Script Timer

About 150 words at an average pace of 150 words per minute. Fast, energetic delivery fits 170 or more; a calm, explanatory tone fits nearer 130. Short-form creators usually talk faster than average.

Around 75 words at 150 words per minute, or about 85 if you talk fast. Leave a little room for pauses and for moments where the screen does the talking.

Your word count divided by your pace in words per minute. Notes in [square brackets], like [B-roll] or [cut to screen], can be left out so directions don't count as speech.

Conversational English runs roughly 130 to 160 words per minute. Measure yours with our words per minute calculator, then set that number here.

There's no single right length. Many reels that do well are under a minute, because people watching to the end matters; longer reels work when every few seconds earns the next. Write to the length your idea needs, then trim.

It's free and needs no account. It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.