Word count software for Apple? Thread poster: Nadine Hegmanns
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Dear Mac users, I'm looking for a software that runs on a Mac for word counts, character counts, line counts, and page counts for common file formats. I used to be really happy with Anycount, especially since you can enter individual units (e. g. 55 instead of 50 characters = 1 line etc.) and export the results in Excel. However, it only runs on a PC and I find it too exhausting to start Parallels every time I need to count a couple of documents... Can anyone recommend... See more Dear Mac users, I'm looking for a software that runs on a Mac for word counts, character counts, line counts, and page counts for common file formats. I used to be really happy with Anycount, especially since you can enter individual units (e. g. 55 instead of 50 characters = 1 line etc.) and export the results in Excel. However, it only runs on a PC and I find it too exhausting to start Parallels every time I need to count a couple of documents... Can anyone recommend a similar programme compatible with Mac OS? I'm grateful for any hint. Many thanks and have a great day. Nadine ▲ Collapse | | | The 'perfect' solution isn't available yet | Feb 2, 2013 |
The waiting is for a Java tool that can count words on different platforms. Perhaps it'll be there some day ... When counting lines, everything is simple: 55 (or 50) characters are just 55 characters. When counting words, things are starting to get complex: nearly every CAT tool (or word processor for that) has its own definition of a word. Differences in word counts can be gigantic. That being said, there are some solutions for counting words on a Mac. ... See more The waiting is for a Java tool that can count words on different platforms. Perhaps it'll be there some day ... When counting lines, everything is simple: 55 (or 50) characters are just 55 characters. When counting words, things are starting to get complex: nearly every CAT tool (or word processor for that) has its own definition of a word. Differences in word counts can be gigantic. That being said, there are some solutions for counting words on a Mac. WordService from DEVONtechnologies: http://www.devontechnologies.com/download/products.html Statistics … Count characters, spaces, words and lines. As this function does not modify the selected text, it is possible to use this also for read-only text like received email messages or HTML pages. (you cannot simply drop a zip or folder with documents on it ...) In the App Store: Word Counter http://www.ilialang.com/mac/ilialang_in_development/Word_Counter.html Word Counter supports the following file formats TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, HTML and WORDML. There is a nice video on the site that shows the tight integration with OS X (Dock icons, Drag and Drop, voice-over etc.) wordCount Visit the App Store Text Analyzer http://www.alidaronline.com PS Moderator, please move this thread to the Mac forum.
[Edited at 2013-02-02 07:47 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | | Using CafeTran as a word count utility | Feb 3, 2013 |
Interesting approach, Hans. Perhaps we should ask the developer for a word count version of CafeTran? I can already see CafeCount becoming very popular. But seriously, using CafeTran for counting files has the following advantages: * CafeTran supports many file formats: Trados TTX, SDLXLIFF, SDLPPX and: * You can determine the percentage of internal repetitions and the homogeneity that gives you an indication of the coherence of the text. The disadvantage would be that you have to convert the old Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .xls) to their modern equivalents first (.docx, .xlsx). Of course there are tools for that. | |
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Automator again | Feb 3, 2013 |
trhanslator wrote: The disadvantage would be that you have to convert the old Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .xls) to their modern equivalents first (.docx, .xlsx). Of course there are tools for that Hardly a disadvantage. Automator takes care of that: http://cafetran4mac.blogspot.com/2012/05/batch-converting-word-files-using.html And there are Actions for Excel and PowerPoint as well. All free from our friends from Redmond. Cheers, Hans | | | Nadine Hegmanns Germany Local time: 05:15 German to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
Dear all, first of all thanks for moving my question to the right forum - I wasn't aware I was in the wrong one. I'm grateful for the suggestions you've made, now I'm at the right place. I tried word counter (by supermagnus), but as wasn't what I had expected (no lines, pages etc.). I haven't heard of the others yet, and I'm excited to try them out. And I'll definitely take a closer look at CaféTran as well! Thanks and have a great week. Nadi... See more Dear all, first of all thanks for moving my question to the right forum - I wasn't aware I was in the wrong one. I'm grateful for the suggestions you've made, now I'm at the right place. I tried word counter (by supermagnus), but as wasn't what I had expected (no lines, pages etc.). I haven't heard of the others yet, and I'm excited to try them out. And I'll definitely take a closer look at CaféTran as well! Thanks and have a great week. Nadine ▲ Collapse | | | Word Counter project to adopt | Feb 4, 2013 |
The author of Word Counter writes: I have tried in vain to find someone (or group) to take over the code and keep adding to it, but if I ever can find someone I will be glad to assist in keeping it up to date. Perhaps there are programmers here that are willing to adopt the project? http://www.supermagnus.com/mac/Word_Counter/ | | | Nadine Hegmanns Germany Local time: 05:15 German to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
@trhanslator: That would be great! Or if you could at least define the length of the words (max. characters instead of "words with more than X characters"). That would already be enough, and we could count also count "words" with a length of e.g. 55 characters (= line) or 1,500 characters (= page) and so on. It doesn't matter what it's called Unfortunately I am not a programmer, but I support the idea. Nad... See more @trhanslator: That would be great! Or if you could at least define the length of the words (max. characters instead of "words with more than X characters"). That would already be enough, and we could count also count "words" with a length of e.g. 55 characters (= line) or 1,500 characters (= page) and so on. It doesn't matter what it's called Unfortunately I am not a programmer, but I support the idea. Nadine ▲ Collapse | |
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Word Counter can handle DOCX now | Feb 16, 2013 |
[quote]trhanslator wrote: In its latest incarnation, Word Counter can handle DOCX files too. | | |
trhanslator wrote: In its latest incarnation, Word Counter can handle DOCX files too. The latest version is the February 16, 2013 version. I'm terribly sorry I didn't know that on February 2, 2013. Cheers, Hans (downloading…) | | | Correct results only for English | Feb 17, 2013 |
Please note that correct count results are only possible for English: other languages are not supported. | | |
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 04:15 Member (2008) Italian to English
Nadine, CafeTran will do all the things you are asking for - instantly. | | | Nadine Hegmanns Germany Local time: 05:15 German to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
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