How to Count Words in Apple Notes?

• Apple Notes doesn't have a word count feature and copy and paste your note into another app or tool to get the total word count.
• This is the simplest way to get your Apple Notes text into Pages: it works on Mac, iPhone and iPad and makes the process easy.
• If you are already using Google Docs or Microsoft Word for writing, editing, schoolwork, blog posts or work documents, you can also use those.
• Word counters online may be helpful for short-term use, but should never be used for private notes, passwords, client work, or sensitive information.
• If you ever need to count the number of words in a text that you copy and paste from Apple Notes, you can make a shortcut for your iPhone or iPad to do so and display the result with a blink.

At present, there's no native feature in No. Apple Notes that allows you to count words. While Apple's official Notes guide mentions that you can format notes, add tables, attachments, search, tags and collaborate on notes, there is no word counter for Notes built in.

Copying the text from Apple Notes and pasting it into another app that can count words is the easiest solution if you need a word count.I did some investigating in Apple's Notes features and couldn't find a word count built into the Notes app.

For example:

Based on my testing, Pages is the easiest word count for Apple Notes due to it being free, easy to use and my note stays private.

The quickest method to count words in Apple Notes is:

1. Open the note.
2. Select the text.
3. Copy it.
4. Copy and paste into a word counter, Pages, Google docs or Microsoft word.
5. Look at the word count there.

Pages is typically the most convenient built-in choice for Mac. A word count shortcut and Pages are good options for iPhone and iPad users. Word count and document statistics, such as characters, paragraphs, and pages are supported by Apple Pages. I personally like Pages because it is free, by the Apple company and simple.

For Mac users that use Apple Notes, there are a number of trustworthy choices.

Method 1: Copy the Note into Pages

Pages is Apple's word processor and has a word count feature.

Use as follows:

1. Open the Notes app on your Mac.
2. Open the note you wish to count.
3. Select all the text in the note by pressing Command + A.
4. Copy it by pressing Command + C.
5. Open Pages.
6. Make a new blank document.
7. To paste the note press Command + V.
8. In the menu bar click View.
9. Click on Show Word Count.

The total number of words in the pages will be displayed. You can also click on the counter to get other statistics like number of paragraphs and number of characters.

If you don't need to use a third-party app, then this is your best bet for an accurate word count.

Method 2: Use Google Docs

Another easy method to count words from Apple Notes is with Google Docs.

Follow these steps:

1. Open up the Apple Note.
2. Copy the text.
3. Open Google Docs.
4. Make a new document.
5. Copy and paste the note text.
6. Click Tools.
7. Select Word count.

Press the shortcut key:

Command + Shift + C

Word, character, and page counts will appear in Google Docs.

Method 3: Use Microsoft Word

This method is fast if you are already familiar with Microsoft Word.

1. Make an Apple Notes copy of your note.
2. Open Microsoft Word.
3. Copy the text to a blank document.
4. Count the number of words in the bottom left corner of the Word window.

This is one of the quickest ways to get a word count for longer notes, essays, scripts or article drafts in Microsoft Word.

Method 4: Use an Online Word Counter

Also you can copy and paste your Apple Notes text into an online word counter.

The procedure is very easy:

1. Copy your note.
2. Go to a trusted word counter site.
3. Paste the text.
4. See word count in real time.

Good for quick tests, but doesn't copy/paste private information, passwords, business notes, personal journal entries or sensitive information into online tools.I don't like private notes being pasted onto a random internet word counter, particularly containing private, business or sensitive information.

There is no word counter for Apple Notes on iPhone either. The simplest way to do this is to copy the note into Pages or another word counting program.

Method 1: Copy the Note into Pages on iPhone

1. Open the Notes app.
2. Open the note that you would like to count.
3. Hold down the text.
4. Tap Select All.
5. Tap Copy.
6. Open the Pages app.
7. Make a new document.
8. Paste the note.
9. Click on the More button.
10. Go to View Options.
11. Turn on Word Count.

The word count will be displayed towards the bottom of the screen. You can also tap the counter in Pages to view other statistics, like the number of characters and paragraphs.

Method 2: Use a Word Count App

Word Count is a word counter app you can get from the App Store if you're counting words frequently. There are some note taking and writing applications that have live word count features that can benefit students, writers, bloggers and social media users. For instance, the word and character count information is in its own dedicated note section in App Store listings.

It is helpful if you are a regular writer:

• Essays
• Blog posts
• Captions
• Scripts
• Speeches
• Journal entries
• Social media drafts

When using a third party app, review its privacy information and be careful to avoid entering sensitive notes into apps that aren't trustworthy.

Method 3: Use a Shortcut

On iPhone you can count words faster with the use of the Shortcuts app.

Typically, a basic word count shortcut will be something like this:

1. Get text from the clipboard.
2. Divide the text in spaces.
3. Count the items.
4. Show the result.

After generating, you can copy the text from Apple Notes, execute the shortcut and watch the count of the words.

This takes some set up, but it is convenient if you need to check word counts frequently.

The iPad process is much the same as the iPhone process.

Best Method: Use Pages on iPad

1. Open your note in Apple Notes.
2. Click and highlight the text and then copy it.
3. Open Pages.
4. Copy and paste the text into a new word document.
5. Turn on word count from the view options.
6. At the bottom of the screen, view the total word count.

This is the safest way to do it as it is Apple's own writing app and does not need an online tool.

Occasionally it might be desirable not to count the whole note. You might only count a paragraph, section or draft.

Select the text and click on the count button:

1. Open the note.
2. Select the text you want to count.
3. Click and drag to select the text and then copy.
4. Place it in Pages, Word, Google docs or word counter.
5. Review word count.

Useful if your note has a heading, a checklist, links or additional comments which you don't want to be counted in the final count.

Siri can't count words within text notes. You can use Siri to execute a Shortcut, but there is no shortcut built-in command that will automatically check the word count of a note.

Use a word counter app, a Shortcut, Word or Pages for accurate results, or use Google Docs.

The following are the top choices based on the device and requirements:

The word count in Apple Notes is free and made by Apple so, for most users, Pages is the best option.

Use this approach:

• If you're looking for an easier way that is Apple-only, you can use Pages.
• If you're online and working together or collaborating online, use Google Docs.
• If you are used to writing in Word, use Microsoft Word.
• For quick, nonsensitive text, use an online word counter.
• If you prefer a more efficient process on iPhone or iPad, you can use a Shortcut.

Apple Notes is more than just a note taking app. It's used by many for serious writing, such as blog drafts, school notes, research, meeting summaries, outlines and personal journaling. For authors, students, marketers and professionals it would be useful to have a built-in word count feature.

For now, the easiest way to circumvent the issue is to copy and paste the note into Pages or another note taking app.