Document Statistics plugin

Live counts for the active document — shown in a dockable panel and, optionally, a compact status-bar summary. The numbers update as you type, for both the whole document and the current selection.

Where to find it

View ▸ Document Statistics opens the dock panel (the always-on, detailed surface). A short summary can also appear in the status bar (see Settings).

What it reports

Metric	Meaning
Lines	Line breaks + 1 (a \r\n counts as one break); empty text is 1 line.
Words	Maximal runs of letters/digits; each CJK ideograph/kana counts as one word; punctuation, underscore, hyphen and apostrophe separate words.
Characters	Unicode code points, including whitespace.
Characters (no spaces)	Code points excluding whitespace.
Bytes	UTF-8 byte length.
Line endings	The mix of CRLF / LF / CR in the file.
Reading time	Estimated from the word count and your reading speed.

The panel has a Refresh button for updating on demand (useful on very large files — see the throttle setting).

Settings

Preferences ▸ Plugins ▸ Document Statistics:

Setting	Effect
Show statistics in the status bar	Master toggle for the compact status-bar segment.
Status-bar metrics: Words / Characters / Characters (no spaces) / Lines / Bytes (UTF-8) / Reading time	Pick which metrics appear in that segment; they always show in this fixed order. Only Words is on by default — the other counts overlap the editor's own length/lines indicator, so showing them is a deliberate choice. The line-ending mix is shown only in the panel. On a narrow window the summary is shortened ("…") with the full text shown on hover, and it hides entirely when the status bar runs out of room.
Reading speed	Words per minute used for the reading-time estimate.
Throttle live updates above … KB	Above this file size, the panel refreshes less often to keep typing responsive (set to the minimum — "Always update" — to never throttle). Use the panel's Refresh button to update on demand.

See also the user-facing overview under Document statistics.