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Word Count

by Zeno · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Display the number of words and characters within highlight in contextMenu and bottom right

Users
481
+53 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#44K
#37K among extensions
Version
0.2
updated 9 Jun 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
3242481Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 481 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
012Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2 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 Word Count

Display the number of words and characters within highlight in context menu and bottom right On highlight, show the word count and the number of characters immediately. Settings to change to - dark count box - hide count box Chrome extension word counter to easily count words & characters

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+26+5.7%00.00
30 days+53+12.4%00.00
6 months+90+23.0%00.00
1 year+271+129.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Word Count appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
word count#13+1

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.29 Jun 2022

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
9 Jun 2022
Size
16 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
inaklojbeljbfmkkpjfmjjgehckpeohf

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
tabscontextMenusscriptingstorage
Site access
http://*/*https://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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