Character Count Tool

Character Count Tool

Calculate how many words and characters are on a page. Simply highlight the text, right click, and click the Character Count icon!

What is Character Count Tool?
The 'Character Count Tool' is a Chrome extension designed to give users swift character and word counts from any highlighted text directly in the browser. It also lets users paste text into the extension for counting. Ideal for students ensuring they meet essay length requirements or anyone in need of quick word/character counts.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.76 (17)
Version: 3.0.5 (Last updated: 2022-05-01)
Creation date: 2022-05-01
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 1.43M
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Merlin
Summary
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Want to do a quick word character count/character count for an essay you're writing/article you're reading?

You can do so now by using the context menu. Simply highlight the text you want to count characters/words for and right click => Choose our extension from the context menu and it'll help you count the number of words you highlighted.

Another way you can use our extension is by clicking on our extension icon => paste in the text you want to do a word count/character count for.

Try using this free character count tool/word count tool today and let us know if you have any questions.

Its a free online character count tool.

Ensure you hit the word limits/essay assignment lengths by using our tool before you submit in your essays/homework to your teachers.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Convenient and easy to use
  • Accurate word count
  • Useful for browsing and analysis
Cons
  • Display window is fixed and cannot be moved
  • Occasional need to restart Chrome for it to work
Most mentioned
  • Convenient
  • Easy to use
  • Accurate
  • Word count
  • Browsing and analysis
Recent reviews
很好用,感谢作者
by Gao Cooper Gao Cooper, 2024-04-02

Genial
by René Prieto Chateau René Prieto Chateau, 2024-01-03

удобно, просто
by Anna Anna, 2023-12-17
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Safety
Risk impact

Character Count Tool is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Character Count Tool has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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