Paste your text. See every count instantly.

Tally is a free, instant word and character counter. Paste or type any text and watch eleven live statistics — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, reading and speaking time, and estimated pages — update with every keystroke.

It also checks your writing as you go: a readability score, grade level, and gentle highlights on sentences that run long, so you can tighten them. Create a free account to save drafts and pick up where you left off — everything else works with no sign-up, and nothing you type is stored unless you choose to save it.