word count

Counts words and characters in selected text

The 'Word Count' is a resourceful add-on for Microsoft Edge users. It allows fast computation of the quantity of words and characters in any selected text, enhancing efficiency in tasks such as content creation, academic writing, and other areas where word and character count matter. This tool is perfect for checking text length in real-time without the need for additional software.

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By:: trishul.goel
Users:: 1,306+ 12
Rating:: 3.10
(11)
Version:: 2.0 (Last updated: 2020-06-29)
Creation date:: 2020-06-29
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: contextMenus
notifications
activeTab
Size:: 13.82K
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: 14 hours ago

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# 4,361 ▼ 10

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#2 in word count keyword 25 ▼ 1 #52 in counter keyword 28 ▲ 1

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Word count (v1.0.0)

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User reviews

Works well enough - the count popus up as a notification, but would have been nicer if it was displayed in the context menu, or bar at the bottom of the window.

by Cameron, 2023-11-23

useless .doesnt work at all

by muhammad, 2022-03-20

Didn't work at all, do not add on

by Jayden, 2021-10-31

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

word count requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.

Risk likelihood

word count has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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