A minimalist, high-performance extension for Visual Studio that tracks your document's word and character count in real time.
Whether you are writing documentation, drafting markdown, or simply want to keep an eye on the size of your code files, Live Characters & Words Count seamlessly integrates into your workflow without taking up valuable screen real estate.
✨ Features
Real-Time Tracking: Instantly updates the word and character count as you type.
Native UI Integration: The tracker is injected directly into the Visual Studio status bar (bottom left, next to the Git controls). It stays entirely out of your main coding space!
Zero Performance Impact: Built on modern asynchronous Visual Studio extensibility APIs (IWpfTextViewCreationListener), the background calculation never blocks your typing or slows down your IDE.
Minimalist Design: Fits right in with Visual Studio's native UI, specifically optimized for dark mode.
Open Source: Licensed under GPL-3.0.
🚀 How it Works
Simply install the extension, restart Visual Studio, and open any text or code file. Look at the bottom-left corner of your status bar to see a live updating counter formatted exactly like this:
152 Words | 1328 Chars
