![]() ![]() Information about the previous version of this script can be found archived at: PeeGee's Script. The original version of the script was no longer functioning, so this de-bugged version was created. This script is adapted from PeeGee's Gutenberg word counting script. Once selected, it will display the word count for the selected text. There should be a Word Counter Plus option in the right click menu. Once installed (you may need to restart your browser after adding it), highlight the text you want the word count for and right-click. The link to the extension in the Google Chrome store:Ĭlick "Add to Chrome". Does not work if the TOC is formatted strangely (eg page numbers or other text interspersed between the chapter titles).įor questions or issues with either of the above scripts, please post in this forum thread, or send a Private Message to quartertone.Does not work if chapter headings do not match the TOC (eg, TOC lists Chapter IV, but chapter headings appear as IV).TOC should not include any sections that appear before the contents list (eg, Preface).The Table of contents (TOC) must be present, and labeled Contents.Navigate to the HTML or the plain text page, and activate the script. This script counts the number of words in indexed chapters of a Gutenberg book. NEW(): When in the HTML page of an ebook, click on the chapter heading to get a word count for that chapter.Update(): Word/character count will now be displayed in a fixed box in the upper right corner of the window, instead of a pop-up alert.BONUS: On the Gutenberg search results page, it will append the word count to all search results! (So, if you're looking for a short short story, you don't have to go counting every book that comes up in search.).Slight discrepancies may be present due to extra text (Transcriber's notes, Book summary, subtitles, etc) in some formats that are not present in the others.This will work whether you are on the main page, the HTML page (or as-submitted), or on the plain text page. In a Guterberg ebook page it will count the ebook text, excluding the Gutenberg disclaimer and legalese.On a normal webpage, it will count all the text on the page.If you select some text, it will count the words in the selection.With a single click, you can get an accurate word count for the body of a Gutenberg book. This is a "universal" word counter bookmarklet. Here are some tutorial videos on how to use this script. (The Tampermonkey version will not activate on non-Gutenberg sites) Get the script here: Gutencount on .Īlso available as a Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey script, which can be found here: Gutencount on The code for these scripts can be found by following the links below, or you can find them as Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey scripts on. These bookmarklets can be used with most modern web browsers. The status bar cannot be modified but the entire bar may be toggled hidden or displayed by selecting View → Status Bar ![]() A running word count is displayed on the bottom status bar.Wait a moment and the word count will display (lower left corner) This is a powerful program, great for dividing up whole books into sections, visually dividing long chapters into approximately equal segments, etc. Just highlight the words you want counted, either part or all of the text. To re-enable it, right-click on the bottom status bar and tick the Word Count option. ![]()
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