A Safari extension for Gmail that displays how long your email will take to read as you type it. The goal is to help you write shorter emails that are more likely to get read. Download the extension.
Screenshot of email length display in Gmail
The extension calculates reading time based on the word count of your email divided by the average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Read more about calculating reading time. You can even set the extension to highlight the reading time in red if it exceeds a given amount of time. Keep in mind that the average amount of time spent on an email is 15-20 seconds!
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