Word Counter
Counts words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type, with an estimated reading time and speaking time.
DEPLOY.md.Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text into the box
- Read the live counts above the text area
- Check the reading time estimate for blog posts and speeches
Tips that actually help
- Reading time assumes 200 words per minute, speaking assumes 130
- Essay limits usually refer to the body text, not including references
About Word Counter
Counts words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type, with an estimated reading time and speaking time. It is one of 6 free online tools on Text Toolkit, all of which run without a download and without an account.
People searching for word counter with reading time usually want the same three things: it has to work immediately, it has to work on a phone, and it has to be genuinely free rather than free-until-the-paywall. Word Counter is built to satisfy all three — there is no sign-up step, no install and no daily limit on the core functionality.
Because the processing happens locally in your browser, there is no upload wait and no queue. Even on a slow connection the tool responds immediately, and nothing you type is ever transmitted anywhere.
What makes it different
Most pages ranking for this term are buried under interstitials, cookie walls and pop-ups before you reach the thing you came for. Text Toolkit takes the opposite approach: the tool loads in the first screen, advertising is placed around the content rather than in front of it, and every page states plainly what you get before you commit time to it.
Common mistakes to avoid
Reading time assumes 200 words per minute, speaking assumes 130. Essay limits usually refer to the body text, not including references These are the two things that separate people who get good results here from people who get frustrated — both are small habits rather than anything technical.