WPM
Free browser utility

Subtitle Word and Reading Speed Counter

Useful for caption editing, localization estimates, voice-over planning and spotting overly dense cues.

✓ Local processing✓ No registration✓ No file upload
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Before
Subtitle file or pasted cue text
After
Words, characters, cues, duration and WPM

How to use Subtitle Word and Reading Speed Counter

  1. Paste text or select local files in the tool area.
  2. Choose any options that match the source data.
  3. Run the conversion or repair and review the preview.
  4. Copy the result or download the generated file.

Privacy and local processing

This project performs processing, document generation or calculations in your browser. The page does not include an upload endpoint, analytics script or remote processing API call. Avoid pasting sensitive data into websites you do not control.

Frequently asked questions

How is reading speed calculated?

The tool divides detected words by the subtitle timeline duration in minutes.

Are timestamps counted as words?

No. Cue numbers, timestamps and basic markup are excluded.