📖 Premium Reading Time Calculator

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📖 Reading Time Calculator Help

Getting Started

• Paste Text: Copy and paste your text directly into the text area
• Enter URL: Paste a URL to fetch and analyze content from a webpage
• Batch Process: Process multiple texts at once by separating them with --- on a new line

Reading Speed Settings

• WPM Slider: Adjust the words per minute (50-600) to match your reading speed
• Presets: Quick buttons for common reading speeds:
  • Slow (100 WPM) - For complex technical content
  • Average (200 WPM) - Average adult reading speed
  • Normal (250 WPM) - Comfortable reading pace
  • Fast (300 WPM) - Skimming familiar content
  • Skim (400 WPM) - Quick overview

Text Analysis

• Reading Difficulty: Select the complexity level to adjust reading time estimates
• Technical Document: Enable for technical/academic content (adds 20% to reading time)

Statistics Displayed

• Reading Time: Estimated time to read the text
• Speaking Time: Estimated time to speak the text aloud (150 WPM)
• Word Count: Total number of words
• Character Count: Total characters including spaces
• Sentence Count: Number of sentences
• Paragraph Count: Number of paragraphs

Compare Reading Times

• See how long different reader types would take to read your text
• Helps determine if your content is appropriately paced

Saving Profiles

• Save your preferred WPM and difficulty settings
• Name your profile (e.g., "Technical Reading", "Blog Posts")
• Click saved profiles to load settings instantly

Export Report

• Download a detailed report of your analysis
• Includes all statistics and settings
• Available in JSON format

Batch Processing

• Perfect for analyzing multiple documents at once
• Separate texts with --- on its own line
• Results show reading time for each text

History

• Automatically saves your last 10 calculations
• Click to view previous analyses

API Access

• Use the REST API for programmatic access
• Integrate with your own applications
• Contact us for API key and documentation

Tips

• Average adult reading speed: 200-300 WPM
• Technical documents may require 20-30% more time
• Speaking rate is typically 150 WPM
• Use the difficulty selector to fine-tune estimates