ColorNote is an open source project used for writing notes. This application is an easy to use notepad for notes, shopping list, etc. It has great feature and a user friendly interface.
The developers of ColorNote should add "minute read" feature. A tab should be developed in the settings menu where a user can toggle like the word count on simple note.
This feature should calculate the "minute read" of an article.
Users of Simplenote application while writing a presentation will be able to adjust their notes, to-do lists, etc. to fit with the time scheduled for them to present. Users will be able to tell how many minutes it will take to actually go through the whole note or article.