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...

Word Count Tool - Firefox Add-On for Text Analysis

"Word Count Tool" is a highly useful Firefox add-on that provides users with immediate detailed reports about selected text. The features include a count of words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, Mean Word Length, and Mean Sentence length. Reports are conveniently accessed by right-clicking the selected text to invoke a context menu, or by using a hotkey combination of Alt + Shift + C. To facilitate varied user requirements, a web version of this tool is also available at https://wordcounttools.com.

Add-on stats

By: Harry N.
Users: 651
-5
Rating: 2.71
(14)
Version: 4.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2013-06-17
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • tabs
  • storage
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 18.49K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

This add-on reports the number of words, characters of the selected text, including the number of words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, Mean Word Length, Mean Sentence Length is easily accessed by one of the following ways:

  • Right clicking to view the context menu (when there is some text selected), and choose Word Count Tool item.
  • Using hot key combination: Alt + Shift + C

The web version of this tool is also available at https://wordcounttools.com.

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
  • Clean, curated universe
  • Integrated platforms and services
  • The extension was previously working
Cons
  • Not displaying in the right-click menu
  • Stopped working
  • Inaccurate count for long articles and Chinese characters
  • No line counting feature
Most mentioned
  • Stopped working
  • Inaccuracy in counting
  • No right-click menu option
User reviews
by eUROs, 2024-04-24

by eUROs, 2024-04-24

by eUROs, 2024-04-24
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Word Count Tool requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Word Count Tool is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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