Word Counter

A simple and free online word counter.

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A simple and free online word counter.

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A free online word counter with a simple UI (and no ads).

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Word Counter

Maker

Hello all, I hope you're well. Do you think text editors give us a correct word count? I thought so. Until, I accidentally discovered otherwise. A while ago, I had to count the total number of words in Moby Dick’s first chapter. (Moby Dick is an American novel written by Herman Melville.) To get that number of words I tried Google Docs first; it gave me a word count of 1655 words. Next, out of curiosity, I tried Apple’s Pages which gave a word count of 1679 words. Then, out of even more curiosity, I tried Grammarly which reported 1648 words. I was puzzled. And I ended up counting words by hand (for the curious it came out to be 1663 words–not the same as text editors’). It’s possible that different vendors use a different, and not same, definition of a word. How do you handle spaces in text, how do you handle dashes or en-dashes or even em-dashes; all this matters. Also, the problem of parsing all kinds of formatted text looks simple but it’s not. All this made me interested in the word-count problem :). So I developed a simple online Word Counter. I don't think it's perfect but I'll try to fix things as I find them. If you come across an issue please let me know. I'll try to solve it soon. I hope you find it useful. Take care!

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4yr ago

Such an important problem to solve - can't wait to leverage it as a freelancer where every word can contribute to my revenue!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@elizabeth_melton Thank you so much, Elizabeth :)

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4yr ago

Nice, but can you also include space counts?

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4yr ago

It's Simple and easy to use

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@prakashuix Thank you so much, Prakash. :)

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4yr ago

Congrats on your work. Innovative and useful app. Keep rocking!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@rahul_nair93 Thank you so much, Rahul :)

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4yr ago

Orbital

What an amazing tool! Good job team!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@ashleymarinep Thank you so much, Ashley :)

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4yr ago

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Word Counter

Maker

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4yr ago

Such an important problem to solve - can't wait to leverage it as a freelancer where every word can contribute to my revenue!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@elizabeth_melton Thank you so much, Elizabeth :)

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4yr ago

Nice, but can you also include space counts?

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4yr ago

It's Simple and easy to use

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@prakashuix Thank you so much, Prakash. :)

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4yr ago

Congrats on your work. Innovative and useful app. Keep rocking!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@rahul_nair93 Thank you so much, Rahul :)

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4yr ago

Orbital

What an amazing tool! Good job team!

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4yr ago

Word Counter

Maker

@ashleymarinep Thank you so much, Ashley :)

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4yr ago