StatBar adds a word and character counter to the status bar in Obsidian. It updates automatically as you type and intelligently ignores Markdown syntax when counting words, providing a seamless writing experience.
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- Displays a live word count in the status bar
- Shows character count alongside word count, including an option to display character count without spaces
- Automatically updates as you type, ensuring you always have the latest counts
- Ignores Markdown syntax when counting words, providing accurate results for your content
- Customizable labels allowing you to personalize your status bar
- Toggleable components, giving you control over what information is shown:
- Word count
- Character count
- Estimated read time
- Last saved time
- Cursor location (Line and Character)
- Open Settings → Community Plugins in Obsidian.
- Disable Safe Mode if it's enabled.
- Click Browse and search for "StatBar"
- Click Install, and then Enable the plugin.
- Download the latest release files (
main.js,manifest.json,styles.css) from the releases page. - Create a new folder named
statbarinside your vault's.obsidian/plugins/directory. - Copy the downloaded files into this new folder.
- Reload Obsidian (Ctrl/Cmd + R) and enable the plugin in the settings.