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Best alternatives to Character Count Tool (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Character Count Tool, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Character Count Tool today

≈7K users4.7★ from 33 ratings3 permissions

Character Count Tool alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Character Count

    Character and word count in your text

    ≈8K users3.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Character Count Tool
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  2. 2

    Character Count

    Use Character Count to be accurate in your writing. It includes a reliable character counter, word and sentence counter, and more.

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 16 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 3.5× fewer users than Character Count Tool
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    Word Counter - Character Counter

    Free word counter & character counter: count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs & reading time live on any page.

    ≈2K users4.8★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 3.5× fewer users than Character Count Tool
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
  4. 4

    Word & Character Counter

    Displays the word and character count of selected text.

    ≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsNo special permissions
    • About 7.0× fewer users than Character Count Tool
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Count me up - Word and character counter

    Word and character counter

    ≈4K users4.0★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago2 permissions
    • About 1.8× fewer users than Character Count Tool
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
  6. 6

    Word Counter

    Count words and characters in selected text with a single click. Just right-click on any text to analyze it!

    ≈8K users4.6★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Character Count Tool
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  7. 7

    Word Counter Plus

    A simple and accurate word counter. Provides a right click context menu to get stats on the selected text

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 7 ratings3 permissions
    • About 1.8× fewer users than Character Count Tool
  8. 8

    Word Counter

    Count words and characters with the word counter tool. Get word and character count in any text.

    ≈4K users4.0★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions
    • About 1.8× fewer users than Character Count Tool
    • Rated 0.6 stars lower
    • Listed under Tools
  9. 9

    Word Counter Plus

    Instantly view word count and detailed text statistics with a simple right-click or keyboard shortcut.

    ≈5K users4.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Character Count Tool
  10. 10

    Word Counter

    Word counter online tool checker to find number of words and characters

    ≈4K users3.9★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions
    • About 1.8× fewer users than Character Count Tool

Character Count Tool alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Character Count Tool?

By users, the most popular alternative is Character Count with ≈8K users and a 3.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Character Count.

Is there a Character Count Tool alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Word & Character Counter asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Character Count Tool.

How many alternatives to Character Count Tool are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Character Count Tool on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.