Switch from Grammarly to LanguageTool

Export

1. 1

   Step 1

   Turn Grammarly off in one browser

   Disable the extension without uninstalling it, so you can compare a paragraph side by side.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Note the custom style guide

   Grammarly style settings do not export. Write down words you had marked as correct or forbidden.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Decide where text is allowed to go

   The public LanguageTool service receives the text you check. Self-hosting is the private option.

Import

1. 1

   Step 1

   Install the extension

   Add LanguageTool in the browser you write in, and the office add-in if you use one. Pick the languages you actually write.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Optional: run the server

   The LGPL server is a Java process. Point the extension at your URL. Basic rules work without the large n-gram data. Suggestions get better if you add it.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Add a personal dictionary

   Load the words Grammarly had learned: product names, surnames, and the jargon it kept flagging.

What breaks

• Tone and generative rewrites

  LanguageTool underlines errors. It does not rewrite a paragraph in a friendlier tone the way Grammarly Pro does.

• Plagiarism checks

  Not part of LanguageTool. If that was the reason for the subscription, this is the wrong replacement.

• Mobile keyboards

  Grammarly's phone keyboard habit may not have a perfect twin. LanguageTool has mobile apps. Try them before you cancel if you write on a phone.