# Word Count Tool

> A word counter that counts the number of words, characters without any extra clicks. Just select the text and right click to select the context menu to invoke the report. It gives detail report about the numbers words, characters, sentences...

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/word-count-tool](https://chrome-stats.com/d/word-count-tool)

## Overview

- **ID:** `word-count-tool`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Harry N.
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development
- **Daily users:** 449
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 2.53 / 5 (15 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2013-06-17
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/word-count-tool/)
- **Website:** [https://audiovoicerecorder.com](https://audiovoicerecorder.com/)

## Description

The Word Count Tool Chrome extension provides an instant and detailed analysis of any selected text. Simply highlight text and right-click to access the context menu or use the hotkey combination Alt + Shift + C to receive a comprehensive report including word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, mean word length, and mean sentence length.

This tool is perfect for writers, editors, students, and professionals who need quick insights into their text without extra steps. Additionally, a web version is available at [wordcounttools.com](https://wordcounttools.com) for users preferring browser-based access.

## Rankings

- #5,362 — Overall
- #305 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #4 — word count
- #14 — tool
- #26 — country
- #53 — counter

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

User reviews indicate that Word Count Tool is valued for its straightforward word and character counting functionality. However, many users face persistent issues with it not appearing in the right-click menu, failing to work after updates, and inaccuracies in counting especially for long texts or Chinese characters. Keyboard shortcuts often do not respond, and reinstallation is a common fix. The tool would benefit from better stability, expanded language support, and additional features like line counting options.

### Pros

- The tool is appreciated by users for simplicity and utility when it works.
- It supports word and character count features, which users find valuable.
- Some users report that reinstalling the add-on resolves issues, indicating potential recoverability.

### Cons

- The add-on often fails to appear in the right-click context menu as expected.
- It stops working after updates or randomly, requiring reinstallation to function again.
- It has a limitation in counting large texts accurately, particularly beyond 3,000 words or 15,000 characters.
- It does not correctly count Chinese characters and lacks options to handle Chinese punctuation.
- Keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + Shift + C or Alt + Shift + C frequently do not work.

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