# Article Length Estimator

> Estimate the time needed to read an article based on word count.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/article-length-estimator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/article-length-estimator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `article-length-estimator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vipwin
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-23
- **First published:** 2024-09-22
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/article-length-estimator/)

## Description

Article Length Estimator: When a user opens an article or page with a lot of content, this widget estimates the time it will take to read it all based on word count and displays it as a small notification at the top or bottom of the page.

## Rankings

- #138,301 — Overall
- #147 — article

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/article-length-estimator)