# Hemingway Editor

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Hemingway Editor and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for highlighting sentences to rethink and spotting problems first drafts hide, without rewriting the author's voice or text.

## Why people recommend it

- Flags problems without rewriting your voice (2 comments): "it’s great at highlighting sentences you need to rethink without blurring your voice and ideas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49795630)) "MUCH easier approach: just use Hemingway, but don’t pay for the LLM to rewrite your text." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49847537))
- Spots first-draft writing issues (2 comments): "Grammarly and Hemingway can identify the same sort of issues without "you are a stupid robot" vibes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47811967)) "That apps spots problems I often don't see in first drafts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46121249))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Grammarly](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grammarly.md): 24 recommend
- [LanguageTool](https://hackerapproved.com/p/languagetool.md): 13 recommend
- [Slop Cop](https://hackerapproved.com/p/slop-cop.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Hemingway Editor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hemingway-editor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).