Description

The Reading Time plugin adds an estimated reading time feature to the status bar in Obsidian. It provides users with a quick assessment of how long it will take to read a note based on its word count. The plugin offers customization options to adjust reading speed preferences, ensuring accurate estimations based on individual reading habits.

Latest Version

1.1.2

2 years ago

Changelog

1.1.2 - 2024-08-30

Changed

Upgraded TypeScript, eslint, esbuild, and other dependency versions
Automated built/lint checks on pull request
Automated building of assets and drafting release

Fixed

Plugin no longer crashes on mobile
Read time updates more reliably on file change

See all version on GitHub

Obsidian Reading Time Plugin

Simple plugin to add an estimated reading time for the selected note to the StatusBar.

Screenshot

How to install the plugin

Download the Latest release
Extract the obsidian-reading-time folder from the zip to your vault <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/

Contributing

Development

npm install
npm run build
cp main.js manifest.json /path/to/your/vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-reading-time

Release

After all changes for the release are merged create a new branch for the release
Update the changelog with new features and fixes
Run the version-bump.mjs script with the new version as an argument
Commit all changed files and create a pull request
After the pull request is merged, create a new annotated tag for the release:

git checkout main
git pull
git tag -a x.y.z -m "x.y.z"
git push --tags

The release will automatically be drafted.

Reading Time