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.
What is Word Count?
'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
By: Trishul
Rating: 3.38
(45)
Creation date: 2017-10-29
Weekly download count: 45
Firefox on Android: No
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.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.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
Recent 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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