Visualize Word Count with Vellum 📈
We just released an update with some new features that give you deeper insight into something every writer tracks: word count.
Word Count Visualized
Vellum has long displayed your book’s word count. Now you can explore it visually with the new Word Count Graph.
This displays the word count for each chapter and how it compares to the average, making it easy to analyze pacing, outliers, and your book’s overall rhythm.
You can access the graph from the Word Count popup:
Running Total
Prefer to see how your story builds over time? The graph also offers a Running Total view, showing cumulative word count across the book.
This view includes a marker indicating where your word count reaches 50%, so you can easily spot the midpoint.
More for Your Toolbar
If you want that information at a glance, the new Word Count % toolbar item shows how far through the book you are based on word count.
To add this, use View â–¸ Customize Toolbar, then drag the new toolbar item onto your toolbar:
Together, these tools give you new ways to look at your book, and a few more reasons why Vellum is the tool you can count on.
The new Word Count features can be found in Vellum 4.1.1, a free update.
To get Vellum 4.1.1, use Check for Updates, or download Vellum from vellum.pub.