An independent software studio · Ideas in motion

Quiet software
for the curious.

Addavento builds digital tools that feel simple, intentional, and human — without noise, clutter, or friction.

01Adda · A river in northern Italy
02Vento · The wind
03Avventura (adventure, aventura, aventure) · Forward motion
· About

A small studio,
shaped by avventura.

The name blends two words — Adda, the river in northern Italy that flows through the village where our family roots begin, and vento, the wind that carries ideas forward.

Inspired by the spirit of avventura (adventure, aventura, aventure) — the universal idea of exploration, curiosity, and forward movement — we build digital tools that help people learn, create, and express themselves. Every product begins with a question: what would this feel like if nothing stood in the way?

· Products

What we ship.

01 / Now playing Live on Google Play

DeckReader

The hands‑free study player.

A fast, minimal, distraction‑free way to learn anything. Listen to your decks like playlists — press play, and your study session flows. Available as a free tier (with ads) or DeckReader Plus for the full experience.

· DeckReader Features

Everything in the box.

Deck & Topic Management

  • Deck library with search
  • Create, open, and organize decks
  • Topic list search within a deck
  • Add, edit, and delete topics
  • Unsaved-changes confirmation dialog

Rich Text Authoring

  • In-editor formatting toolbar
  • Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
  • Paragraph alignment & indentation
  • Bulleted and numbered lists
  • Table insertion and editing
  • Clipboard helpers: cut, copy, paste, undo/redo
  • Full formatted rendering in player views

Playback & Study

  • Dedicated player screen
  • Pre-generated M4A speech playback
  • Playback speed 0.5×–2.0× (Free & Plus)
  • In-track resume — mid-card position saved per deck
  • Auto-advance, next/previous with wrap-around
  • Loop all / Loop one Plus
  • Shuffle playback Plus
  • Background playback with system notification mini-player
  • Phone portrait; large tablets support landscape

Favorites & Scopes

  • Mark and unmark topics as favorites Plus
  • Favorites-only topic list mode Plus
  • Full-deck vs. favorites playback scope Plus
  • Scope-aware playlist generation Plus
  • Scope persistence per deck across restarts Plus

CSV Import & Export

  • CSV export (deck name + .deckreader.csv) Plus
  • Export CSV + images (ZIP) Plus
  • Export CSV + images + M4A audio (ZIP) Plus
  • CSV import — up to 3 decks / 50 cards / 150-char definitions (Free)
  • Full media bundle import with auto-detection
  • Locale columns for multilingual devices
  • Per-field speech metadata columns
  • Merge import into existing deck
  • Name-collision handling (suffix strategy)

Images & Media

  • Insert images into card body or table cells
  • Optional display size suffix in dp
  • Side-by-side images on one line (horizontal row)
  • Unused-image cleanup — per-file and bulk
  • TTS reads image captions with image word + 250 ms silence

Speech & Voice

  • In-app Configure speech voice: engine, language, voice, rate/pitch
  • Per-card speech voice on title and definition
  • Title and definition can use separate voices
  • Per-deck auto-generate toggle
  • Alphabetical enqueue for batch generation
  • System notification with batch progress
  • Animated spinner / queue badge on cards
  • [skip] text: announces "Skipping segment" + 250 ms silence
  • Storage quota with LRU eviction

Settings & Localization

  • Interface languages: English, Español (US), Français, Italiano, Português (Brazil)
  • Per-field locale, engine, voice, rate, and pitch metadata
  • Tablet Math/Symbols toolbox with cursor navigation grid
  • Notification mini-player: previous / play-pause / next
· Free vs Plus

What's included where.

Feature Free Plus
Content limits
Decks in libraryUp to 3Unlimited
Cards per deckUp to 50Unlimited
Definition length150 charactersUnlimited
Markdown editor (formatting, tables, images)
Per-card speech voice chips
Speech audio preparation & playback
Playback
M4A speech playback, seek, pause/resume
Resume in-track position (per deck)
Playback speed 0.5×–2.0×
Next / previous, swipe navigation
Auto-advance between cards
Background playback
Loop all / Loop one
Shuffle
Favorites (mark/unmark, favorites-only scope)
Notification shuffle / loop controls
Export & sharing
CSV export
CSV + images ZIP export
CSV + images + M4A ZIP export
CSV importWithin limitsFull
Monetization
AdMob banner (bottom)ShownNone
Rewarded interstitial (deck entry)ShownNone
· Principles

Three things we
refuse to compromise.

  1. 01

    Clarity

    Every interface should feel calm and intuitive. If it needs an explanation, it isn't finished.

  2. 02

    Craft

    Details matter — from typography to motion to the smallest interaction. We sweat the millisecond.

  3. 03

    Purpose

    Software should make life easier, not more complicated. We add features sparingly, and remove them gladly.

· Contact

Have an question?
We are here for you.

contact@addavento.com