What is Proofread Bot?
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Now you can submit incorrect sentences you see around the web with this extension to Proofread Bot!
How to use it:
- Select any text on webpage (Press left mouse button at start of text, drag until the end of text, release the left button, alternatively you can also press Ctrl + A inside a text box when you are typing.)
- Right mouse button click on highlighted text
- In the menu click on "Start.", or if you selected a sentence with an error click on "Teach"
- A new tab will open that goes to proofreadbot.com and your selected text will be entered for a check.
Proofread Bot checks text for grammar, style, statistic and plagiarism issues and gives recommendations in order to improve your writing. The checks it performs constantly increase and if you have one in mind please suggest it in the support forums.
You have 1 free check per week, or you can buy a package for as low as 1 cent per check.
Currently English is supported, but more languages are coming. If you have an idea for a check, you can also contribute and even make some money! Take a look at the contributor's guide at http://proofreadbot.com/node/329281.
User reviews
- It works for checking English spelling and grammar errors.
- Identifies punctuation issues.
- Doesn't work consistently or at all.
- Limited to one Proofread per day.
- Freemium model with many restrictions.
- Doesn't integrate well with Google Docs.
- Switches to another tab for proofing.
- Doesn't work.
- Freemium model.
- Only allows limited use.
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Proofread Bot does not require any sensitive permissions.
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Proofread Bot has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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