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- Words
- Characters
- Chars (no spaces)
- Sentences
- Lines
- Reading time
- Runs entirely in your browser — your text is never sent to a server
- Live word, character, and sentence count, plus reading time
- Free, no account required
How it works
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Paste the text you want to work with.
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The result updates live as you type or paste.
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Adjust the options to fine-tune the output.
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Copy the cleaned-up or compared result.
Why use this tool
Every dev utility, one place
Format, convert, encode, decode, and generate — no more juggling ten tabs.
100% private, always
Every tool runs in your browser — your code and data are never sent anywhere.
Works on any device
Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android — nothing to install.
Instant results
No queues, no build step — results update as you type.
Built to handle real data
Full Unicode support and RFC-compliant parsing, edge cases included.
Free, always
Free to use, with no rate limits, sign-up, or trial period.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, standard character counts include all letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces.
It looks for terminal punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation points) to estimate boundaries.
Yes, the calculation is broadly based on a standard adult reading speed of about 200 words per minute.
Generally, a hyphenated phrase (like "high-speed") is treated as a single unified word.
Line breaks do not artificially inflate the word count, but they are included in the overall character length.
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