole sentence. It’s a powerful way to train your memory and confidence—until you’re speaking (or singing) freely.
Imagine a small-town men’s choir preparing for their most ambitious concert yet—23 songs, each layered with the rhythms and poetry of Icelandic verse. Jón, their director, is both passionate and practical. He knows his singers have day jobs, little rehearsal time, and different ways of learning. Some memorize quickly. Others need cues. Some thrive with audio, some with ink and page.
So Jón turns to TextWhisper. He uploads all the lyrics, adds rehearsal audio links, and attaches PDF sheet music where needed. The tool’s unique scroll-based view lets singers practice from memory using only the first few letters of each word—subtle prompts that encourage recall instead of dependence.
Rehearsals shift. Some singers use the hint view to test themselves during downtime. Others mark up the PDFs with finger-drawn notes. Everyone prepares in their own way.
And when concert night arrives—inside a centuries-old stone church with no signal—the choir is ready. The full setlist is already saved offline. Some singers bring their tablets for a quiet glance backstage, or for reference mid-performance (for those who are allowed gadgets on stage). Others walk out hands-free, relying on what they’ve rehearsed into memory.
No single method. Just a flexible approach that honors how people actually learn—and perform.
In a small school by the sea, a cheerful 4th-grade class is preparing for Language Week. Their teacher, Elín, has picked a beloved Icelandic poem for the students to learn by heart. It's beautiful—but long. Some of the kids are excited. Others, a little overwhelmed.
That evening, Elín tries something different. She opens TextWhisper, a tool she’d heard about from another teacher. Instead of handing out printed sheets and telling the class to "just memorize," she loads the poem into the app. The next day, she shows her students how to scroll sideways through the lines, revealing only the first few letters of each word—just enough to jog the memory.
“Try to guess what comes next,” she says. “It’s okay to make mistakes.”
At first, it’s a game. The kids giggle at their guesses, encourage each other, and start racing to see who can get through the whole poem without peeking. Some keep practicing at home. Others squeeze in a few lines on the school bus.
And when the classroom Wi-Fi cuts out during rehearsal? No problem. The poem is already saved for offline practice.
By the end of the week, most of the class can recite it—with confidence and a smile.
This fictional story shows how a simple tool can help turn memorization into something joyful—whether you're at school, at home, or anywhere in between.
Picture this: Sara, a high school student, just landed a lead role in the school play. It's her first major part—pages of dialogue, emotional monologues, and one scene where she has to deliver a three-minute speech, alone on stage.
Sara is thrilled… and overwhelmed.
She tries everything. Reading late at night. Highlighting her cues. Recording herself. Asking her little brother to quiz her. But the lines won’t stick. Until her drama teacher offers something new:
“Try this app. It’s called TextWhisper. Some of my students love it.”
In this imaginary story, Sara uploads her monologue into the app. When she scrolls sideways, she sees just the first few letters of each word—a quiet prompt that helps the lines emerge from memory, not the page.
But that’s just the start. She also attaches a Soundslice link for the duet scene she’s rehearsing with piano. She adds annotations directly on her script PDF—blocking notes, timing cues, reminders to pause and breathe. Her teacher shares the full script with cast members using a shared list, while Sara marks key scenes for offline use so she can rehearse without worrying about Wi-Fi in the greenroom.
By opening night, she’s no longer clinging to the page. She walks onstage with her words in place—and her confidence intact.
This story is fictional. But it shows what’s possible: whether you’re an actor, speaker, or student, TextWhisper helps you move from studying lines to truly owning them—with just the right support, exactly when you need it.
Your text is yours to edit. Others can view or reuse it if you make it public or choose to share. Lists can be visible to all, kept private, or shared via secret links that never expire—or expire when you choose.
When you're logged in, you can draw and annotate on PDFs. These annotations stay saved across devices and sessions.
You can mark any list for offline access, so members can open the environment, text, and PDFs reliably—even on devices with no mobile data.
TextWhisper is in early access. Use it how it fits you. It's flexible by design.
Enjoy!
Ásgeir Þorgeirsson
Founder of TextWhisper