Free tool
Study audio length calculator
Paste any set of notes to see the word count and roughly how long it would take to read out loud. Everything is calculated in your browser — your text is never uploaded.
Calculate
120 is unhurried narration, 180 is brisk delivery.
- Words
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- Characters
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- Read-aloud baseline
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How the estimate works
The formula is simply words ÷ words per minute. It tells you how long your source material takes to read aloud, which is a useful sanity check before you turn a chapter into audio: 6,000 words is roughly 40 minutes of straight reading, so it is probably two or three topics rather than one.
It is not a promised episode length. A Study Gossip episode is a rewritten conversation: explanations get expanded, repetition is added on purpose, and anything already obvious gets compressed. Use this number to judge how much material you are feeding in, not to predict the finished audio.
Limitations
Words are counted by whitespace, so equations, code and reference lists inflate the count. Pauses, intros and recaps are not modelled. Different voices and speeds change real durations. An empty box returns zero rather than an error.
Accuracy reminder: Study Gossip keeps your terminology, names, dates and definitions, but it is AI-generated. Always check an episode against your original notes before relying on it for exams or assessed work.
Frequently asked questions
› Is this how long my Study Gossip episode will be?
No. This is a read-aloud baseline: how long it would take to read your notes out loud at the speaking rate you pick. A two-host conversation rewrites the material, so the finished episode can be shorter or longer than this number.
› What speaking rate should I choose?
Unhurried narration sits around 120-140 words per minute, normal conversational speech around 150-165, and brisk delivery around 170-180. The default of 150 is a reasonable middle.
› Does my text leave my device?
No. The word count and the estimate are calculated in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded, saved or sent anywhere.
Turn those notes into a conversation
Once you know how much material you have, split it by topic and make an episode from one section.
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