diff --git a/src/core/note-goal.ts b/src/core/note-goal.ts
index af72ffb..678549a 100644
--- a/src/core/note-goal.ts
+++ b/src/core/note-goal.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class NoteGoalHelper {
         const todaysDailyGoal = await this.goalHistoryHelper.todaysGoalItem(fileOrFolder.path);
         const result = {
             path: fileOrFolder.path,
-            title: fileOrFolder.name.replace('.md', ''),
+            title: fileOrFolder.name.split('.')[0],
             goalType: isFile ? GoalType.Note : GoalType.Folder,
             goalCount: goalCount,
             dailyGoalCount: dailyGoalCount,
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ export class NoteGoalHelper {
     }
 
     isFile(fileOrFolder:TAbstractFile){
-        return fileOrFolder instanceof TFile && fileOrFolder.extension == "md";
+        return fileOrFolder instanceof TFile && (fileOrFolder.extension == "md" || this.additionalFileTypes(fileOrFolder));
+    }
+
+    additionalFileTypes(file:TFile) {
+        return this.settings.additionalFileTypes.contains(file.extension);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/core/settings/settings-tab.ts b/src/core/settings/settings-tab.ts
index 2e4f289..a6d6cc0 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/settings-tab.ts
+++ b/src/core/settings/settings-tab.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,26 @@ import { DAILY_GOAL_BAR_COLOR, DAILY_GOAL_FRONTMATTER_KEY, GOAL_BAR_COLOR, GOAL_
               this.plugin.loadNoteGoalData();
             }));
 
+      new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('Additional file types')
+      .setDesc('Markdown files are included in word counts by default. Add other file types to include in word counts. Comma delimited with only file extension')
+      .addButton(button =>
+        button
+        .setButtonText("Reindex")
+        .setCta()
+        .onClick(evt => {
+          this.plugin.loadNoteGoalData(true);
+        }))
+      .addTextArea(text =>
+        text
+          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.additionalFileTypes?.join(','))
+          .setPlaceholder('md,')
+          .onChange(async (value:string) => {
+            this.plugin.settings.additionalFileTypes = 
+                      value.split(',').map(v => v.trim()).filter(v => v && v.length > 0);
+            await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+          }));
+
       new Setting(containerEl)
       .setName('Exclude comments')
       .setDesc('Exclude markdown (%% %%) and HTML (<!-- -->) comments when counting words')
diff --git a/src/core/settings/settings.ts b/src/core/settings/settings.ts
index 9cf1dd4..3e455b4 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/core/settings/settings.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class WritingGoalsSettings {
   allowNegativeGoalProgress: boolean= false;
   customGoalBarColor: string = GOAL_BAR_COLOR;
   customDailyGoalBarColor: string = DAILY_GOAL_BAR_COLOR;
+  additionalFileTypes: string[];
 
   noGoal(path:string): boolean{
     return !this.noteGoals.contains(path) && this.folderGoals.filter(fg => fg.path == path).length == 0;