Reading progress indicator in minutes

Shows reading progress in minutes left at the bottom of the page
What is Reading progress indicator in minutes?
Reading Progress Indicator in minutes is a Chrome extension that shows a small progress indicator at the bottom of the page. It estimates the minutes left for reading based on a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Please note that the extension may not work on websites with complex scrolling and overflow effects.

Extension stats

Users: 38 ▼ -5
Rating: 4.00 (1)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2014-02-12)
Creation date: 2014-02-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 399.36K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Shows a small progress indicator at the bottom of the page. The indicator shows a rough approximation of how many minutes of reading are left before reaching the end of the document.

The simple algorithm assumes a reading speed of 250 words per minute.

This extension does not work on fancy websites that play with scrolling and overflow.

User reviews

by Nilce dos Santos, 2024-06-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Reading progress indicator in minutes requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Reading progress indicator in minutes has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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