Goodfolk Student Utilities

Reading Time Calculator

Estimate how long a reading assignment may take based on word count, pages, reading speed, and note-taking time.

Word countPages, if word count unknownReading speed, words per minuteNote-taking/review time (minutes)

If you enter a word count, the calculator uses that. If word count is 0, it estimates from pages using about 300 words per page.

Reading estimate

Estimated words3000

Reading time15 minutes

Total with notes0 hr 30 min

Reading paceModerate

For dense textbooks or research articles, add extra review time. Academic reading goblin likes to hide in footnotes.

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