Word Counter widget for Windows
Paste or type and get the counts live: words, characters, sentences, and an estimated reading time based on a words-per-minute figure you set. The top-word frequency list is the useful part when you are editing, since it surfaces the word you have leaned on eleven times without noticing.
Free · Windows 10 and 11 · No account required
The real Word Counter widget, running live. Drag it around.
What Word Counter is good for
The everyday jobs this widget was built to handle.
Hit a word count without pasting your draft into a website
Estimate how long a piece takes to read aloud
Catch the words you are overusing before anyone else does
Every Word Counter setting
6 options, set per widget - so two copies of Word Counter on the same dashboard can behave completely differently. Highlighted values are the defaults.
Show reading time
Show top words
Advanced
Words per minute
Any number · starts at 230
Top words count
Ignore common words
Remember text
Getting Word Counter on your desktop
- 01
Install
Download and run the installer. No account, no sign-in.
- 02
Add the widget
Hit Add Widget, or press Ctrl+K and search for it by name.
- 03
Make it yours
Drag it where you want, resize it, and set the options below.
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Word Counter is one of 83 widgets
They all live on the same customizable dashboard, with themes, multiple screens, and native Windows notifications. Free.
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