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WritingTools

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Word count and navigation utility for writing articles and books
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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writingtools README

Simple panel displaying the total word count (ignoring comments), and a section by section breakdown, with clickable links to quickly jump to the appropriate line.

WritingTools

Features

Complete Word Count Panel Features:

  • ✅ Real-time word count (excluding HTML comments and markdown syntax)
  • ✅ Character, line, and paragraph counts
  • ✅ Hierarchical heading display with word counts per section
  • ✅ Clickable headings that jump to that line in the document
  • ✅ Number formatting with commas (1,000+)
  • ✅ Auto-updates as you type or switch documents
  • ✅ Panel stays updated even when it has focus

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Known Issues

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release

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