Trellis

Trellis is designed to improve reading and learning with AI technology. It also comes with a built-in AI companion, Celeste, that can help readers get quick answers and context as they read through documents. That's potentially useful for teachers, students and anyone who wants to get more out of a text.

Among Trellis' features are:

• AI Reading Companion: Celeste offers immediate and useful information about individual files, collections or libraries.
• State-of-the-Art Audio: Customizable audio versions of any file, stripping out footnotes, table of contents, marginalia for a more immersive reading experience. The mobile app is in invitation-only beta testing for now.
• Universal Document Management: The ability to upload documents from Google Drive, Dropbox and other sources, supporting a variety of file formats like PDFs and ePUBs. It works on web, mobile and tablet devices.

Trellis is designed to improve learning by making reading more interactive and social. You can share conversations with Celeste and reading logs with friends, for example, so you can learn from each other's interpretations of a text. The company hopes the service will help students and teachers with personalized learning tools that can accommodate different abilities and learning styles.

The company doesn't reveal pricing, but you can try Trellis for free to see if its features are for you. The service is geared for use in schools, where it can encourage engagement, self-motivation and discussion about texts. With the AI technology, Trellis is trying to make reading and learning more productive and enjoyable.

Published on June 14, 2024