Thankfully, trusty ole Google Docs has a nifty word count tool — it's not as easy to find as on other popular word processors like Microsoft Word or LibreOffice, but it's there all right.

TextEdit Word Count 2832 words. (15060 characters.) The OK button dismisses the dialog box. As the Hints commenters point out, there are some other ways to do much the same thing.

Microsoft's own alternative, Word on Web, already offers a real-time word count tool in the toolbar beneath the editor.

Here's a little trick to add a word count field into your Word document so you don't have to keep checking the word count tool in the ribbon.

Google Docs has long featured a pretty straightforward word count tool. The G Suite editing app is soon gaining an always-visible counter in the bottom-left corner of your screen on the web ...

Notepad does not have a word counter. If you wish to count words in a Notepad TXT file, here are some workarounds to help you get going.

Are you over-using a few words in everything you write? Here are two tools to help check yourself.

Need to keep your essays and articles under or over a certain word count? This is why we’re glad to know that Apple Pages has a built-in word counter tool.

Are you constantly menu-diving to get your document's word count? Save time with this quick and easy toolbar button.