A browser extension for viewing the number of characters in text selections. When activated, the count appears in the top-right corner of the browser window.
- Select text (with mouse or keyboard) to see the number of characters.
- Quickly view the number of characters on an entire page using keyboard shortcut (OS X: CMD-a, Windows: CTRL-a).
- Click the extension button to activate/deactivate. The ESC key can also be used to deactivate.
Install
Chrome
Install from the Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/character-count/bpjdkinahbalcimnlaijodhiigpfkmjf
Note: Tabs must be reloaded after installing Character Count.
Safari
Not yet released. Follow development instructions for now.
Develop
Chrome
The chrome-extension directory contains all files needed by the extension, except the dependencies:
$ cd chrome-extension
$ bower install
After installing the dependencies, load the unpacked extension from the chrome-extension directory.
Safari
The character-count.safariextension directory contains all files needed by the extension, except the dependencies:
$ cd character-count.safariextension
$ bower install
After installing the dependencies, add and install the extension using the Safari Extension Builder from the character-count.safariextension directory.