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24 alternatives to X Minutes to Read
Get the read time of any article on the Internet.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. X Minutes to Read launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Reading Time▲69Tells you how long an article takes to read
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Discover timeless articles from the belly of the internet.
2021 · readsomethinggreat.com · its alternatives →
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Get the news you need, no matter how much time you have.
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Minute Pocket▲148Get the estimated reading time for your Pocket articles
2017 · minute-pocket.com · its alternatives →
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Calculates how long a talk will take to read.
2019 · wordstotime.com · its alternatives →
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Save articles for reading later
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · its alternatives →
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Medium-like reading time estimation for Gmail
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Always Reading▲102Queue up articles and schedule when you want to read them.
2018 · its alternatives →
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Shortly▲150Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Outread▲94Read digestible summaries of top research articles
2021 · out-read.com · its alternatives →
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- 21PA
2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · its alternatives →
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Outread▲55Read 15-minute summaries of cutting-edge research papers.
2024 · outread.ai · its alternatives →
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