Subtitle Reading Speed Checker

Check subtitle readability with CPS, WPM, line length, and minimum duration warnings. Find cues that are too fast to read before publishing.

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Supports SRT, VTT, ASS, and SSA. Analysis runs locally in your browser.
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Find subtitles that are too fast to read

Use the reading speed checker as a subtitle QA step before upload, delivery, or translation review. It highlights cues that may need shorter text, longer duration, or a line break adjustment.

CPS and WPM checks

Measure characters per second and words per minute for every subtitle cue.

Cue-level warnings

Find cues with high reading speed, long lines, or very short display times.

Adjustable thresholds

Tune CPS, WPM, line length, and duration limits for your workflow.

CSV report

Download cue-level readability metrics for review, QA, or client handoff.

Subtitle reading speed examples, CPS limits, and QA notes

Use a subtitle reading speed checker when you need to know whether viewers have enough time to read each cue. CPS, WPM, line length, and display duration are common quality-control signals before publishing captions.

Example input and output

Fast cue
1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,200 This subtitle line has too much text for the short display time.
Reading speed warning
Duration: 1.2s | 61 chars | 50.8 CPS | Line length: 61

Best for

Subtitle quality control

Find cues that may be too fast to read before uploading subtitles to a platform or sending them to a client.

Translation review

Check whether translated subtitles became longer than the original timing can comfortably support.

Line length cleanup

Spot very long subtitle lines that should be split, shortened, or retimed.

Common file issues handled

CPS threshold

Characters per second is useful across languages because it counts visible text divided by display duration.

WPM threshold

Words per minute is most useful for languages with space-separated words, while CJK text is estimated by readable characters.

Adjustable limits

Different style guides use different limits, so CPS, WPM, line length, and minimum duration can all be adjusted.

CSV report

Download cue-level metrics to share QA notes or track readability fixes outside the browser.