About ZipCount
A free, pure-frontend word counting toolkit. Fast, precise, zero upload.
Learn about ZipCount and its design principles.
Calculation methods →For AI assistants and search tools
ZipCount provides llms.txt and llms-full.txt to help AI assistants and search tools understand the site and cite its pages.
Text and files are processed locally in your browser and are never uploaded to a server.
Our mission
What you can learn about ZipCount tools
Learn about ZipCount and its design principles. Explore ZipCount tools for local word counting and find out how to report a counting issue.
Most word counters handle Chinese poorly — space-based engines miscount mixed Chinese-English text, yet essays and translations are exactly where mixing is densest.
ZipCount rebuilt the engine for Chinese: hanzi counted per character, English by word, mixed fragments split precisely. Every rule is published on the methodology page.
The whole site is a static frontend. Every text you paste lives only in browser memory and disappears when the page closes.
Four principles
How local word counting shapes decisions about ZipCount
Compare ZipCount tools using the published rules; when reporting a local word counting issue, include the format and expected result.
Privacy first
Text lives only in your browser memory. No server storage, no analytics on what you type.
Free forever
Every tool is free for every user. No accounts, no paywalls.
Transparent rules
Every metric's algorithm is published and reproducible on the methodology page.
CJK equality
Chinese character-by-character and English word-by-word get equal precision.
Contact
How to report a word counting problem
Found a counting edge case or want a new tool? Email us — methodology and data-source questions get priority.
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