Word Counter Plus

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

Word Counter Plus: Stats on Selected Text via Context Menu

Word Counter Plus is a unique tool designed to enhance your productivity by offering quick stats on the text you select on any webpage. It provides counts for words and characters selected, and even tells you about the average and longest word length. This Chrome extension stands out as it neither redirects you to an external webpage for word counting, nor does it ask for unnecessary permissions, thereby ensuring a seamless and secure user experience.

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By: https://steven-roberts.github.io

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.25

(119)

0.02

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2018-07-21)

Creation date: 2018-07-21

Permissions:

contextMenus

Size: 5.36K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 2,165 ▲ 81

Other rankings

#2785 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 22

#1 in word count keyword 23

#3 in counter keyword 27

#8 in click counter keyword 12 ▲ 1

#153 in right click keyword 59 ▲ 6

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple, straightforward, intuitive usability
Accurate word and character counting
Works well outside of word processors like Google Docs
No need for excessive permissions
Straightforward installation and usage

Cons

Does not work in Google Docs
Occasional bugs affecting functionality
Counts certain punctuation incorrectly as separate words
Disabled button issues during use
Inconsistent performance across different browsers

Most mentioned

Inability to function with Google Docs
Bugs affecting word count reliability
Positive user experience with simplicity and accuracy
Issues with the extension being disabled or unresponsive
Need for shortcuts or one-click options

User reviews

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

Well it WAS the best one out there but is now apparently disabled for not following Google's "best practices"? I've tried all the rest and they are garbage in one form or another. Disappointing. I am happy to go back to a five star rating if it gets restored.

Dawn Peters, 2025-03-04

i mean it's cool n all but it doesn't work in google docs, you should make a mod or shortcut where it becomes a working plugin within google docs.

Kanro, 2025-02-28

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Word Counter Plus does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Request access to the following domains:

Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Word Counter Plus. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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