Reading Time
This extension shows the estimated reading time for a web page
What is Reading Time?
'Reading Time' is a Chrome extension designed to help users understand how long it will take them to read a webpage article. With its rapid calculation time, it does not hinder webpage rendering and works flawlessly on articles. However, it might not perform as well on other types of content. Users can personalise the widget's appearance. For those interested in contributing to this open-source project, visit the GitHub page at github.com/usergit/read-time. Prioritising user privacy, 'Reading Time' does not collect or transmit any user data.
Stats
By: fendisha
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 3.72
(25)
Creation date: 2018-02-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
Size: 50.98K
Email: fe*****@gmail.com
URLs: Privacy policy
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Summary
A chrome extension that tells you how much time it takes to read a web page article
update
- fix breakage for the new youtube layout
- you can close the widget by clicking on it
description
- very fast calculation time using firefox readability library
- does not block rendering of the webpage as it is loaded after everything is done loading on the page
- works very well on webpage articles
- does not work well for other types of content
- can adjust the look of the widget to your liking
- it's open-source, you can contribute here github.com/usergit/read-time
privacy policy
User reviews
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Pros
- helpful for deciding whether to read a text now or later
- adjustable settings for reading speed
- useful for content curation
Cons
- breaks functionality on some websites (e.g. YouTube, GitHub)
- creates impassable overlay on some sites
- buggy and inconsistent
Most mentioned
- useful
- breaks on YouTube
- adjustable settings for reading speed
Recent reviews
Please add settings to change "hrs" to "minutes". It can be a bit hard to understand the estimated reading time in such format for people that do not understand it and constantly checking the conversion is a waste of time that this extension is supposed to save.
by
LugiDergX, 2023-02-07
Doesn't work.
by
Ciro Ramírez Suástegui, 2022-08-21
I would very much like for this extension to work, but it does literally nothing. No time is displayed and clicking on the extension icon only allows me to change the settings.
by
Cara, 2022-05-30
Safety
Risk impact
Reading Time is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Reading Time has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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