Reading Difficulty Estimator

Show grade level and reading time for any article.

ai
PlugThis prompt
Build a Chrome extension called "Reading Difficulty Estimator" that shows a small badge on any article page with: estimated reading time (250 wpm default, configurable), Flesch-Kincaid grade level, average sentence length, and percentage of complex words. Compute locally — no API needed. Click the badge to expand a panel with the same stats plus a per-paragraph heatmap highlighting the most difficult sentences in orange/red. Permissions: storage, activeTab. Manifest V3 with content script.

How to build it in 3 minutes

  1. Sign in to PlugThis and open the chat input.
  2. Copy the prompt above and paste it into the chat.
  3. PlugThis generates the full Manifest V3 extension in 60-90 seconds.
  4. Download the zip, extract it, and load it via chrome://extensions developer mode.

Related ideas