Best alternatives to Word Counter - Character Counter (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Word Counter, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Word Counter alternatives, compared
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Count me up - Word and character counter
Word and character counter
≈4K users4.0★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Word Counter
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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Character Count Tool
Calculate how many words and characters are on a page. Simply highlight the text, right click, and click the Character Count icon!
≈7K users4.7★ from 33 ratings3 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Word Counter
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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Word Counter
Word counter online tool checker to find number of words and characters
≈4K users3.9★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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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 8 ratings3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Word Counter
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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Webpage Word Counter
Analyze your website text with style with the Webpage Word Counter chrome extension
≈7K users3.9★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago2 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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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 11 months ago3 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
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Word Counter - counts what you type
Shows a count of words and characters when you type in a text box on a website
≈6K users4.2★ from 25 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Chrome Tab Counter
Shows a count of open windows, open tabs, max concurrent open tabs and all-time open tabs.
≈20K users4.2★ from 61 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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D&D Character Sync
Store character sheets from different D&D apps
≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago15 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 6)
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Spanish Characters Extension
Convenient way to copy and paste characters that aren't present on English keyboards.
≈10K users4.6★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Word Counter
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
Word Counter alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Word Counter?
By users, the most popular alternative is Chrome Tab Counter with ≈20K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Count me up - Word and character counter.
Which Word Counter alternative has the best rating?
Chrome Tab Counter has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 61 ratings.
Is there a Word Counter alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Word Counter - counts what you type asks for 1 permissions, against 6 for Word Counter.
How many alternatives to Word Counter are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Word Counter on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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