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Paste a script and see how long it runs when read aloud — and whether it fits a Short.
| Length | Words at 150 wpm |
|---|---|
| 15 seconds | 38 |
| 30 seconds | 75 |
| 1 minute | 150 |
| 2 minutes | 300 |
| 3 minutes | 450 |
| 5 minutes | 750 |
| 10 minutes | 1,500 |
This script timer turns words into minutes. Paste a script, a speech or a voiceover, choose a reading pace, and it shows how long the script runs when read aloud, how many words it has, and whether it fits a Short or a long-form video. At a natural narration pace of 150 words a minute, every 150 words is about a minute of audio.
It counts words the same way VidMyth's video engine does, so the length it shows for natural pace is the length a narrated VidMyth video of the script will have. Nothing you paste leaves your browser.
● HOW IT WORKS
Paste or type your script.
Pick a reading pace — slow, natural or fast.
Read the running time, the word count, and whether it fits a Short or a long-form video.
Free, with no sign-up. It runs in your browser; nothing you paste or upload is sent to VidMyth or stored. Next: Turn the script into a video.
Reading pace varies with the voice and the material. Slow, deliberate narration — a story, a lesson, a calm explainer — runs at about 130 words a minute; natural narration at about 150; brisk, energetic delivery at about 170. Pick the pace that matches how the script will be read and the timer recalculates.
For planning, the natural pace is the one to use: 75 words for a 30-second Short, 150 for a minute, 750 for five minutes and 1500 for ten. The words per minute guide has the full table.
YouTube Shorts can run up to 3 minutes. Most Shorts are far shorter, and a Short made with VidMyth runs up to 60 seconds, which is about 150 words or 1,000 characters of script. The timer checks both, so you know before you record or render whether the script needs cutting.
For long-form, a VidMyth video runs up to 10 minutes — about 1,500 words, from a script of up to 9,000 characters.
If the script will be narrated by an AI voice rather than read by you, use the "As a VidMyth video" figure. It is the length the video engine works out from the same word count at its own pace of 150 words a minute, which is also what the studio's quote is based on — so the timer tells you the running time and, roughly, the cost before you open the studio.
Punctuation matters less than you might think. Narration pauses briefly at full stops and paragraph breaks, so a script written in short sentences can run a few seconds longer than its word count suggests. Leave a little room under a hard limit such as a Short's.
When a script runs long, cut repetition before you cut ideas: the second example that makes the same point, the introduction that restates the title, the summary that repeats the middle. When it runs short, add a concrete example rather than more adjectives — specifics are what make a viewer stay.
The video script template gives a structure that keeps a script to its length, and the AI YouTube script writer drafts one for a title and a hook.
● QUESTIONS
About 150 words at a natural pace — roughly 130 when read slowly and 170 when read fast. Paste the speech into the script timer to see its exact length.
Divide the word count by the reading pace. At 150 words a minute, 750 words is five minutes and 1,500 words is ten. The timer does the sum for any script and pace.
About 6.7 minutes at a natural 150 words a minute, nearly eight minutes read slowly and under six read fast.
About 75 words for a 30-second Short and 150 for a minute. YouTube allows Shorts of up to 3 minutes, but most land well under one.
No. The timer runs in your browser; the script never leaves your device and nothing is saved.
● KEEP GOING
An AI YouTube script writer built on real retention mechanics — pattern interrupt, false floor, closing trap — in your niche's voice, streamed as it writes.
A 5-minute speech is about 750 words at a natural speaking pace of 150 words a minute.
A video script template for YouTube has six parts: a hook that earns the first seconds, a promise of what the viewer will get, a short setup, the main points (each ending in a reset that keeps attention), the payoff, and a line that sends viewers to your next video.
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