Word Count
Counts words in selected text.
Select any text, right click and select word count from menu.
Know number of words and characters in your selected text.
Word Count - Firefox Add-on for Counting Words and Characters
'Word Count' is a handy Firefox add-on that counts of words and characters in your selected text. To use it, simply select any text, right-click to open the menu, and choose Word Count. Beyond simply counting words and characters, the tool also efficiently handles multi-space scenarios and special characters. Fully compatible with multi-process, it can provide word counts for text of any length.
Add-on stats
Weekly download count: 36
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact 
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- menus
- notifications
- activeTab
Size: 18.94K
Email: tr*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
As the name says - counts the number of words in selected text.
Process
- Select the text
- Press right click
- Choose word count from right click menu
- Get notification with word and character count
Features
- multi process enabled
- Takes care of multi spaces
- Takes care of special characters
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Simple and easy to use
- Helpful for article writing and counting words
- Works as intended on some pages
Cons
- Does not work on various devices (especially Mac)
- No visible results upon activation
- Counts empty spaces in the word count
- Lack of notifications or feedback
- Inconsistent performance across different web pages
Most mentioned
- Does not work at all
- Nothing happens upon clicking
- Counts empty spaces
- Reported issues on Mac devices
User reviews
Does absolutely nothing. Reported to FF
by Peter N., 2024-09-15
This is a very simple add-on but it appears to be the only one of many similar that actually works.
by Firefox user 13862294, 2023-12-31
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Word Count requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Word Count is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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