Writing Tools
These tools help with the practical side of writing and spelling things out. Count words, characters, sentences and reading time while you draft, and check a post against the X, Bluesky, LinkedIn and SMS limits before you publish. Score a draft with Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG, Coleman-Liau and ARI, and see which sentences, passive verbs and wordy phrases to fix.
5 free tools · no sign-up · no ads
All Writing Tools (5)
Word Counter
Words, characters, sentences, reading time and social limitsReadability Checker
Flesch, Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog and SMOG with hard sentencesMorse Code Translator
Text to Morse and back, with audio and light playbackNATO Phonetic Alphabet Converter
Spell text with Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and read it aloudASCII Art Text Generator
Big FIGlet banner text in dozens of fonts
Which tool do I need?
Check an essay or post is the right length
Count words and characters as you type, set a word goal and see the room left on each social platform.
Make a draft easier to read
Get grade-level scores and highlighted hard sentences, passive voice and wordy phrases to rewrite.
Spell a reference or password over the phone
Turn text into Alfa, Bravo, Charlie code words with capitals marked, and play it aloud.
Encode, decode or hear Morse code
Translate text and dots and dashes both ways, play it at a set speed and download a WAV.
Add a big banner to code or a README
Render text in FIGlet fonts, wrap it at 80 columns and add comment markers for your language.
About Writing Tools
Three tools deal with getting letters across clearly. The Morse code translator converts both ways and plays the code as sound or light at any speed. The NATO phonetic alphabet converter spells names, references and passwords as Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and reads them aloud. The ASCII art generator draws big FIGlet banner text for README files, code comments and terminals.
Each tool explains the rules it uses, from the twitter-text weighting for X posts to the ITU Morse timing standard, and links to a guide that works through examples. Your text stays in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Guides
- Word Count, Character Count and Reading Time ExplainedWhy word counters disagree, how emoji and accents are counted, reading and speaking speeds that hold up, words per page, and the real rules behind X, Bluesky and SMS limits.
- Readability Formulas Explained: Flesch, Fog, SMOG and MoreWhere Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG, Coleman-Liau and ARI come from, worked calculations, what scores to aim for, and how to rewrite text that scores badly.
- Morse Code: The Alphabet, Timing Rules and How to Learn ItInternational Morse from the telegraph to ITU-R M.1677-1, the dot-dash-gap timing, why PARIS sets the speed, Farnsworth spacing worked out, prosigns like SOS, and a learning plan.
- The NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Words, Numbers and Why AlfaThe ICAO spelling alphabet from Alfa to Zulu, how it was chosen in the 1950s, why it is Alfa, Juliett and Niner, how to say numbers and symbols, and spelling passwords safely.
Frequently asked questions
Are these writing tools free and private?
Yes. They run in your browser with no sign-up, and the text you type or paste is never sent to a server. Read aloud in the NATO converter uses the speech voices built into your device.
Which writing tool shows reading time?
The word counter. It estimates reading time at 238 words per minute and speaking time at 150, and you can change both speeds to suit your audience.
What readability score should web copy aim for?
Around a Flesch Reading Ease of 60 or more, or a grade level of 8 or below. The readability checker shows six scores and lets you set a target grade.
Can AI assistants use these tools?
Yes. Word counting, readability scoring, Morse code, the NATO alphabet and ASCII banners are available through the RedBison MCP server, using the same code as these pages.
Do the tools work for languages other than English?
The word counter handles any script, counting Chinese and Japanese characters as words. Readability formulas, the plain-language suggestions and the NATO alphabet are designed for English, and Morse and FIGlet cover Latin letters.