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Track words written over time, active time, WPM, multi-doc tracking, goal forecast based on amount written, 180 day history, writing streaks, and progress against goals.
Listing updated:January 18, 2022
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Overview
v3.1 - May 2 - [NEW] WPM and active time tracking (billable hour tracking for freelancers)
[NEW] Menu, and testing tools to help diagnose problems
[NEW] Troubleshooting guide. Go to Add-ons > Writing Habit > Troubleshooting
[BUGS] Refactored a lot of code to hopefully make things run smoother

v3 - Apr 26 - New weekday only forecasts and streaks (or full week) on the settings page. Bug fixes to get word counting working again after a user saved their settings (saving settings caused it to stop). 

v2.6 & 2.7 - Apr 22 - New docs start at 0 words. Better error handling/messaging. Interface dimmer in the bottom right.

v2.5 - Added daily/total word tracking across MULTIPLE documents.  See it in action on the HISTORY PAGE. Only a limited (likely around 50) documents can be tracked before the add on will forcefully remove all tracked documents to avoid breaking. Any document can be added or removed. Tracked documents are automatically added once you make changes or add new words. Additionally, language changes were made to help with settings clarity. SETTINGS are also shared across documents now.

v2.4 - Added DATA EXPORT via the HISTORY page. Fixed a bug the broke the interface when clearing data then closing the add on right after.

V2.0 and 2.3 added DARK MODE, night owl "day" shifting, ignoring cut/inserted words, bug fixes, and a lot more. 

Become a better writer by developing the habit. Habits require consistency and the Writing Habit addon helps you keep track of when you've written, and how much you wrote. Remember, frequency is better than word count for building a habit. The more often you do it, the more likely you are to have your word count increase.

The addon lets you track how many words you've written over the last week and month and shows you a chart for both, along with history for the last 180 days, longest and most recent writing streak, a minimal mode (to focus on writing), and week/overall goal settings so you can give yourself something to shoot for. 

We recommend setting goals low until you consistently hit them, and then move up from there.
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MentallyIllInsomniac
February 25, 2023
I honestly love this completely. I like to write through NaNoWriMo for the most part and this helps so much with daily goals and keeping word count accurate. It just sits next to my document and records my progress. It helps that I can set my own goal and it gives so many stats and such. Honestly it works wonderfully. The only thing I don't like is when I write on a document and open it, close it after seeing how much needs to be done and going ahead to writing. When I'm finished I open it back up, it still records important things like my word count and progress and such but it doesn't record things like how many words in what hour and things like that when it was closed opposed to what it would collect when open. So I wouldn't mind a background feature where it does just that. Of course I can't really get mad because I still love the application.
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ag gravated
March 27, 2023
this has been the force behind me writing several 30k+ works in the past two years. a huge loft goal of mine that has now been achieved. while the app sometimes works a little funny, issues are always fixed quickly and it's a reliable way of tracking your work. i would love the option to set up separate goals for deparate docs so if i'm writing more than one thing i can track them all.
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Melissa Geissinger
March 15, 2023
I can now leave Dabble behind and work entirely in Google Docs because of this tracker. It's helping me meet my daily word goals, push harder to exceed them, and adjust them as needed. Thank you so much for making it! Well done.
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Spiffy C
March 25, 2023
good stuff! but for some reason even though I've written way more then 112 words every time it updates it just keeps showing 112 words. i have to fully close down the program and reopen it for it to actually update. whats going on?
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Idalís (cryingismystand)
October 28, 2022
This is the best writing tracker I've ever used. Every other tracker requires you to use a whole new program and takes extra steps to understand it. This one is built right into Google Docs, so I don't have to change anything I do! I set my goal for the day and my overall goal, and it visually lets me know how I'm doing with a progress bar. It gives me cool stats like average word count and details across multiple documents. When I complete a goal, it gives me an emoji and a little green check mark for that instant boost of serotonin. And then, it encourages me to write a little bit more! It's pinned to the side of the doc so it's not intrusive at all. AND it has a dark mode?? For someone with ADHD, this is amazing. I've written every day for 2 weeks now and I don't see myself stopping. I'm already at 14,000 words. Thank you so much! You changed everything for me!
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Sloane Pryor
February 5, 2023
Don't know how I discovered this app so late but I am loving it so far. I've wanted something like this to be available with docs ever since I started using the browser word processor years ago.
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OMER MAKKI
November 23, 2022
It sound a good idea and I likeded but I can't Find were it is!
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Charleigh Bates
December 15, 2022
Great app. I wish it came with an auditory signal when the goal is completed.
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Cindy Bahl (Cindy)
December 15, 2022
Jed Grant, Thank you for creating Writing Habit! Beautiful interface design and the functionality is more than I could have hoped for! Again, thank you! ~ Cindy
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Isaac Diamond
September 20, 2022
This is precisely what I have been looking for! Well Done!
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