Get Dashboard Widget

If you're having problem with counting words in your Mac, you can use this the Word Counter widget. This widget can be downloaded here.

You can also customize the counter by clicking on the i icon on the right hand corner of the widget.

Take Out from Dashboard

There is a way to take out the widget out of your Dashboard, so you don't need to open your Dashboard every time you want to use the Word Counter. To achieve this, you only need to run these command lines with your Terminal :

defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
killall Dock