Free Online Row Counter
A row counter you can use right now, without installing anything. It keeps as many counters as you need, remembers them between visits, and works without a connection once the page has loaded.
It runs entirely in your browser: the counts are stored on your own device and never sent anywhere.
Your counters
Click or tap the big number to add a row. Space bar also works. Backspace undoes the last tap.
Short answer
How do you use an online row counter?
Tap or click the large counter area once per row — or press the space bar. Add a second counter for pattern repeats so you never have to divide row numbers in your head, and set a target to see how far along you are. Your counts are saved in your own browser, so you can close the tab and come back to them. Nothing is sent to a server and no sign-up is needed.
How to use it
Give the counter a name that says what it counts — "Rows", "Repeats", "Increases" — then tap it once every time that thing happens. Increment at the end of each row and the number always means completed rows, which removes the most common source of off-by-one errors.
- Add a row — click or tap the big number, or press the space bar
- Undo — the undo button, or the backspace key, steps back one
- Add a counter — one for rows, one for pattern repeats, one for increases
- Set a target — the bar fills as you approach it
- Reset — clears a single counter back to zero
Why more than one counter matters
The count people lose is almost never the row count. It is the repeat count: you know you are on row 46, but not whether that is the second or third repeat of a twelve-row chart.
Dividing in your head works right up until the pattern has a set-up section, or the repeat length changes, or you worked a few plain rows in between — and then it silently gives the wrong answer. Keep one counter for rows and a separate one for repeats, and never derive one from the other.
Where your counts are stored
In your browser's local storage, on the device you are using. There is no account, no server and no cookie for tracking you.
Two consequences: your counters will still be here when you come back in this browser, and they will not appear in a different browser or on another device. Clearing your browsing data clears them too, so for a project that will take weeks, a phone app or a marker in the fabric is the safer record.
Browser counter or app?
This page is the right tool for counting one thing quickly, on a laptop, without installing anything. It is genuinely useful and it is free, with no upsell inside the counter itself.
It stops being enough when a count needs context. A browser counter cannot tell you which project the number 84 belonged to, what yarn you used, what hook size, or what you changed on row 40 — and it will not survive clearing your browsing data. That is what our iPhone app is for, and if you would rather not install anything, a mechanical clicker plus markers every tenth row is a perfectly respectable answer too.
Frequently asked questions
Is this online row counter free?
Yes, completely. There is no sign-up, no limit on how many counters you can create and no advertising on the page.
Will my counts still be there tomorrow?
Yes, as long as you use the same browser on the same device and do not clear your browsing data. The counts are saved in your browser's local storage rather than on a server, so they are not tied to an account.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded, yes — the counter is entirely client-side and does not contact a server when you tap. If you close the tab while offline you may not be able to reload the page until you have a connection again.
Can I count pattern repeats and rows at the same time?
Yes. Add a second counter and name it "Repeats". Each counter increments independently, which is the whole point — it removes the mental arithmetic that causes most lost counts.
Can I use the keyboard?
Yes. The space bar adds a row to the selected counter and backspace undoes the last tap, which is quicker than clicking if you are working at a laptop.
Does this replace the RowTally app?
For a single simple project it may well be all you need. The app adds what a browser counter cannot: counts attached to a project with its yarn, hook or needle size and notes, haptic confirmation so you can count without looking, a session timer, and storage that survives clearing your browsing data.