10 Free Online Text Tools Every Writer Should Bookmark

Writers spend surprising amounts of time on small tasks that are not really writing: checking length, fixing capitalisation, cleaning pasted text. These ten tools handle them in seconds.

1. Word Counter

Check words, characters, sentences and reading time while you draft, so you always know where you stand against a limit.

2. Character Counter

Perfect for social posts, SMS and meta descriptions where the limit is in characters, not words.

3. Case Converter

Fix text typed in capitals or standardise headings to Title Case or sentence case in one click.

4. Reading Time Calculator

Estimate how long an article takes to read so you can display it on your blog.

5. Remove Line Breaks

Text copied from PDFs often arrives broken into short lines. This tool reflows it into normal paragraphs.

6. Slug Generator

Turn a post title into a clean, SEO-friendly URL.

7. Duplicate Line Remover

Merge keyword or contact lists and strip out repeated entries.

8. Text Sorter

Alphabetise lists of names, tags or references.

9. Comma Separator

Convert a column of items into a comma-separated line for spreadsheets or code.

10. Lorem Ipsum Generator

Fill design templates with placeholder text while the real copy is still in progress.

All ten run in your browser, need no signup and never send your text to a server.