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Best alternatives to Letter Counter (2026)

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

Letter Counter today

≈2K users4.9★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions

Letter Counter alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    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 2.0× more users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
  2. 2

    Char Counter

    Try Char Counter - the character count tool that also helps to count words, letters, symbols and sentences. Install and try it now!

    302 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago6 permissions
    • About 6.6× fewer users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
  3. 3

    Words Counter

    Words Counter – a simple word counter for Chrome. Instantly view word count and character count without leaving your current tab.

    227 users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago2 permissions
    • About 8.8× fewer users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
  4. 4

    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 2.0× more users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  5. 5

    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
    • About 4.0× more users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  6. 6

    Word Counter

    Use the Online Word Counter to count word and as a sentences calculator. Count words and characters in sentance paragraphs.

    257 users3.3★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago4 permissions
    • About 7.8× fewer users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
  7. 7

    Character counter

    Character, Letter & Word Counter Tool

    406 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 24 months ago1 permissions
    • About 4.9× fewer users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
  8. 8

    Character Count

    Character and word count in your text

    ≈8K users3.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  9. 9

    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 2.0× more users than Letter Counter
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    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
    • About 2.5× more users than Letter Counter
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

Letter Counter alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Letter Counter?

By users, the most popular alternative is Word Counter with ≈8K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Word Counter.

Is there a Letter Counter alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Character counter asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Letter Counter.

How many alternatives to Letter Counter are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Letter Counter 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.