InPassing

Learn a language without finding time to learn a language.

You were going to read the news anyway. The reddit thread about the game last night. That novel about the guy who spent 20 years trying to get home. InPassing weaves the language you're learning into all of it. The minutes you already spend reading become the minutes you spend learning.

Coming soon to iPhone & Mac

Coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and Mac.

Your reading becomes your learning

Browse any website or open any DRM-free book and the translation arrives alongside it. Start out in Alongside mode (free) where English stays in place and the language you want to learn appears underneath. Move on to Blended mode (Pro) where words and phrases in your target language are mixed in with the sentence in English. Graduate to Language first (Pro) where all the content is translated to your target language and you can click to reveal the original English.

English stays in place, with French beneath each sentence.

Tap the play button to hear the full sentence. Tap any word to hear the French pronunciation.

InPassing Browse home showing a French greeting, a five-minute reading goal, word of the day, and saved reading
The Browse home screen lets your next article become your next language-learning session.

Learn the way the rest of the world does

People around the globe pick up English naturally by watching movies and browsing websites they actually enjoy. It works because the content is genuinely interesting.

Meanwhile, traditional language learning apps trap you into repeating rigid phrases about finding the library (¿Dónde está la biblioteca?). It’s boring, it’s not how people actually communicate, and it rarely sticks (¿entiendo?).

InPassing brings that natural, interest-driven immersion to you. It lets you learn a foreign language (French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Mandarin) the way the rest of the world does. By incorporating the articles and books you already want to read, your daily browsing becomes your daily practice.

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InPassing works when lessons don't stick

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Zero extra time required

There are no lessons to schedule. There is no course to fall behind on. All you need to do is keep reading the sites and books you were already going to read. The immersion simply meets you.

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Content you actually care about

You’re not learning phrases you’ve never actually said in English. Read your favorite sites, subreddits, and books. It’s much easier to learn when it’s something you care about.

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Read it, hear it

Turn an eBook into an audiobook with alternating languages each sentence or paragraph. A tap pronounces any word you want to hear. Listen to an entire passage in the language you’re learning.

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Built for privacy from the ground up

Your reading habits stay yours (completely private).

  1. Translation happens on your devices. InPassing does not upload your page or book text for translation.
  2. No account or profile required. Pages, books, and reading history stay on your devices; choices and aggregate progress may sync through your private Apple Account.
  3. Transferring your hard-earned streak from apps like Duolingo? Screenshot imports are processed entirely on-device and discarded once your streak is transferred.
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Start today. Or rather, don't start anything.

Just keep reading. That's how you become fluent in another language.

Coming soon to the App Store