PDF Word Counter Count Words in Any PDF

Count words, characters and paragraphs in any PDF. Per-page breakdown. Exclude numbers. Free, no upload.

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Drop your PDF here to count words

or click to browse — choose options then click Count Words

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How to Count Words in a PDF — Step by Step

Counting words in a PDF is useful for academic submissions, freelance writing billing, translation estimates, and content audits. Doclair extracts all text from your PDF and counts words, characters, and sentences instantly.

Upload your PDF. Drop your file into the upload area — it stays on your device throughout.
Doclair extracts all text and counts words per page. You can optionally exclude numbers or set words to ignore.
View the total word count, character count, and per-page breakdown. The page with the most content is highlighted.
Copy the results or download a summary. All results are displayed instantly in your browser.

Will word count be accurate for scanned PDFs?

Scanned PDFs contain images of text rather than selectable text, so word counting won't work directly. Use OCR PDF first to extract the text layer, then run Word Counter on the OCR output.

Word Counter on iPhone and Android

Doclair works in mobile Safari and Chrome. Upload your PDF and get an instant word count breakdown right in your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

The tool uses pdfjs-dist to extract the text content layer from each page. PDFs that contain selectable text will work well. Scanned PDFs (image-only PDFs) have no text layer, so you will need to run OCR first.

A word is any sequence of word characters (letters, digits, apostrophes, hyphens) that is at least one character long. Punctuation, spaces, and special symbols are not counted. You can optionally exclude standalone numbers.

When enabled, standalone numeric tokens (e.g. "2024", "3.14", "1,000") are removed from the text before counting. This is useful for documents with heavy use of page numbers, dates, or numerical tables.

Yes. Enter comma-separated words in the "Words to ignore" field before clicking Count Words. They are excluded from the word count on every page.

Scanned PDFs are stored as images with no embedded text. Use the OCR PDF tool on Doclair to make the document searchable and extract its text first, then run the word counter on the OCR result.

No. The word counter uses pdfjs-dist running locally in your browser. Your PDF never leaves your device.

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How to Count Words in a PDF — Step by Step

Upload your PDF. Drop your file into the upload area — it stays on your device throughout.

Doclair extracts all text and counts words per page. You can optionally exclude numbers or set words to ignore.

View the total word count, character count, and per-page breakdown. The page with the most content is highlighted.

Copy the results or download a summary. All results are displayed instantly in your browser.