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Character Counter

by Start Earnings · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Counts characters with and without spaces on the current webpage

Users
87
+8 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#89K
#74K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 28 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 2 years
04487Jul 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 87 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Jul 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Character Counter

Characters Counter: Your Ultimate Text Analysis Tool Unlock the power of precise text measurement, the essential Chrome extension for writers, editors, students, and professionals alike. This intuitive and lightweight tool seamlessly integrates into your browsing experience, providing instant character counts for any text on any webpage. Whether you're crafting the perfect tweet, optimizing your SEO content, or adhering to strict character limits in academic or professional writing, this extension is your trusted companion in the digital world of words. Key Features: 1. Instant Character Counting: This Extension delivers lightning-fast results, giving you both the character count with spaces and without spaces at the click of a button. This dual functionality ensures you have all the information you need, regardless of your specific requirements. 2. Webpage-wide Analysis: Unlike basic text editors, it analyzes the entire content of your current webpage. This comprehensive approach is perfect for content creators, SEO specialists, and anyone needing to assess the overall length of online articles, blog posts, or any web content. 3. User-Friendly Interface: With a clean, intuitive design, it is accessible to users of all technical levels. The simple popup interface displays your results clearly, making it easy to get the information you need without any fuss. 4. Privacy-Focused: Your data privacy is our priority. This tiny tool performs all calculations locally in your browser, ensuring that your text is never sent to external servers or stored anywhere. 5. Lightweight and Fast: Designed for efficiency, it won't slow down your browsing experience. It's a lightweight extension that operates seamlessly in the background until you need it. 6. Works Across All Websites: From social media platforms to content management systems, word processors to email clients, it functions flawlessly across all websites, giving you consistent results wherever you are online. Who Can Benefit from it? 1. Writers and Authors: For novelists working on their next bestseller or bloggers crafting engaging posts, it helps you keep track of your word count goals and ensure your chapters or sections are well-balanced. 2. Social Media Managers: Optimize your social media posts with precision. Know exactly how many characters you're using for Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or any other platform with specific character limits. 3. Students and Academics: Meet the strict character count requirements for essays, dissertations, and research papers. It helps you stay within the guidelines without the need to copy and paste into a separate word processor. 4. SEO Specialists: Craft the perfect meta descriptions, title tags, and content snippets. It ensures your SEO elements are optimized for search engines and click-through rates. 5. Journalists and Editors: Whether you're writing headlines, subheadings, or ensuring your articles fit within specific column widths, it provides the accuracy you need in your fast-paced work environment. 6. Marketers and Copywriters: Create compelling ad copy, email subject lines, and marketing materials that adhere to platform-specific character limits. It helps you make every character count in your campaigns. 7. Translators: Keep track of character counts when translating between languages with different character densities. Ensure your translations maintain the appropriate length and format of the original text. 8. Web Developers: Quickly assess the length of content elements on webpages you're developing. Our free extension helps you optimize layout and design based on accurate text measurements. 9. Legal Professionals: For contracts, legal briefs, and other documents with strict formatting requirements, it helps ensure compliance with character count regulations. 10. Data Entry Specialists: When working with forms or databases that have specific character limitations, it helps you stay within the required parameters without the need for trial and error. How it Enhances Your Workflow: 1. Time-Saving: No more copying and pasting text into separate applications or online tools. Get instant results right in your browser, streamlining your workflow and saving valuable time. 2. Accuracy: Our advanced algorithms ensure precise character counts every time. You can trust it to provide reliable results, even for complex web pages with diverse content types. 3. Consistency: With this tool, you have a standardized tool for measuring text across all your online platforms and applications. This consistency helps maintain uniformity in your work and reduces errors that can occur when switching between different counting methods. 4. Productivity Boost: By eliminating the need to manually count characters or use external tools, this handy little tool allows you to focus on your core tasks, whether it's writing, editing, or analyzing content. 5. Flexibility: It adapts to your needs, whether you're working with short social media posts or long-form content. Its versatility makes it an indispensable tool for a wide range of text-related tasks. 6. Learning and Improvement: By consistently using it, you'll develop a better intuition for text length and improve your writing efficiency over time. Technical Specifications: - Compatibility: Works with all recent versions of Google Chrome - Language Support: Counts characters accurately in all languages supported by Unicode - Performance Impact: Minimal CPU and memory usage - Updates: Regular updates to ensure compatibility and introduce new features - Permissions: Requires only necessary permissions to function, respecting your privacy and security Installation and Usage: 1. Installation: Simply visit the Chrome Web Store and click "Add to Chrome" to install Characters Counter. The extension will appear as an icon in your Chrome toolbar. 2. Usage: Click on the icon in your …

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+7.4%00.00
30 days+8+10.1%00.00
6 months+51+141.7%00.00
1 year+63+262.5%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Character Counter appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
click counter#32−5
counter#34+4

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.011 Jul 2024

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
11 Jul 2024
Size
10 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
startearnings.com
Support
startearnings.com
Extension ID
aefdcficjcfpbhajgmpnodlhccaocbca

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabscripting

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