Word Counter

A lite tool for counting characters and words via context-menu
What is Word Counter?
Word Counter is a Lite tool swiftly integrated into your context menu. When selecting text on any webpage, it readily provides you with word and character count. It also reports the longest word, special characters, and average word length. This add-on operates without a toolbar icon and has no settings to adjust. Handy, efficient, and unobtrusive.

Add-on stats

Users: 1,182 ▲ 10
Rating: 3.58 (19)
Version: 0.1.2resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-10-16
Weekly download count: 35
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
Size: 40.10K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Word Counter (v0.1.3)
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Add-on summary

Word Counter is a simple addon that help you get the number of words in a text selection.

Simply select a text with mouse, then right click and select - Word Counter - from the context menu. A popup will appear to inform you about the number of words in the selected text. Besides this number, it also informs you about average word length, number of total characters, number of special characters, and the longest word.

This addon has no settings or options to adjust. Simply add it to your browser and start using it. It works on any web-page as long as you can select a word or sentence. Please note that this addon does not have a toolbar icon.

In you want to report bugs, or have a feature request, please fill the bug report form in the addon homepage.

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
  • Works well
  • Unobtrusive functionality
  • Has more kinds of results
Cons
  • Doesn't work with Asian languages
  • Miscounts occasionally
  • Doesn't work with words containing '
Most mentioned
  • Works well
  • Does what it says it does
  • Counts words
Recent reviews
Es gibt offensichtlich eine Zeichenobergrenze, 16384 (also nichts für längere texte !) daher für mich unbrauchbar!!!!!

нормальное
by nanimo, 2024-07-13

It works but there are some flaws
by Marcus Hall, 2024-02-27
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Word Counter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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