Paste your essay. See the count, the time it takes to read, and how far you are from your target.
Free, no sign-up. Your work lives on your device. We don't store it.
0
words
Reading time at 200 words a minute; speaking time at 130. Line breaks are not counted as characters.
Most UK universities allow about 10% either way; check yours.
One box, a live count above it, and your target under it. Nothing leaves your browser.
Any run of text with a letter or a number in it is a word. Well-known, don't, 2,000 and a web address each count once. An em dash splits two words, a dash on its own does not count, and extra spaces never add words.
Reading time is your words divided by 200 a minute. Speaking time uses 130, a steady pace for a presentation. They are practical starting points, not research claims. Time yourself once to find your own speed.
Set a target and the shaded part of the bar runs from 10% under to 10% over. The count says how many words to go, or how many over. The bar turns pink only once you pass the top of the band. Check your own university's rule.
Name a draft and it saves itself while you write. Keep up to five, one per essay, and open any of them later on this device. Rename or delete them from the list. Clear my data removes everything.
It will not check your grammar, write or rewrite anything with AI, or check for plagiarism. It does not give a readability score, and it does not sync drafts to the cloud. It counts what you paste, and keeps the drafts you save on this device.
A word is any run of text between spaces that holds a letter or a number. Hyphenated words, contractions, numbers like 2,000 and web addresses count as one word each, and an em dash splits the words either side. A dash or bullet on its own does not count, so the total should sit very close to Word or Google Docs.
That depends on your university, so check your module handbook. Many count footnotes but not the reference list or the bibliography. Paste only the parts that count and the number here is the number that matters.
Most UK universities allow about 10% either way, so a 2,000-word essay can usually run from 1,800 to 2,200. Some are stricter, and some take marks off for any overrun, so check yours. Set a target and the bar marks that band for you.
Your text never leaves your browser. There is no sign-up and nothing is uploaded. Up to five drafts are saved on this device only, so clearing your browser data or switching devices will not bring them with you.
Planner
Your essay question in, a structured outline out: thesis, arguments, evidence and the counterargument, with a word guide for each section. You do the thinking.
References
Type the details of your source and get the reference in APA 7, MLA 9 or Harvard, with the in-text citation beside it. Your reference list is saved as you go.
Tracker
Assignments, exams, applications and every other deadline in one list, sorted by date. See what is due this week, tick it off, and print the week for the wall.