Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, reading time, and speaking time in your browser.

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How it works

Step by step

1
Enter text or open a file
Type, paste, or open local TXT, Markdown, CSV, LOG, SRT, or VTT files.
2
Set options
Reading and speaking speed, goal limits, and frequency analysis can be adjusted directly.
3
Use the statistics
Copy text or statistics and download the current text as a UTF-8 TXT file.

Input, file, and statistics are processed in the browser and are not uploaded.

Counts words, characters with and without whitespace, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and UTF-8 bytes.

Estimates times from configurable words per minute.

Optional minimum/maximum targets and top words help with editing.

Does it count like Microsoft Word?

Not guaranteed. The tool uses browser-side Unicode segmentation and documented rules; other programs can count edge cases differently.

Are files uploaded?

No. Supported text files are read locally and counted in a browser worker.

Extract readable plain text from Markdown, including lists, tasks, tables, code, and optional link targets.

Extract readable plain text from HTML, including entities, lists, tables, and optional link targets.