Reading Time
Shows an estimated reading time ("3 min read") on long posts and X Articles, counted from the text on screen at 230 words per minute.
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Plugin · Reading · for X
by wayBetter · v1.2.0 · 5.1 KB
Shows the full local date and time next to relative post times ("5h" becomes "5h · Sep 27, 2026, 14:03") and on hover. When the header is short on room the date gives way first (it shortens, then hides) and never covers X's buttons.
Opens wayBetter for X on its install screen (version 1.1.0 or newer). Nothing installs until you confirm there. How installing works
Permissions are a declaration and a guard rail, not a sandbox. They limit what the wayBetter API hands this plugin; a plugin is still JavaScript in the page, with the page’s own access. The code below is what actually runs.
Open the raw file to read it.
waybetter:// link. It opens the app and proposes this plugin. A web page cannot install anything, and neither can a tab inside the app.What this does not promise: a plugin runs inside the page with the page’s own access, and a scan cannot see through minified or obfuscated code. Install what you would trust as a browser extension. Anything in the signed catalog is vouched for by the Store key, which is kept offline.
One-click install needs wayBetter for X 1.1.0 or newer. Get wayBetter for X, or do it by hand: download bt-exact-timestamps.plugin.js and drag it onto the wayBetter window. You get the same install screen.
Shows an estimated reading time ("3 min read") on long posts and X Articles, counted from the text on screen at 230 words per minute.
Adds a "Read thread" button to the header of post pages that unrolls the author's thread into a clean reading view, with copy as Markdown. Reads only what X already shows; "Load more" scrolls the page behind the reader.
Reminds you when images in the composer have no description (alt text): a notice while composing and another when you press Post. It never blocks or delays sending.