Line Counter

Programming is difficult enough, and requires a great deal of attention, but it's also important to have a powerful IDE fitted with info fields to help analyze the project. You might need to know, for instance, how many lines of code are inside your source files, and specialized applications like Line Counter are just right for the task.

First of all, the application doesn't require installation, so you can start checking out the set of features from the moment download is done. Moreover, this makes it possible to carry it with you on a USB flash drive along with other programming utilities you might need in case you work on more computers. Registry entries are not altered in the process.

The visual design is pretty intuitive, with a resizable window, and large space to view all files you decide to add. The application makes it easy to load files, with a drag and drop operation being enough. This can be done with your entire project folder. Paying a visit to the options menu is a good idea, because it lets you set up filters so project files are automatically sorted once loaded.

The counter options can be set to fast mode so only lines are counted, or you can choose to have comments and empty lines included in the process as well. Default file filters include ASP, JS, CSS, CPP, C, VB, BAS, and ASPX, but you're free to add more by simply writing the file mask inside the dedicated field.

Once files are added, hitting the "start" button reads and analyzes all files, given all formats you load are supported. The result is shown pretty quickly. The list menu makes it easy to select and recheck options, or even open selected files. The status bar shows all lines, total files, as well as lines per files, but there are no export options.

All things considered, we can state that Line Counter is a pretty straightforward application you can use to analyze your programming files. The entire project can be loaded, and neatly sorted out by writing target file masks. The count process takes little time, with an intuitive display of info, making it worth your while overall.