Petrarca

Show HN: Petrarca: Voice first spaced repetition – track knowledge across books

Petrarca operates in show hn launch.

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I've been struggling for years to get an overview (become literate) in history as an adult. I wanted all the names (Cicero, Caesar, Constantinople, Waterloo) to actually mean something, because reading books and deeper analyses becomes so much more interesting then.But I also didn't want an app that forced me to do all my reading on screen - I want to read physical books on the couch, listen to a history podcast when I walk, watch a documentary with my wife. And still track what I learnt, and maintain it...So I built an app that let's me track which books I am reading by taking a picture of the cover (it automatically researches them, inserts TOC and content, autosyncs with Kindle progress e

Within the show hn launch space, the company focuses on its core offering rather than a broad product line.

Directory data places it at the Show HN launch stage.

Website: networkedthought.substack.com/p/petrarca-an-intelligent-companion