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Why we built Scrolls

The short story of how a reading app for long-form writing became the thing we spend all our time on.

Every few months we find ourselves doing the same thing: opening an article, losing the thread, and closing the tab with the feeling that we never actually read it.

We built Scrolls because we wanted the opposite experience. Not a feed. Not a streak. A place where a 4,000-word essay can be read the way a good chapter is read — in one sitting, with your attention intact.

What we optimise for

  • Legibility first. Type, line length and contrast are tuned before anything else.
  • A queue, not a stream. You decide what goes in; nothing is injected.
  • Calm by default. No notifications, no badges, no red dots.

What we’re not building

We’re not building a social network, and we don’t plan to. Reading is a private act, and the app should stay out of the way.

If that sounds like your kind of product, try Scrolls — it’s free while we’re in early access.