Reading Time Estimator shows you how long any article takes to read — with a live progress bar that follows you down the page.
On the page
Toolbar popup
What it does
A pill badge appears just above every article showing estimated reading time and word count.
A thin bar at the top of the page grows as you scroll, showing exactly how far through the article you are.
Smart content detection finds articles on Medium, Substack, BBC, personal blogs, and most news sites.
Choose your bar colour, add a border, and adjust your reading speed. Settings sync across all your tabs.
Click the toolbar icon for a live breakdown: words, estimated time, progress percentage, and time remaining.
No data ever leaves your browser. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts — ever.
Reading Time Estimator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is ever sent anywhere.