What is a good sentence length for readability?

Most readability guidelines suggest an average of 15–20 words per sentence for general audiences. The long sentence checker flags sentences above a threshold you can adjust.

How does the text shrink calculator work?

Paste your original text and your edited version to see word count, character count and percentage reduction side by side. Useful for measuring edit progress against a target length.

Editing Tools

Compare text versions, measure how much you have cut, check readability and track writing progress. Practical tools for editors, writers and anyone working with length constraints.

Before / After Word Count Comparison

Compare word count, characters, reading time and speaking time between your original and edited text

Text Length Comparison

Compare the length of two texts side by side

Text Shrink Calculator

Compare original and revised text to see the percentage reduction

Make Text Fit a Character Limit

Calculate how many characters you need to cut to fit a target character limit

Make Text Fit a Word Limit

Calculate how many words you need to cut to fit a target word limit

Plain Language Checker

Highlight long sentences, long paragraphs and other signals that can make text harder to read