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Grammarly Alternatives for Linux

Grammarly is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is LanguageTool, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Grammarly and 13 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Grammarly are Slick Write, Grammalecte, Druide Antidote and lengusa.

Grammarly alternatives are mainly Grammar Checkers but may also be Translators or SEO Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Grammarly.
This page was last updated May 20, 2022
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  • Freemium • Proprietary
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Online
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Office Word
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Firefox

Grammarly Editor is an automated proofreader that corrects contextual spelling mistakes, checks for more than 250 common...

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  1. LanguageTool

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    • Freemium • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • SDL TRADOS
    • Safari
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Eclipse
    • TinyMCE
    • TeXstudio
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Thunderbird
    • Vim
    • OmegaT
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • Opera
    • Fidus Writer
    • LyX
    • LibreOffice
    • <oXygen/> XML Editor
    • Apache OpenOffice
    • Firefox

    Free proofreading tool for LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, Ulysses, .

    LanguageTool vs Grammarly opinions
    Some users think LanguageTool is a great alternative to Grammarly, some don't.
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    tapasratha

    Most of the time it helps in getting correct sentence.

    Top positive comment  8 months ago
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    cherriesravenclaw

    Open source. Works just as good, if not better than Grammarly, and it's cheaper if you do opt for one of the paid plans.

    Top positive comment  9 months ago
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    It does not correct the style of writing to a better way, it just corrects spelling and grammar.

    Top negative comment  over 4 years ago
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    RemovedUser

    Open source, cheaper, works in more languages.

    Positive comment • about 2 years ago
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    It doesn't work very well. For example, it shows all is good if I type in the following: "Can you do plan by yourself? Yoda I speak like and check grammar I do. "

    Negative comment • about 2 years ago
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    12

    It supports more than just English and is privacy-minded

    Positive comment • about 3 years ago
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    Mansampard01

    Since end of 2018 it has an browser extension that is on par with grammarly. It supports much more languages than grammarly.

    Positive comment • over 3 years ago
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  2. Slick Write is a powerful, free tool that makes it easy to check your writing for grammar and spelling errors, potential stylistic mistakes, and other features of interest.

    Slick Write vs Grammarly opinions
    Most users think Slick Write is a great alternative to Grammarly.

    Grammarly can be used as a plugin for certain office programs but Slick Write is only browser based.

    Negative comment • about 2 years ago
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    It shows you what you need to change, how to change it and how your work reads.

    Positive comment • over 4 years ago
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    It has not only spell and grammar check, but also structure, vocabulary, flow, statistics, and more. And it's free, which is great.

    Positive comment • over 3 years ago
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    It has a great structure and is very simple to use whilst being completely free.

    Positive comment • almost 4 years ago
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  4. Grammalecte

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Python
    • Thunderbird
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • Pluma
    • LibreOffice
    • Firefox
    • LibreOffice - Writer

    Grammalecte is a French grammar checker.

    Almost everyone thinks Grammalecte is a great alternative to Grammarly.

  5. Druide Antidote

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Whether you’re writing a letter or an email, a simple click of a button will open some of the most comprehensive and useful language resources ever created.

    Most users think Druide Antidote is a great alternative to Grammarly.

  6. lengusa

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    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows S
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Linux Mobile
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire

    lengusa is a linguistic search engine and smart translator for perfecting your English, with its ever growing sentence database of over 300 millions records from reliable contexts.

  8. proselint

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux

    "Writing is notoriously hard, even for the best writers, and it's not for lack of good advice — a tremendous amount of knowledge about the craft is strewn across usage guides, dictionaries, technical manuals, essays, pamphlets, websites, and the hearts and minds of...

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  9. WebSpellChecker

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • CKEditor
    • Froala Editor
    • TinyMCE
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
    • Kendo UI
    • Firefox

    WebSpellChecker offers a portfolio of multilingual sentence check solutions for dev companies, businesses, and individuals, WProofreader SDK, WProofreader browser extension, SCAYT plugin for CKEditor 4, WProofreader plugin for WordPress.

  10. write-good

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Atom

    Naive linter for English prose for developers who can't write good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too.

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  11. Linguix

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    Linguix helps you write better, learn faster, and enjoy your everyday communication with a web app and Chrome/Firefox extensions. The AI-based algorithm will check your writing on millions of websites across the web

    Linguix vs Grammarly opinions
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    tysinger

    It's ok! I thought it was a few years behind the top brand. Not impressive.

    Positive comment • 7 months ago
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  12. Just Not Sorry -- the Gmail Plug-in

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    just-not-sorry - Gmail Plug-in that warns you when you write emails using words which undermine your message

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