Reading progress indicator in minutes

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.
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By: @matstc
Users: 38
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
URLs: Website
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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.

Safety
Risk impact

Reading progress indicator in minutes is relatively safe to use as it 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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