Word Counter

A lite tool for counting words and characters via right-click menu.

Word Counter: Count Words and Characters Instantly

'Word Counter' is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to effortlessly count the number of words and characters in text selections. Highlight text and get details about word count, average word length, and more right in the context menu. It can be used on any web page where text selection is enabled.

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By: Benni

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 2.89

(9)

0.26

Version: 0.1.4 (Last updated: 2024-12-16)

Creation date: 2018-01-14

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting
contextMenus

Size: 25.88K

Email: be*****@yahoo.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 8,983 ▲ 127

Other rankings

#1603 in Tools ▲ 16

#3 in word count keyword 27 ▲ 1

#11 in counter keyword 28 ▲ 4

#128 in number keyword 11 ▲ 38

#164 in selection keyword 11 ▲ 39

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Word Counter (v0.1.4)

1,309+ 3.67

(21)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Some people are fussing that it's cumbersome, probably because an extra click will strain their fragile fingers or something, but I rely on this extension and use it several times a week. (The original choice was fine, but Edge detected malware, so this is the replacement.) My need is to get an approximate word count, and this is far easier than copying the text and pasting it into a separate word processing document for that purpose! As for character and special character counts, I can't speak about that as I don't need it.

Bob Sorensen (Cowboy Bob), 2025-02-24

wouldn't recommend.

Same Rainbows, 2025-01-19

poorest extension. not working

Muhammad Zubair, 2025-01-10

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Extension safety

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Word Counter does not require any sensitive permissions.

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