Paste any text to get instant reading time, speaking time and page count — with slow, average and fast reader presets.
A reading time calculator turns a chunk of text into a human-friendly estimate of how long it takes to consume — silently, aloud, or printed. Utilix runs entirely in your browser, so even unpublished drafts stay on your device.
We count every run of letters or digits as one word (Unicode-aware) and divide by your chosen reading pace. The default — 238 words per minute — is the average adult silent reading speed for non-fiction prose, per Brysbaert (2019). The slow preset (180 wpm) suits technical content and careful readers; the fast preset (400 wpm) covers practised readers skimming familiar material.
People speak far slower than they read. A natural keynote pace is around 130 words per minute — slower than a podcast (≈150 wpm) and much slower than silent reading. Use speaking mode to time a TED-style talk, plan a YouTube voice-over or pace an audiobook chapter.
The page estimate assumes a standard manuscript page — 12 pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins — which comes to roughly 250 words per page. For single-spaced essays or 11 pt body text, double the figure (≈500 words per page).
The average adult reads 238 words per minute for non-fiction prose (Brysbaert, 2019). The slow preset uses 180 wpm (skimming a technical text) and the fast preset uses 400 wpm (very practised readers).
People speak much slower than they read. A natural conference-talk pace is around 130 words per minute — slower than a podcast (150 wpm) and much slower than a silent read. Switch to speaking mode when timing a talk, video voice-over or audiobook chapter.
One standard page is ~250 words (12 pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins). For single-spaced or 11 pt formatting, divide the word count by 500 instead.
For typical Medium / Substack prose at 238 wpm, the estimate is within ±15% of what most readers experience. Dense technical writing reads slower; light listicles read faster.
Yes — any run of letters or digits counts as a word, so inline code tokens and URL slugs are included. Strip them out before pasting if you want a prose-only estimate.
No. The calculator runs entirely on your device. Your draft is kept in this browser's localStorage so you can come back to it; clearing the editor (or your browser data) removes it.
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