Every developer has probably built a "simple" project at some point.
A to-do app.
A calculator.
A markdown editor.
For me, it was a word counter.
At first, it sounded like the most boring idea possible.
After all, there are hundreds of them online.
But every time I needed one, I ran into the same problems.
Some websites were full of ads.
Some required an account.
Others locked useful statistics behind a subscription.
I wasn't trying to build a better word counter.
I just wanted one that stayed out of my way.
So I built my own.
👉 https://clipgg.uk/en/word-counter
What it does
Instead of showing only the number of words, it also tracks:
- Word count
- Character count
- Characters without spaces
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
- Reading time
- Speaking time
- Keyword density
Everything updates instantly while typing.
One decision that mattered
I wanted the tool to work directly in the browser.
No uploads.
No waiting.
No unnecessary processing.
That makes it feel much faster for something I use almost every day.
Why I still build small tools
This isn't about creating another SaaS.
It's about removing tiny pieces of friction from everyday work.
Small tools don't sound exciting.
But they're often the ones we open the most.
This Word Counter is now part of a growing collection of free browser-based tools I'm building called ClipGG.
I'd love to hear:
What's one tiny utility you use every week that could be better?
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