Reading Time

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nccohhimobidpghgpnejnbkpoichbbml

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This extension shows the estimated reading time for a web page

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A chrome extension that tells you how much time it takes to read a web page article

update
- fix breakage for the new youtube layout
- you can close the widget by clicking on it

description
- very fast calculation time using firefox readability library
- does not block rendering of the webpage as it is loaded after everything is done loading on the page
- works very well on webpage articles
- does not work well for other types of content
- can adjust the look of the widget to your liking
- it's open-source, you can contribute here github.com/usergit/read-time

privacy policy
- no data will be collected from this app
- strong privacy, does not send any of your data to any website
- no analytics or tracking of any sort

Latest reviews

LugiDergX 2023-02-07: Please add settings to change "hrs" to "minutes". It can be a bit hard to understand the estimated reading time in such format for people that do not understand it and constantly checking the conversion is a waste of time that this extension is supposed to save.
LugiDergX 2023-02-07: Please add settings to change "hrs" to "minutes". It can be a bit hard to understand the estimated reading time in such format for people that do not understand it and constantly checking the conversion is a waste of time that this extension is supposed to save.
Ciro Ramírez Suástegui 2022-08-21: Doesn't work.
Ciro Ramírez Suástegui 2022-08-21: Doesn't work.
Cara 2022-05-30: I would very much like for this extension to work, but it does literally nothing. No time is displayed and clicking on the extension icon only allows me to change the settings.
Cara 2022-05-30: I would very much like for this extension to work, but it does literally nothing. No time is displayed and clicking on the extension icon only allows me to change the settings.
Marcelo Murras 2021-09-16: Didn't work at all for me. :(
Marcelo Murras 2021-09-16: Didn't work at all for me. :(
Lewis Dexter Litanzios 2018-11-22: https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/32356/research-crashes Hi, Thanks for software Crashes my browser, notably when using "Find in page" If you're reading this and: a) agree, then please up-vote and/or reply +1, or; b) disagree, then I'd love to know why? Will update my rating if this is fixed and/or I receive a response from the creator here or via chrome.google.com-nccohhimobidpghgpnejnbkpoichbbml@ldexterldesign.co.uk Please let me know if there's a more suitable place to create issues If you have any issues (e.g. questions/queries) happy to help Hope this is useful and to hear back Regards hardware: Apple, MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) software - operating system: macOS, v10.14.1 (18B75) software - application: Vivaldi, v2.1.1337.47 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
Li Lin 2018-04-02: 设置的时候一直抖?
Laura Blanco García 2018-02-21: Absolutely a must for me. As a community manager I have to search and read many posts and articles (to make content curation as a part of my job), and this extension helps me a lot to decide wether to read those texts in the moment or save the link for later (in apps like Pocket). A productivity power up combo!! I experienced some issues in the past involving incompatibilities with YouTube, but after reporting to the developer he fixed those problems and wrote back to me. I'm so grateful for this follow-up since I love this extension!
Laura Blanco García 2018-02-21: Absolutely a must for me. As a community manager I have to search and read many posts and articles (to make content curation as a part of my job), and this extension helps me a lot to decide wether to read those texts in the moment or save the link for later (in apps like Pocket). A productivity power up combo!! I experienced some issues in the past involving incompatibilities with YouTube, but after reporting to the developer he fixed those problems and wrote back to me. I'm so grateful for this follow-up since I love this extension!
Jeffrey Nichtberger 2018-02-19: Helpful and works, but very buggy. Creates an impassable overlay on some sites like Youtube, and it doesn't retain changed settings between sessions.
Jeffrey Nichtberger 2018-02-19: Helpful and works, but very buggy. Creates an impassable overlay on some sites like Youtube, and it doesn't retain changed settings between sessions.
Eric Lewis 2018-02-17: This extension breaks all links on Youtube.
Eric Lewis 2018-02-17: This extension breaks all links on Youtube.
Ido 2017-10-24: I will vote higher once that the following bug is being solved. Extension works good, and is definitely useful; but the time is being added as an HTML element INSIDE the page, instead that layered over! This breaks on YouTube (as already mentioned in another comment). Also it breaks on GitHub, when requesting the raw version of a file from any repository. This should return just an exact copy of the unaltered file's source code; but ReadingTime will add some markup at the beginning of the page, breaking the possibility to copy the code and paste it somewhere else (a text editor for example). When pasting the copied content, in the first line there is the value of the ReadingTime counter (that in the case of the GitHub page is not even visible!). I guess (but I've never developed an extension before) a background-page should be used, in order to handle the floating timer.
Ido 2017-10-24: I will vote higher once that the following bug is being solved. Extension works good, and is definitely useful; but the time is being added as an HTML element INSIDE the page, instead that layered over! This breaks on YouTube (as already mentioned in another comment). Also it breaks on GitHub, when requesting the raw version of a file from any repository. This should return just an exact copy of the unaltered file's source code; but ReadingTime will add some markup at the beginning of the page, breaking the possibility to copy the code and paste it somewhere else (a text editor for example). When pasting the copied content, in the first line there is the value of the ReadingTime counter (that in the case of the GitHub page is not even visible!). I guess (but I've never developed an extension before) a background-page should be used, in order to handle the floating timer.
M Khan 2017-10-21: great idea. and its easy to focus and concentrate on article.
M Khan 2017-10-21: great idea. and its easy to focus and concentrate on article.
Abhijeet Rastogi 2017-10-16: Great. Thanks for the extension.
Abhijeet Rastogi 2017-10-16: Great. Thanks for the extension.
ben ting 2017-09-23: Great function. But I can't browse on Youtube properly with the extension turned on...
ben ting 2017-09-23: Great function. But I can't browse on Youtube properly with the extension turned on...
Kate Sawyer 2016-11-30: Incredibly simple idea and unbelievably useful. After testing my actual reading speed, I adjusted the widget settings for my own needs and now I have a remarkably accurate estimate for any article I open. With this information, I know whether I should save to Pocket for a later read or indulge immediately. Fantastic! And saves me the constant struggle of starting an article when I won't have time to finish it, only to be lost and waste time finding my groove when (if!) I am able to return to it.
Kate Sawyer 2016-11-30: Incredibly simple idea and unbelievably useful. After testing my actual reading speed, I adjusted the widget settings for my own needs and now I have a remarkably accurate estimate for any article I open. With this information, I know whether I should save to Pocket for a later read or indulge immediately. Fantastic! And saves me the constant struggle of starting an article when I won't have time to finish it, only to be lost and waste time finding my groove when (if!) I am able to return to it.
Allina McLean (yerbestpal) 2016-11-15: Great idea, very well executed. If only it would work with Feedly.
Allina McLean (yerbestpal) 2016-11-15: Great idea, very well executed. If only it would work with Feedly.
biniam Hagos 2016-05-10: This is nice. easy to use and very accurate.
biniam Hagos 2016-05-10: This is nice. easy to use and very accurate.
Yohana Tesfaye 2016-05-05: A simple and yet helpful extension for those who spend time reading various articles online.
Yohana Tesfaye 2016-05-05: A simple and yet helpful extension for those who spend time reading various articles online.
Surafel D 2016-05-04: a very unobtrusive widget that tells you an estimated time of how much time it takes you to read a webpage article, you can also adjust your reading speed, the default reading speed is set at 228 words per minute
Surafel D 2016-05-04: a very unobtrusive widget that tells you an estimated time of how much time it takes you to read a webpage article, you can also adjust your reading speed, the default reading speed is set at 228 words per minute

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