Page Counter V1! A simple little pretty page counter for university/high school students...

I recently developed a page counter tool called "Page Counter" V1. I did this because I was struggling with motivation to get through my excessive reading load in uni. 


To use this tool all you have to do is download it following this link: Download Page Counter V1

If you don't want to click that the link is: https://github.com/mattwkf/pagecounterv1/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

It works by providing you a visual sense that you are making progress by allowing you to actively track your word count when you enter the current page(s) you're up to in the reading process. If you have a text-book or a large corpus of readings you have to get through this tool is helpful because it allows you to visually get a sense of progress and avoid the sense that you'll be reading forever.

Simply enter the page you're starting on (if it's 1 enter 1), enter the current page you're on (if it's 2 enter 2), and enter the page you're counting to, then press calculate. It will automatically calculate the amount of pages you have read—the amount you need to read—and the progress %, and level you are at out of 8. Additionally, if you want more visual queus to see to get a sense of progress check the "show ranks" feature which will show visual trophy's or another set called Elemental (probably not the right name for it).

You might ask me what the point of this is:

1. Sometimes the amount of readings you get are very large, in the hundreds of pages and they can become difficult to follow.
2. This also allows you to get a % estimate of how much progress you have achieved in readings, which not everyone will want to manually calculate every time (this takes <10 seconds).
3. Reading can sometimes feel laborious, making you desire for a visual cue that helps you connect with and tangibly track your progress.

Here's an example of Page Counter V1 on a mobile sized screen:


Here's an example of Page Counter V1 on a desktop sized screen:


Lastly, it has in-built memory into javascript so you will not lose any progress when you enter a page and then close it, unless you clear your browser cookies/cache I assume (not sure 100%)!

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