# LanguageTool

13 Hacker News commenters recommended LanguageTool and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for reliable grammar and typo checking, and it is made in Germany by an EU-based team.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable grammar and typo checking (4 comments): "It's now good enough to show smelling pisstakes inside my IDE, including things like missing articles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48374926)) "I use LanguageTool for everything I write to make sure my grammar is both correct and current." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48636255)) "I use LanguageTool instead, simply to catch typos." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859469))
- Made in Germany, EU-based (2 comments): "LanguageTool, which is spell-checking this message, is made in Germany." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47070609)) "LanguageTool, which is spell-checking this message, is made in Germany" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47070488))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Grammarly](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grammarly.md): 24 recommend
- [Slop Cop](https://hackerapproved.com/p/slop-cop.md): 13 recommend
- [Hemingway Editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hemingway-editor.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LanguageTool", https://hackerapproved.com/p/languagetool/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).