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Fourteen tools for working with prose. Count words and characters against a submission limit, diff two drafts, convert case, strip duplicate lines, check how hard your writing is to read, or generate placeholder copy. Everything updates as you type.
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Counting that agrees with whatever you are submitting to
A word here is a run of characters between spaces containing at least one letter or number, which is the rule Microsoft Word and Google Docs apply. So state-of-the-art counts once rather than four times, don't counts once, and a dash used as a bullet is punctuation rather than a word. That matters when a limit is enforced: a UCAS personal statement caps at 4,000 characters, a Common App essay at 650 words, a meta description at roughly 155 characters. Word Counter and Character Counter also report reading and speaking time, which is the number you want when a talk has to fit a slot.
Comparing, cleaning, and reshaping
Text Compare shows a line-by-line diff with additions, removals, and changes highlighted, which is faster than reading two drafts side by side. Remove Duplicate Lines keeps the first occurrence and preserves original order. Text Case Converter moves between UPPER, lower, Title, Sentence, camelCase, and snake_case in one click. Readability Checker scores your writing so you can see whether a paragraph is genuinely dense or just long.
Frequently asked questions
Is the text I paste sent anywhere?
No. Every count and transformation happens in your browser as you type. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or logged, which makes these safe for drafts, client work, and anything confidential. You can disconnect from the internet and the tools keep working.
Why does the word count differ from another tool?
Tools disagree about hyphenated compounds, contractions, numbers, and stray punctuation. These count the way Microsoft Word and Google Docs do, so the number matches whatever your submission is checked in rather than an arbitrary convention.
How is reading time estimated?
225 words per minute for silent reading and 130 for speaking aloud. Those are typical adult averages for ordinary prose. Dense or technical material reads more slowly, so treat both as a planning guide rather than a stopwatch.