Beta Is Now Open
We're inviting the first round of early testers to try the Karak beta.
This version is still in progress but it's already helping people read, listen, and enjoy Urdu with more ease.
What's available right now:
Four bilingual stories, each with carefully crafted translation
Over 40 chapters and 13,000 words of curated Urdu content
More than 120 minutes of audio, with easy speed up or slow down options
Sentence-by-sentence and paragraph-by-paragraph display modes
Nastaliq, Naskh, and Devanagari script options
Sneak peak: Our first four stories (direct links below!)
Mango Season (10 min) -
Upper beginner slice-of-life story about a boy’s mango obsession
Ali can hear the mango man in the street. Will today be the day he gets some mangoes?The Rishta Chronicles 01 (25 min) -
Intermediate comedy about arranged marriage meetings
Ah, to be single and ready to get mingled. Follow a young bachelor’s trials and tribulations as he tries to get married the arranged way.Learning French (Frenchnama) (35 min) -
Advanced meta-story about learning French as an Urdu speaker
Learning French is easy, they said. Learning French is fun, they said. Learning French is worth it, they said. Is it?Toba Tek Singh (25 min) - Native
Intermediate classic, perhaps Manto’s most famous short story.
Set in the immediate aftermath of independence. Partition means everyone must pick a side, including all the lunatics in mental asylums. That includes Bishan Singh.
We’re still building, and your feedback can help us get it right. By trying it out and sharing your ideas, you’ll be helping create something that could open new doors for Urdu learners, heritage speakers, and anyone who loves the language.
To join the beta, visit: LINK.
Thanks for being here! And thanks for helping us build something better for Urdu.