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Reading Time Status

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Description

Show word count and estimated reading time for the current note in Obsidian's status bar (CJK-aware).

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Latest Version

1.0.3
2 months ago

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Reading Time Status

Show an estimated reading time for the current note in Obsidian's status bar. Obsidian already shows a word/character count, so this stays out of the way and just adds the minutes. Updates live as you switch notes or type.

status bar showing reading time next to Obsidian's word count

Features

  • Live status bar — estimated reading time for the active note, next to Obsidian's built-in word count
  • CJK-aware counting — each Chinese / Japanese / Korean character counts as one word, so mixed-language notes are estimated correctly
  • Configurable reading speed — set your words-per-minute (default 200)
  • Optional word count — turn it on if you also want N words shown

Settings

settings tab

Setting Default What it does
Reading speed 200 wpm Divisor used to estimate minutes
Show word count off Also show N words next to ~M min

Install

From the community plugin browser (once approved)

Settings → Community plugins → Browse → search "Reading Time Status".

Manual

Download main.js, manifest.json, styles.css from the latest release into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/reading-time-status/ folder, then enable the plugin.

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # watch build
npm run build    # production build → main.js

License

MIT

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