The best grammar checkers, according to hackers
4 grammar checkers recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
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- GrammarlyRecommended for catching grammar errors and readability problems. Critics say its AI-style rewrites replace your own voice and raise consent and privacy concerns.24recommend
- LanguageToolPeople recommend it for reliable grammar and typo checking, and it is made in Germany by an EU-based team.13recommend
- Slop CopRecommended for catching repetitive AI writing patterns and verbose comments in agent output; critics say it flags too many false positives on ordinary writing.13recommend
- Hemingway EditorPeople recommend it for highlighting sentences to rethink and spotting problems first drafts hide, without rewriting the author's voice or text.6recommend