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Reading Time for Obsidian

Shows the estimated reading time of the current note directly in the status bar.

Chinese summary

在状态栏中显示当前笔记的预计阅读时间。

Key Use Cases

  • Quickly gauge how long a note takes to read
  • Plan reading sessions
  • Manage note brevity

Pros

  • Lightweight and unobtrusive
  • No configuration needed
  • Instantly shows reading time

Limitations

  • Only shows reading time, no other statistics
  • Estimate may vary with reading speed

Tags

reading-timestatus-barstatisticswritingproductivity

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