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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. pownall/read-time ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) pownall/read-time ================= Simple package for displaying read time 1.0.0(2y ago)215[3 PRs](https://github.com/leepownall/read-time/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Oct 31Pushed 1mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/leepownall/read-time)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pownall/read-time)[ Docs](https://github.com/leepownall/read-time)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/leepownall)[ RSS](/packages/pownall-read-time/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (7)Versions (9)Used By (0) Read Time ========= [](#read-time) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1177c247ea1c92e0af840de2ae3bb55c297c24beef2062c51f1d539c836e958b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f706f776e616c6c2f726561642d74696d652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/pownall/read-time)[![Tests](https://github.com/leepownall/read-time/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/leepownall/read-time/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/aebaac3929d52b2c72aca8f9898a7da7a7d16073dc48bc599d453dfdde1336b0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f706f776e616c6c2f726561642d74696d652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/pownall/read-time) Simple package for displaying read time. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require leepownall/read-time ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Using `get()` [](#using-get) ``` $readTime = new Pownall\ReadTime\ReadTime('Hello, world!'); $readTime->get(); ``` ### Using `__toString()` [](#using-__tostring) ``` $readTime = new Pownall\ReadTime\ReadTime('Hello, world!'); echo $readTime; ``` ### Using blade directive [](#using-blade-directive) ``` @readtime('Hello, world!') ``` ### Pass in `wordsPerMinute` [](#pass-in-wordsperminute) ``` $readTime = new Pownall\ReadTime\ReadTime('Hello, world!', 300); ``` ``` @readtime('Hello, world!', 300) ``` Output ------ [](#output) It uses Carbon under the hood, specifically `forHumans` on the `CarbonInterval`. The output looks like ``` 2 hours 4 minutes ``` ### Config [](#config) Default `wordsPerMinute` is 200. You can override this by passing it in, or publish the config and override there. `php artisan vendor:publish --tag=readtime-config` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Lee Pownall](https://github.com/leepownall) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance60 Regular maintenance activity Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 51.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~40 days Total 5 Last Release 764d ago Major Versions 0.1.0 → 1.0.02024-04-07 PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^8.1 1.0.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c88d0e06a53e4dc4c679dbb1598c76c4d17e23b37011e5865bc583c295db96db?d=identicon)[Pownall](/maintainers/Pownall) --- Top Contributors [![leepownall](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/757140?v=4)](https://github.com/leepownall "leepownall (16 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (8 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (7 commits)") --- Tags laravelread-timelaravelread timeleepownall ### Code Quality TestsPest Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/pownall-read-time/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pownall-read-time/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pownall-read-time) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-data Create unified resources and data transfer objects 1.7k28.9M627](/packages/spatie-laravel-data)[spatie/laravel-livewire-wizard Build wizards using Livewire 4061.0M4](/packages/spatie-laravel-livewire-wizard)[hirethunk/verbs An event sourcing package that feels nice. 513162.9k6](/packages/hirethunk-verbs)[worksome/exchange Check Exchange Rates for any currency in Laravel. 123544.7k](/packages/worksome-exchange)[ralphjsmit/livewire-urls Get the previous and current url in Livewire. 82270.3k4](/packages/ralphjsmit-livewire-urls)[hydrat/filament-table-layout-toggle Filament plugin adding a toggle button to tables, allowing user to switch between Grid and Table layouts. 6292.3k1](/packages/hydrat-filament-table-layout-toggle) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)