Word & Character Counter
Live word, character, sentence, and paragraph counts with estimated reading and speaking times. Tracks with or without spaces.
Your creative work trains someone else's AI
The Writer's Knife is the answer
Drafts, designs, compositions, scripts. Cloud platforms use your creative output to train models that compete with you. Work locally. Own every draft, every iteration, every idea. Nothing uploaded, nothing scraped, nothing trained on.
The Writer's Knife is a single-file knife with 5 tools that runs entirely in your browser. The Writer's Knife puts five essential writing utilities into a single HTML file that works offline, forever. Count words and characters with reading/speaking time estimates, analyse readability with Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, and Coleman-Liau scores, score your headlines for emotional impact, preview Markdown in real time, and transform text between cases — all without an internet connection. Your writing stays on your machine.
WHAT'S INSIDE
5 tools in a single HTML file
Readability Analyser (Flesch, Gunning Fog, Coleman-Liau)
Paste your text and get Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, Gunning Fog Index, and Coleman-Liau scores with grade-level interpretations.
Headline Analyser
Score headlines for emotional impact, power words, uncommon words, and optimal length. Get actionable suggestions to improve click-through.
Markdown Preview
Write Markdown on the left, see rendered HTML on the right — live. Supports GFM tables, code blocks, task lists, and footnotes.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. No setup.
1
Download the file
Purchase The Writer's Knife and download a single HTML file. No installer, no account, no setup.
2
Open in any browser
Double-click to open in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. Works on any operating system.
3
Start working
Your data stays in your browser's local storage. Nothing is uploaded. Ever.
COMPLIANCE & GEOGRAPHY
Global
Works in any country. No server dependency, no regional restrictions.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How does The Writer's Knife solve the creative ownership problem?
The Writer's Knife runs entirely in your browser. Drafts, designs, compositions, scripts. Cloud platforms use your creative output to train models that compete with you. Work locally. Own every draft, every iteration, every idea. Nothing uploaded, nothing scraped, nothing trained on. Word counter, readability analyser, headline scorer, Markdown preview, and text transform. Five tools every writer reaches for, now in one offline file.
Is my data safe with The Writer's Knife?
Yes. The Writer's Knife is a single HTML file. It never connects to any server. Your data stays in your browser's local storage on your device.
What makes The Writer's Knife different from cloud tools?
Cloud tools require internet, charge subscriptions, and store your data externally. The Writer's Knife is a one-time purchase ($39), works offline, and never transmits data.
Is The Writer's Knife really just one file?
Yes. The Writer's Knife is a single HTML file containing 5 tools. Download it, open it in any browser, and start working. No installation, no dependencies, no accounts.
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