Edit counter

Count characters added and removed as you edit. Start a fresh count without losing the text in your note.

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Privacy details

Edit counter processes your input in this browser. Inputs and results are excluded from analytics. Recent tools save tool names, visit counts and last-visit times. Saved tools store only their names. Draft saving is optional and stays on this device; delete saved text with the draft controls. Loading text from a URL is optional and contacts that server; its URL and your IP address are visible to the server. An optional “Use in” action keeps a handoff in this tab. The next tool removes it on arrival and ignores it if more than a minute has passed.

Copy link includes the inputs you choose to share in the address. Anyone with that link can reopen them. Files and generated results are excluded. Password and key tools share settings only.

Write or paste text

Changes in this session

Added: 0
Removed: 0
Current characters: 0

Reset reloads the tool with its starting values and releases open files and device controls. Saved drafts stay on this device until you delete them.

Links include your inputs and settings. Anyone with the link can see them, so leave out private text. Files and generated results are left out; random draws run again.

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Updated 2026-09-19

How edit counter works

Each input change is compared with the previous text using visible characters. A replacement counts as removed characters plus added characters; unchanged text at the start and end is excluded.

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A worked example

Changing cat to cart adds one character. Changing cat to dog removes three and adds three.

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Before you use the result

Counts describe changes to the text, not physical keystrokes. Paste, undo, autocorrect and replacements count too. Reloading clears the session; no text or edit history is saved.

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