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Reading Time

avravr105k downloads

Add the current note's reading time to the status bar.

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

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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.

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About
Display an estimated reading time for the active note in the status bar. Update the estimate automatically when switching notes so you always see how long a note will take to read.
Status barWriting
Details
Current version
1.1.2
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
6 years ago
Updates
10 releases
Downloads
105k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.12.17+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
avravr
github.com/avr
GitHubavr
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Status bar
  4. Reading Time

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