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FastWordCount
word count, character count, sentences, paragraphs
Free word counter and character counter with spaces or without. Real-time counting, no limits, no signup. Perfect for students, writers, and developers.
FastWordCount is an online word counter and character counter that updates in real time as you type or paste. Whether you're writing a blog post, an essay, a tweet, a meta description or a novel chapter — knowing your exact word count and character count helps you hit your target every time.
Everything runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server, never logged, and never stored anywhere other than your own device.
What FastWordCount measures
Word count — total words, updated live as you type
Character count — total characters including spaces
Character count without spaces — useful for platform limits and translation estimates
Sentence count — number of sentences detected in your text
Paragraph count — number of paragraphs separated by blank lines
Reading time — estimated minutes to read at average adult reading speed (238 wpm)
Word frequency — top words ranked by how often they appear, with a visual density bar
Character density — ratio of non-space characters to total characters
・Is the red circle in the upper right corner a color vision support feature?
・I entered the clearly incorrect sentence “I Won’t likEs she” into the grammar checker, but it didn’t flag any issues. English isn’t my first language.is this the expected behavior?
Shipped a few updates based on your feedback today:
— Speaking time added alongside read time (130 wpm for presentations/transcripts) — Reading time now live on grammar checker and tone checker, above the textarea — Stats layout cleaned up on mobile
Keep the feedback coming — this is exactly how the tool gets better.
Love how clean this is, no signup friction is a huge plus. One thing that would make it perfect for me as a writer: a session history sidebar that tracks each count I run with timestamps, so I can revisit earlier drafts without retyping. Keep up the great work.
Finally a word counter that just works without making me sign up for anything. The real-time counting as I type is genuinely smooth, and I love that I can toggle spaces on and off.
Would love to see a reading time estimate added alongside the word count, like "X min read" for prose or "X min speaking" for transcripts. Would be super handy for writers prepping blog posts or students timing presentations.
Finally a word counter that just works without nagging me to sign up or hit a limit. I threw a long doc at it and the real-time count never hiccuped, which is more than I can say for the one I was using before.
Nice and clean tool. One thing that would help me a lot: a small reading time estimate next to the word count, maybe based on average words per minute. That would make it even more useful for writers drafting blog posts without needing a separate tool.
Pasted in a messy draft I had lying around and it updated the counts instantly as I edited. The no signup thing is honestly refreshing, just opens and works.
A dark mode toggle would be a nice addition for those late-night writing sessions. Also, if you could add a simple readability score alongside the word count, it would make this way more useful for students working on essays.
About FastWordCount on Product Hunt
“word count, character count, sentences, paragraphs ”
FastWordCount was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 9 upvotes and 19 comments, placing #133 on the daily leaderboard. Free word counter and character counter with spaces or without. Real-time counting, no limits, no signup. Perfect for students, writers, and developers.
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FastWordCount is an online word counter and character counter that updates in real time as you type or paste. Whether you're writing a blog post, an essay, a tweet, a meta description or a novel chapter — knowing your exact word count and character count helps you hit your target every time.
Everything runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server, never logged, and never stored anywhere other than your own device.
What FastWordCount measures
Word count — total words, updated live as you type
Character count — total characters including spaces
Character count without spaces — useful for platform limits and translation estimates
Sentence count — number of sentences detected in your text
Paragraph count — number of paragraphs separated by blank lines
Reading time — estimated minutes to read at average adult reading speed (238 wpm)
Word frequency — top words ranked by how often they appear, with a visual density bar
Character density — ratio of non-space characters to total characters