面对忙碌生活里堆积如山的待读书单,Angela 带着宾大与厚仁教育的深厚背景,在 BeFreed 用 AI 将厚重知识转化为轻盈音频。她要帮你在碎片时间里消解焦虑,让获取洞察变得像听老友聊天一样简单自然。

学习不应该是一场苦修,而应该像呼吸一样自然,能够无缝嵌入到你生活的缝隙里。
BeFreed 是一款由 Angela Tan 及其团队(成员来自 Google 和 Pinterest 等)开发的 AI 驱动教育应用。它针对现代人“想学却没时间”的痛点,将畅销书、学术论文和专家播客转化为 10 到 40 分钟的高质量定制化音频和闪卡。通过将厚重的知识“变轻”,它让用户能在通勤、做家务等碎片化时间里高效获取信息,从而缓解因书籍堆积或信息过载带来的心理负担。
与单纯提供书籍摘要的产品不同,BeFreed 强调“为什么学”。它设计了“Why this”功能,明确告知用户某项内容如何匹配其当下的具体目标。此外,它打破了书籍的封闭性,在生成内容时会引入互联网实时的文章和研究报告,为用户生成解决具体问题的“个人电台”,而不仅仅是复述旧书内容。
Angela 在宾大毕业后曾因签证规则和信息差遭遇职业困境,这段经历让她意识到在复杂规则中掌握“关键变量”的重要性。因此,她在 BeFreed 中融入了人文关怀与严谨性:一方面,产品提供多种叙述语气和灵活的学习模式(如 Quick 和 Deep 模式),尊重用户的能量状态;另一方面,受其法律金融背景影响,产品坚持严格的事实核查和来源标注,确保 AI 生成内容的可靠性。
Freedia 是应用内的 AI 助手,它像老友一样提供双向探索式交互,用户可以随时追问不懂的概念,而不仅仅是单向聆听。Mindspace 则充当用户的“数字大脑”,自动记录听书重点、生成的闪卡和心得。这两个功能结合在一起,让用户不必担心遗忘或学不会,通过“间隔重复”和随时追问,将碎片化的信息真正转化为个人的认知跃迁。
From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
