Simple Tools That Make Your Writing Clearer
None of these tools rewrite a sentence for you — they measure it, so you can see objectively whether it's too long, too dense, or too slow to deliver, and fix it yourself.
How long will it take to read or say?
The Reading Time Calculator estimates how long a piece of text takes to read silently, based on word count and an adjustable reading speed — useful for anything from a blog post to an email newsletter where you want to set reader expectations. The Speech Time Calculator does the equivalent for anything spoken aloud, using a slower words-per-minute pace suited to a speech, video script, or presentation.
Is it actually easy to read?
The Readability Checker scores text using the Flesch Reading Ease formula and estimates a US grade level, based on sentence length and average syllables per word. It's not a judgment of quality — technical or academic writing is allowed to score lower — but it's a fast, objective signal for whether general-audience writing is more complex than it needs to be.