Estimate how long your article, blog post or script will take to read or to say out loud. Paste your text and this tool counts the words and converts them into minutes using a typical silent reading speed of around 230 words per minute and a slower speaking pace of about 150 words per minute for narration and video scripts. Showing a read time near the top of an article sets reader expectations and can lift engagement, which is why so many blogs and newsletters display it. You can adjust the reading speed to match your audience, since technical content is read more slowly than casual writing. The tool also reports word and sentence counts so you can gauge pacing. Everything is calculated locally in your browser, so your draft text never leaves your device.
It estimates reading time from your word count using an average silent reading pace of around 200 to 250 words per minute.
Speaking time uses a slower spoken pace, so scripts read aloud take longer than the same text read silently.
Along with reading time it shows word count and sentence count so you can gauge the length of your piece.
Estimate how long your article, blog post or script will take to read or to say out loud. Paste your text and this tool counts the words and converts them into minutes using a typical silent reading speed of around 230 words per minute and a slower speaking pace of about 150 words per minute for narration and video scripts.
Yes. Reading Time Calculator is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits.
Yes. Reading Time Calculator runs in any modern web browser. There is nothing to download or install.
Yes. Reading Time Calculator runs entirely on your device in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded to a server.