The story behind WordCountPro and why we built it.
WordCountPro is a free online word counter and writing analysis tool built for anyone who works with text — students, bloggers, journalists, copywriters, novelists, academics, and professionals of all kinds. It gives you an instant breakdown of word count, character count, sentence count, reading time, speaking time, reading level, keyword density, and more, with no sign up, no limits, and no cost.
Every calculation happens directly in your browser. Nothing you type is ever sent to our servers. Your writing stays completely private.
WordCountPro was built by a small independent team who got tired of word counters that were cluttered, slow, or tried to push you towards a paid subscription to access basic features. We wanted something that simply worked — fast, clean, and genuinely useful for the people who need it most.
Writers working to a deadline shouldn't have to fight their tools. Students checking their essay word count against a limit shouldn't need to create an account. Bloggers estimating their reading time shouldn't be shown adverts for services they don't need before they can see the result.
WordCountPro is our answer to that. A tool that does exactly what it says, the moment you need it, for free.
Students use it to check essay and assignment word counts against their institution's requirements, using the target word count progress bar to track their writing in real time.
Bloggers and content creators use it to estimate reading time before publishing, check keyword density, and ensure their posts are the right length for their audience.
Professionals — from copywriters to lawyers, from journalists to HR managers — use it to check document length, assess readability, and estimate speaking time for presentations.
Writers and novelists use it to track daily word count goals, check chapter lengths, and analyse the readability of their prose.
We're a small team and we read every message. If you've found a bug, have a feature suggestion, or just want to say hello, we'd love to hear from you. Use our contact page to get in touch.