Word Counter for Google Chrome

About

Modern digital life is bounded by length limits. Tweets stop at 280 characters, email subjects vanish after sixty, and many courses still demand minimum word counts. Copy-pasting passages into an external counter interrupts flow and wastes minutes. Word Counter for Google Chrome erases that detour. Highlight any text, right-click once, and the numbers you need—words, characters, characters-without-spaces, and estimated reading time—appear instantly inside the page.

Workflow could not be simpler:

Highlight the passage.

Right-click → “Count words & characters.”

A compact overlay fades in for six seconds at the lower-right corner of the tab, listing the four key metrics.

Target user groups
Copywriters & marketers – stay inside CMS editors while keeping ad headlines and meta-descriptions within strict character limits.

Journalists & bloggers – track article length and keep promised reading-time slots honest.

Students & academics – verify essay or thesis word counts without leaving online learning portals.

UX writers & localisation teams – guard against string overruns in pixel-tight mobile layouts.

SEO analysts – adjust paragraphs until they balance dwell time with concise messaging.

Developers & technical authors – count README or API-guide text directly on GitHub before committing.

Five standout advantages
Instant insight – metrics pop up in under 100 ms on most hardware.

Workflow purity – no external websites, no clipboard juggling, no context shift.

Performance first – scripts unload themselves; no persistent listeners hog CPU.

Global ready – plug-and-play locale files future-proof the UI for multilingual teams.

Security friendly – minimal, auditable code and zero outbound requests.