Ask HN: Alternatives to Grammarly?

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Any privacy-respecting grammar/spell checker you are aware of? (self-hosted is fine)

Nice, thanks. Going to check into this. Have been using Hemingway App locally on my Mac & Windows machines.

Hemingway is nice. They have a browser based mode at http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ as well as a desktop app for Windows & Mac. http://www.hemingwayapp.com/desktop.html

Last I checked you have to pay for the Windows & Mac apps separately, not sure if anything has changed. http://www.hemingwayapp.com/desktop.html

Antidote is one time license and offline. Available for french and english. It has a lot of integration.

Nice, going to look into this. Have you ever compared it to Hemingway?

No sorry, I don't know Hemingway but I'm going to look as well.

I would pay for one that ran offline/locally and integrated with my browsers.

Languagetool

The Handbook For Writers

The OP isn't asking for a grammar book. The implication in the title/posting is that it's some sort of grammar check software...

But others recommended the dictionary. Using software is fine but knowing in your head is also important.

The dictionary. Highly underrated, extremely high signal-to-noise ratio.

Doesn't really help with the grammar side of things though does it?