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See estimated reading time and a progress bar on any article. Know how long it takes and track your progress as you read. 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. ═══════════════════════════════ 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 ═══════════════════════════════ 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 ═══════════════════════════════ 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 ═══════════════════════════════ 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" ═══════════════════════════════ 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 ═══════════════════════════════ 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