Description
Displays a real-time word count while writing in Google Docs, as well as milestone markers every 500 words.
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Extension Rank
"Word Count" Keyword
"Marker" Keyword
"Google Docs" Keyword
Review Summary
User reviews indicate that while Wordcounter offers a simple and clean interface with helpful milestone markers, it struggles with inaccurate word counts and reliability issues. Many users report the word count being significantly off and the display not showing up as expected. Performance slows down in long documents requiring manual scrolling to update the count. Despite its ease of use and motivational aspects, these shortcomings limit its usefulness for accurate editing and professional writing.
Pros
- Simple and easy to use with a nice and clean design
- Provides quick word count reference without taking up much screen space
- Includes 'milestones' at every 500 words which are not intrusive
- Helpful as a general word count indicator or motivator
- Useful for quick checks during writing tasks
Cons
- Word count accuracy is frequently incorrect, often significantly off compared to Google Docs
- Extension often fails to display the word count popup or indicator properly
- Performance issues with long documents; requires scrolling through each page to update count
- Positioning and visibility issues; word counter may disappear when window is resized or other sidebars are open
- Lack of advanced options such as excluding headers or table content from word count
Permissions
This extension can:
- activeTab
- storage
Additional Information
1.3
August 2, 2018
0.04 MB
en
Developer Information
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