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24 alternatives to TextGears

English grammar checker with an API

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

1. 1
   Deep Grammar▲128

   Grammar checker based on deep learning

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Words API▲104

   An API for for the English language

   2015 · wordsapi.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RiteBot▲409

   Paraphraser, grammar checker, summariser powered by ChatGPT

   2023 · thesamur.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Proselint▲13

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

   2016 · proselint.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GrammarBot▲183

   Write flawless English with AI, no subscriptions, offline

   2024 · grammarbot.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   English Syntax Highlighter▲94

   Highlights English syntax like it's code

   2016 · english.edward.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Regem Grammar AI▲70

   Check & fix grammar seamlessly

   2023 · regem.in · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Squire▲123

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

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Atavist▲116

   A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

   2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Engram▲97

    AI-powered proofreader optimized for non-native speakers

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ChattingCat▲85

    Get instant correction of written English

    2015 · tabbi.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Textrazor▲12

    Powerful NLP api , NLP as a Service

    2018 · textrazor.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Perfect Tense▲136

    AI-powered grammar checker with an API

    2018 · perfecttense.com · its alternatives →

16. 16TA
    TextRazor, a scriptable text mining API▲118

    TextRazor is the world

    2013 · textrazor.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MuM▲93

    A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

    5d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AI Grammar Checker for English▲66

    Sentence correction and spell check while texting.

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    slop-grader▲89

    Jev-AI CLI tool that evaluates text against custom rulesets

    12d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Light▲67

    NLP-based messaging engine that answers any query

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21LI
    Lexical.io – A web app for reading English text▲9

    2016 · lexical.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Allen NLP▲72

    An open-source NLP research library, built on PyTorch

    2017 · allenai.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The up-goer five text editor▲64

    A tool to track your use of the top 1000 most popular words

    2016 · splasho.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 →