Is this free to use?
Yes. It is completely free, with no account, no signup, and no usage limits.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The page runs in any modern mobile browser, on iPhone and Android alike, with no app to install.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The tool runs entirely in the browser, so there is nothing to download or install.
Why does my word count differ from Word or Google Docs?
This page splits on whitespace, so anything with no space inside it is one word. Word and Google Docs apply their own rules to hyphens, dashes, and numbers, and they count differently again in tracked-changes or comment text. Differences of one or two percent on a long document are normal and neither number is wrong, they are answering slightly different questions.
Are numbers and symbols counted as words?
Yes. Any run of non-whitespace counts, so "2026", "$34.50", and a bare URL each count as one word. That inflates the word count of technical text that contains code, prices, or links.
Why is my sentence count wrong?
Sentences are found by looking for a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. Abbreviations like "Dr." and "e.g." create false sentence ends, decimals inside numbers can do the same, and a heading or final line with no punctuation is not counted at all. Treat it as an approximation for prose, not a parser.
How does it decide what a paragraph is?
A paragraph is a block separated by an empty line. If your text uses single line breaks between paragraphs, the tool sees one paragraph and reports the individual lines under Lines instead.
Does it count emoji as one character?
No. Characters reports UTF-16 code units, so most emoji count as 2 and composed emoji count as more. That is the same number a JavaScript length check gives, but it is not the same as the visible character count.
Is my draft uploaded anywhere?
No. The counting runs in the page itself, so an unpublished draft, a cover letter, or a client document stays in the browser tab and is never sent to a server.