Know exactly
how long it takes to read

How to use every option

1. Add your text — paste or type it into the box, click Paste to grab it from your clipboard, click Sample to try a demo article, or upload a .txt/.md file.
2. Pick a reading speed — use a preset chip (Slow/Average/Fast/Speed Reader) or drag the WPM slider for any custom value between 80 and 700.
3. Choose a content type — technical docs, academic papers, legal text, poetry, and children's books read slower than casual blog text; the multiplier adjusts your chosen WPM automatically.
4. Choose an audience — child, ESL learner, senior adult, average adult, or expert/speed reader further adjusts the estimate for who's actually reading.
5. Review the four time estimates — Reading Time (silent reading), Speaking/Presentation Time (for scripts, talks, or videos at ~140 WPM spoken pace), Skim Time (a fast scan at roughly 3-4x reading speed), and Extra Time for visual content.
6. Toggle visual content detection — when on, the tool scans for Markdown images, fenced code blocks, and pipe tables and adds realistic extra time for each.
7. Check the breakdown timeline — a proportional bar shows how much of the total time comes from plain reading versus images, code, and tables.
8. Review readability scores — Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, and Gunning Fog estimate how easy the text is to read and what grade level it targets.
9. Reference reading speed by language — use the table to pick a more realistic WPM if your text isn't in English.
10. Copy or print your results — use Copy Summary Report to grab a plain-text summary, or Print Report for a clean printable page.
11. Revisit past estimates from Local History, or clear it whenever you like.

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