Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Proselint

A linter for prose. A smarter grammar & style checker.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Proselint launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Deep Grammar▲128

   Grammar checker based on deep learning

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Squire▲123

   The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Atavist▲116

   A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

   2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TextGears▲7

   English grammar checker with an API

   2016 · textgears.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Prose▲81

   CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

   2014 · prose.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PostScripting▲111

   Proofreading and editing done right

   2015 · postscripting.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FoldingText▲83

    Plain text productivity for geeks

    2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

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    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Proseful▲146

    Focused, beautiful & free blogging

    2019 · proseful.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Zillabyte▲87

    An API for analyzing the world's information

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Typewrite▲103

    Real-time collaborative writing

    2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

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    Lexical.io – A web app for reading English text▲9

    2016 · lexical.io · its alternatives →

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    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Remarkable▲82

    a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Textpilot▲16

    I built this tool simply because I need it for myself. I'm not a native English speaker, and every time I write something, I like to double-check if the grammar is good Key features: - Fix grammar and clarity with one click - Rephrase, shorten, or expand text instantly - Generate content from scratch - Translate to multiple languages - Works on any website (no copy-pasting needed) It's built with Next.js and Plasmo. I wanted something lightweight that stays out of the way until you need it. I'd love to hear your feedback!

    Jan 2026 · text-pilot.com · its alternatives →

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    PagerRater▲8

    in depth analysis to improve writing and grammar

    2015 · scribbr.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Synonym Finder.▲57

    Find the right words.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Allen NLP▲72

    An open-source NLP research library, built on PyTorch

    2017 · allenai.org · its alternatives →

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    LexiLint▲2

    Catch typos before your readers do

    Nov 2025 · igniteapp.net · its alternatives →

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    TextWrangler▲12

    A free text editor for code, text, or whatever you like.

    2014 · barebones.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →