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Free word counter.

Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs - and estimate reading and speaking time - live as you type. Free, runs in your browser, no sign-up. From the team behind Sidenote, the AI reading assistant that cites every answer to the source.

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Runs entirely in your browser - your text never leaves your device.

FAQ

Free word counter - common questions.

Yes: it's free with no sign-up. Paste or type your text and the counts update live as you go.
No. Everything runs entirely in your browser - your text is never sent to a server.
Reading time assumes about 200 words per minute and speaking time about 130 - typical averages, so treat them as estimates.
Words are whitespace-separated tokens; sentences are counted from terminal punctuation (. ! ?). Both are estimates that match how most counters work.
This tool measures your text. Sidenote - the extension and web app - reads documents for you: summarize them, ask questions, and get answers cited to the exact passage.
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