Readmeter — Read Time Pro Chrome extension icon

Readmeter — Read Time Pro

📦 v1.0.0
💾 55.03KiB
📅 2026-02-24
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Overview

ReadMeter automatically detects article content on any webpage and shows you:

📖 READING TIME — See "7 min read" at the top of any article, so you know exactly how long it takes before you start.

📊 PROGRESS BAR — A slim, elegant bar at the top of your browser fills as you scroll, showing exactly how far you've read.

⏱ TIME REMAINING — A floating indicator shows "43% · 4 min left" as you scroll, so you always know how much is left.

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WHY READMETER?

• Medium shows "5 min read" on every article — now you get the same feature on EVERY website
• Perfect for research: quickly see how long each article takes and prioritize what to read first
• Great for students, knowledge workers, and anyone who reads articles online

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FEATURES

✅ Auto-detect articles — Works on Medium, Substack, WordPress, news sites, blogs, and more
✅ Smart language detection — Adjusts reading speed for English, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more
✅ Customizable — Change progress bar color, adjust reading speed, toggle features on/off
✅ Daily stats — Track how many articles you read and total minutes per day
✅ Lightweight — No external requests, no data collection, runs 100% locally
✅ Minimal UI — Only shows up when reading an actual article, never intrusive

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SETTINGS

• Toggle read time badge on/off
• Toggle progress bar on/off
• Choose your progress bar color
• Set custom reading speed (100-400 words per minute)
• View today's reading statistics

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PRIVACY

ReadMeter respects your privacy:
• ✅ No data collection — we don't track what you read
• ✅ No network requests — everything runs locally in your browser
• ✅ No account required — works immediately after installation
• ✅ Minimal permissions — only "storage" (for settings) and "activeTab"

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SUPPORTED SITES

Works on virtually any website with article content:
• Medium, Substack, WordPress, Ghost, Hashnode
• Dev.to, CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine
• BBC, NY Times, The Verge, TechCrunch
• VnExpress, Tuoi Tre, and Vietnamese news sites
• Wikipedia, GitHub READMEs
• Any blog or news site with article content

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FREE & OPEN SOURCE

ReadMeter is completely free with no premium tier, no ads, and no catches.

If you find it useful, please leave a ⭐ review — it helps others discover the extension!

For feedback or bug reports: https://github.com/quypn93/ReadMeter/issues

Tags

Productivity/tools productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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