Text Tools / Reading Time Calculator
Reading Time Calculator
Estimate how long your text takes to read at any reading speed — instantly in your browser.
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estimated reading time for 0 words
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Text Tools / Reading Time Calculator
Estimate how long your text takes to read at any reading speed — instantly in your browser.
minsec
estimated reading time for 0 words
Reading Time Calculator estimates how long a piece of text takes to read out loud or silently, down to the second, at whatever reading speed you choose. It's built for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content editors who want an accurate "X min read" figure rather than a rough guess. Everything is calculated locally in your browser as you type; nothing you paste is ever sent to a server.
Paste or type your text
Drop your text into the workspace above. There's no minimum or maximum length — the estimate updates as you type or paste.
Set your reading speed
The default is 200 words per minute, a typical adult silent-reading speed. Adjust it to match your audience — slower for technical or academic text, faster for casual skimming.
Read the estimate
The estimated reading time updates live, broken down into minutes and seconds.
Copy or clear
Use Copy to grab your text back to the clipboard, or Clear to start over.
200 words per minute, a commonly cited average for adult silent reading of straightforward prose. You can change it — many publications use 200–250 wpm, while narrated or technical content is often estimated slower.
Word Counter shows a quick, rounded-up-to-the-whole-minute estimate at a fixed speed alongside its other stats. This tool is a focused calculator: it gives a precise minutes-and-seconds estimate and lets you set your own reading speed.
No. All calculation happens locally in your browser as you type. Your text is never uploaded, logged, or stored.