Paste your first draft, click Start Over to set a baseline, then edit. Watch how many words and characters you gain or lose as you work.
An Editor Counter (also called an edit tracker) is a tool that measures how much your writing changes during the editing process. Unlike a standard word counter — which simply reports your current word count — the Editor Counter sets a baseline and then tracks every gain or loss as you rewrite, trim, expand, or restructure your draft.
For many writers, the real value of editing is subtraction. Cutting 15% of a first draft often makes it dramatically stronger. But it's hard to know how much you've cut without a before-and-after comparison. The Editor Counter gives you that number in real time.
Both metrics matter. A "cut" that removes many characters but few words usually means replacing long words with short ones — good for readability. A "cut" that removes words but not many characters usually means deleting entire phrases. Watch both to understand the shape of your edit.
All processing runs in your browser. Your draft is never uploaded. The text you paste stays on your device.