Paste any text — an article, a script, an email, a chapter — and see how long it takes to read, with a reading speed you control and a read-aloud estimate for presenters.
That little "5 min read" label at the top of an article isn't a guess — it's words divided by reading speed. This tool does that math for any text you paste, and lets you set the reading speed yourself, because a dense technical manual and a breezy newsletter aren't read at the same pace.
It updates the moment you type or paste, and like everything on The Dollar Web it runs entirely in your browser — so a draft you haven't published, a confidential memo, or a script you're still polishing never gets uploaded anywhere.
Reading time is simply the word count divided by your chosen words-per-minute. The default of 238 wpm reflects the average adult silent reading speed for non-fiction English; Slow (150) suits dense or technical material and many non-native readers, while Fast (350) approximates skimming. Read-aloud time uses ~130 wpm, a comfortable speaking pace. These are well-established averages — actual times vary by reader and subject, so treat the number as a reliable estimate, not a stopwatch.
No account, no upload — paste, read the number, get on with your day.
Paste the text and the silent reading estimate appears at a standard pace, adjustable to your audience. That is the number behind every '6 min read' badge.
Use the speaking estimate: reading aloud runs much slower than silent reading, and the tool computes both. Paste the toast or talk and know whether it fits the slot before you are standing up.
A standard adult pace by default, with a slider to adjust for dense material or skimming audiences. Speaking pace is calculated separately at presentation speed.
Roughly 600 to 750 at a comfortable delivery pace. Work backward with the tool: paste your draft and trim until the speaking estimate fits the slot.
No. Everything is calculated in your browser, so unpublished drafts and speeches stay yours.