LanguageTool
Instantly check grammar and style in 30+ languages.
Quick facts
- Best for
- Instantly check grammar and style in 30+ languages.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Editor rating
- 4.5 / 5
- Community saves
- 0
About LanguageTool
LanguageTool is a free online proofreading service that helps you check your text for grammar and spelling mistakes in over 30 languages. It offers a wide range of features for both casual and professional use, such as an AI-based grammar checker, a personal dictionary, quality scoring for texts, and more. It includes browser add-ons for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Opera, as well as Office plugins for Google Docs, Word, OpenOffice, and LibreOffice. It also offers desktop apps for macOS and Windows, E-Mail add-ons for Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, and Thunderbird, and Editor Apps for iOS, macOS, and Windows. Premium users also have access to a rephrasing tool, Picky Mode for advanced punctuation, and style, and typography suggestions. LanguageTool is trusted by organizations such as BMW Group, Amazon, RingCentral, European Union, Spiegel Magazine, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), Heise, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), JetBrains, IP Australia, and Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. It is free to use and also offers a 20% discount for its Premium version.
Pros
- Supports over 30 languages
- Personal dictionary
- Quality scoring for texts
- Browser add-ons for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera
- Office plugins for Google Docs, Word, Open
- Office, Libre
- Office
- Desktop apps for Mac
- OS, Windows
- Email add-ons for Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird
- Editor apps for i
- OS, Mac
Cons
- Depends on Java 8Requires account for rephrasing
- Repasting required for full-document checking
- Some features are platform-specific
- Premium version required for full functionality
- No voice-input option
- Lacks real-time correction feature
- Quality scoring only for registered users
- Lacks mobile support
- Full features not available for beta versions