Word Counter Plus

Provides a right click context menu to get stats on the selected text

Word Counter Plus Chrome Extension

Word Counter Plus is a straightforward and handy Chrome extension designed to provide instant statistics on selected text. With a simple highlight and right-click, users can access the Word Counter Plus option in the context menu. This extension showcases vital information such as the number of words, characters, average word length, and the longest word, enhancing text analysis without the need for external pages or additional permissions. Ideal for writers, students, and professionals alike, it streamlines the counting process directly from the webpage.

Download

By:: https://steven-roberts.github.io
Users:: 100,000+
Rating:: 4.26
(121)
Version:: 1.2 (Last updated: 2018-07-21)
Creation date:: 2018-07-21
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: contextMenus
Size:: 5.36K
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 1,889 ▲ 248

Other rankings

#2780 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 6 #1 in word count keyword 24 #3 in counter keyword 28 #9 in click counter keyword 10 #184 in right click keyword 59 ▲ 8

User reviews

Users appreciate Word Counter Plus for its simplicity, accuracy, and lightweight design providing quick word and character counts on selected text outside of major word processors. However, multiple users report it is currently disabled or non-functional due to policy enforcement, and it does not work well within Google Docs. Some find it buggy or inconsistent with punctuation handling, and there are requests for added features like keyboard shortcuts. Overall, users found it to be the best tool of its kind before these issues arose.

Pros

Simple and straightforward to use without needing instructions.
Provides accurate word and character counts for selected text.
Useful for texts outside of Word processors like Google Docs or Microsoft Word.
Lightweight extension with no annoying extras or excessive permissions.
Includes features like longest word length counting.

Cons

Currently disabled or non-functional for many users due to Google's policy enforcement.
Does not work inside Google Docs, limiting usability for some users.
Inconsistent reliability with some punctuation counting, such as em-dashes or double-hyphens being counted as separate words.
Buggy behavior reported by several users including non-responsive buttons or context menu options that don't work.
Lacks features such as keyboard shortcuts and ability to show the longest word itself, only its length.

Recent reviews

There is a new version (V3) of this up for anyone that can't access it! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/word-counter-plus/ghbjoebplaaehhiojfjieljmcjloeppl

Game Top, 2025-04-06

broken now, but was a perfect tool. nevermind can be bypassed On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, select More and then Extensions and then Manage Extensions. At the bottom right, select the toggle of the unsupported extension you want to enable.

rhys, 2025-03-19

was literally amazing until it was disabled. im so sad that it has gotten removed. why in the world google would want to remove a word counter, i will never know.

lefrek, 2025-03-06

View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Word Counter Plus does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Risk likelihood

Word Counter Plus has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* ********* ** * ******* ********* ** ****** *** *****
Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******