Simple Word Counter Chrome extension icon

Simple Word Counter

✨ AI-Powered
👥 3K+ users
📦 v12.7
💾 184KiB
📅 2026-03-27
View on Chrome Web Store

Chrome will indicate if you already have this installed.

Overview

Simple Word Counter: Quickly Count Words and Characters

Simple Word Counter accomplishes the task of counting words and characters that you've selected quickly.. Just by highlighting the text, a popup will immediately show the total word and character count.

Key Features:
• Instant Word and Character Count: Simply highlight any text and a tooltip will promptly display the total count of words and characters.

• Customizable Tooltip: Manage the tooltip's visibility with a straightforward on/off toggle.

PLEASE NOTICE: This extension does NOT function on all websites - it will function on most.

Getting Started:

1. Download and install the Simple Word Counter extension from the Chrome Web Store.
2. Highlight the text you want to count on any webpage. A tooltip will automatically pop up near the selected text, showing the word and character count.

Additional Settings:

• To access more settings, click on the extension icon to open the popup.
• In the popup, you can adjust the tooltip's display and set the default behavior for new websites.

PLEASE NOTICE: This extension does NOT function on all websites - it will function on most.

Tags

Productivity/tools productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

Similar Extensions

More in Productivity/tools →

Zotero Connector

8M+ users
Save references to Zotero from your web browser
Productivity/tools
Browsec VPN is a Chrome VPN extension that protects your IP from Internet threats and lets you browse privately for free…
Productivity/tools

Claude

8M+ users
Claude in Chrome (Beta)
Productivity/tools AI