The following Free or Low-Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of writing support. The information about the following applications has been summarized from the applications’ websites and/or from experience testing the applications. We update this page approximately once a year. Please refer to the applications’ websites for the most up to date information.
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Writing
Ginger Grammar Checker & Spell Checker
Features:
- Checks your spelling and grammar and fixes it according to the context of your text in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome
- Suggests different and better ways to express your sentences (Premium)
- Provides training to improve your mistakes (Premium)
- Reads your text out loud (Premium)
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Cost: Free and paid Premium version
Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS, and Chrome Extension
Grammarly
Features:
- An application that can assist with finding writing mistakes and contextual errors, spelling errors, and poor vocabulary usage
- Find the right word you are looking for with synonym suggestions
- Learn from your mistakes to avoid them in the future
- Grammarly works in emails, essays, and more
- More Information:Â
Cost: Free and Premium version
Compatibility: Chrome Extension; iOS; Android
Hemingway Editor
Features:
- Assists with writing clarity, passive voice editing, and readability
- Displays how many words typed
- Available in the web browser and as a desktop application
- More Information:
Cost: Free for web browser; Plus plans also available
Compatibility: Online Resource
iWordQ
Features:
- Context-based word prediction tool
- Make your own custom abbreviation to simply your writing
- Text-to-Speech function allows for you to listen to your writing to hear any mistakes, make changes and catch up as you proofread
- More Information:
Cost: $20.99
Compatibility:Â iOS: iPad
LanguageTool
Features:
- Free AI-based grammar and spell checking tool
- Available for more than 25 different languages
- The free version can check up to 10,000 characters
- Style suggestions are available in the premium version
- More Information:Â
Cost: Free for basic and $5.83/month for premium version
Compatibility: Online Resource and Chrome Extension
Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard
Features:
- iPhone or Android keyboard that has the following features: word prediction, accurate autocorrect, and adjusts to users writing styles
- One of the biggest benefits of this keyboard is that is can learn users writing style and even typos to help fix them faster
- Customizable settings for the color/theme of the keyboard
- More Information:
Cost: Free with in-app purchases
Compatibility: Android and iOS
ProWritingAid
Features:
- Writing editor Chrome extension
- Works within websites, emails, Google Docs and other online sources
- With the free version, it scans the first 500 words for various categories in your writing, such as grammar, spell checking, and more
- More Information:
Cost: Free for limited version or $10/month for premium version
Compatibility: Free Chrome, Edge, and Safari Extension; Online Editor; Windows; Mac
QuillBot
Features:
- AI paraphrasing, summarizing, and grammar checking writing tool
- Checks for grammar, provides synonyms and rephrases suggestions for up to 125 words at a time
- Includes an AI Detector
- 1200 word limit for the summarizing feature and includes a free word counting tool as well
- More information:
Cost: Free and premium versions
Compatibility: Online editor; Chrome Extension; Mac; Microsoft Word
TextExpander
Features:
- Type more with less effort using this custom keyboard shortcut app
- Create custom abbreviations called snippets of frequently used words and phrases for easy, quick entry into your documents and emails
- More Information:
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VDWrite
Features:
- Make fewer mistakes, use the right words and organize your writing better with this app
- Text-to-speech and voice-to-text help you to proofread to avoid awkward sentences or grammatical mistakes
- Dictionary, Phonetic Spell Checker, and Word Finder help you use the correct words when writing
- Outline of paper allows for better structure and ease when restructuring your paper
- More Information:
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Compatibility: iOS
Writing Challenge
Features:
- Offers topic suggestions for writing
- Gamifies writing through daily challenges
- More Information:
Cost: $2.99 iOS and $1.49 Android
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Writing Prompts
Features:
- Assist with writer’s block
- Offers a variety of writing prompts
- App works on and offline
- More Information:
Cost: $1.99
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Written Kitten
Features:
- Encourages words typed by showing a picture of a kitten for every 100 words typed
- The image displayed can be adjusted per user preference
- More Information:
Cost: Free
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