Word Counter
Paste or upload text files to see word and character counts, reading time, readability, and keyword frequency. Everything runs in your browser.
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Paste or upload text files to see word and character counts, reading time, readability, and keyword frequency. Everything runs in your browser.
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Welcome to the workshop →PlainBench is designed like a good workbench: simple, sturdy, and exactly where you need it. No forced accounts, no “free trial” tricks, no surprise subscriptions.
We keep our tools fast, focused, and easy to understand. You should never need a tutorial to use them.
Never. PlainBench tools are free to use with no account, no sign-up, and no subscription.
We show a minimal amount of display ads around our tools. No creepy tracking tricks, just simple ads that help keep the tools free.
Wherever possible, everything runs locally in your browser (like Word Counter and Age Calculator). If a future tool needs a server, we’ll clearly say so on that page.
Yes. Head over to our workshop and submit a request.