A TikTok-style feed of short, narrated stories on history, science, psychology and great books. Same swipe, but every one leaves you knowing something new.
Meet your next rabbit hole.
Learning shouldn’t need a cleared calendar. Microloop puts the good stuff in the format your thumb already knows: short, illustrated stories you can watch, listen to and actually remember.
Find your next interest One swipe, one new idea.
Where will your mind wander today?
From the rings of Saturn to the science hiding in your everyday life. Follow a question somewhere unexpected.
And plenty more to get lost in: philosophy, biographies, great books & beyond.
Choose a few topics, or let your For You feed surprise you. There’s always somewhere to start.
One idea at a time, brought to life with narration, illustrations and captions. A few minutes each, at your own speed.
Save stories to your library, quiz yourself, or go deeper with a Deep Dive. Build a collection of things worth knowing.
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A book on your desk. A PDF in your downloads. Notes from class. Pick a voice and a look, and Microloop turns them into narrated, illustrated video you’ll actually watch.
Make your first video
A whole new way to take it in.
Explore insights from books like Atomic Habits and The Psychology of Money, brought to life in short, narrated stories.
Make room for a big ideaFrom the makers of Outtloud—the app that turns PDFs and long reads into audiobooks you can finish on the go. We learned one thing again and again: people keep learning when the format fits their day, not when it asks for an hour they never had.
Microloop is what we built for the in-between moments: the same swipe habit, pointed at short illustrated stories you can finish before your coffee gets cold.
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Keep the habit and change what's in the feed. Microloop is a swipe feed of short, narrated video stories, so a few minutes of scrolling leaves you with something you actually remember: why Saturn has rings, the question that changed physics, the psychology behind a money decision.
Microloop is a mobile app that replaces doomscrolling with learning. Swipe through short, narrated, illustrated video stories with captions on history, science, psychology, money, philosophy and great books. Shorts take a few minutes; Deep Dives tell a whole book or subject in parts.
Yes. Microloop is free to download, with free stories every day. Microloop Pro adds unlimited swipes, every Deep Dive chapter with AI to go deeper, and the ability to make your own videos. Current prices are in the app.
Those apps are mostly text cards or 15-minute book summaries you read or listen to. Microloop is video: a swipe feed of narrated, illustrated stories, plus Deep Dives that tell a whole book or subject as a story in parts.
No. Books are one way in. You can also explore original lessons built around subjects, people and ideas—from the universe to the psychology behind everyday decisions.
Yes, with Microloop Pro. Start from a topic, upload a PDF or your notes, or scan pages of a book. Choose the voice, visual style and length, and Microloop turns it into a narrated, illustrated video.
Yes. Every story has on-screen captions, or you can listen to the narration. Adjust the playback speed to suit your pace and save stories to your library for later.
It's screen time with an ending. Each story wraps up in a few minutes and leaves you with an idea you can repeat to a friend, so you stop when you choose, not when the feed lets you.
You’ve got a few minutes. Make them yours.
