Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker
Write with confidence with Microsoft Editor, your intelligent grammar, spelling, and style checking writing assistant.
Manifest V3
- Users:
- 2,000,000+
- Rating:
- 4.71 (4,417) 5 new ratings
- Version:
- v1.9.2 (Last updated: 2024-10-23)
- Version code:
- 1.2410.904
- Creation date:
- 2020-06-11
- Permissions:
- alarms
- storage
- scripting
- offscreen
- Host permissions:
- <all_urls>
- Size:
- 3.51M
- Email:
- Br*****@microsoft.com
- URLs:
- Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 12 hours ago
Ranking
# 177 ▲ 8
Other platforms
User reviews
Microsoft Editor is widely praised for improving grammar and spelling in multiple languages, making writing easier and more accurate daily. It's preferred over default browser spellcheckers and appreciated for its simplicity. However, users report issues such as inconsistent grammar corrections, missed obvious misspellings, inability to correct first words of sentences, and functionality problems on specific websites. Some corrections can be persistent and difficult to dismiss.
Pros
- Helps improve grammar and spelling effectively across multiple languages.
- Useful and handy tool for daily writing and composing tasks.
- Offers corrections in more than one language, benefiting multilingual users.
- Easy to use and simple interface appreciated by users.
- Better than default browser spellcheckers and enhances writing accuracy.
Cons
- Not always effective in detecting obvious misspellings; can miss errors.
- Grammar corrections are inconsistent and sometimes appear too frequently.
- Issues with functionality on certain websites, like chat boxes where it doesn't recognize input areas.
- First word of a sentence is never corrected.
- Some users experience problems disabling certain corrections despite ignoring them multiple times.
Recent reviews
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by 
William Farfan, 2025-04-23
William Farfan, 2025-04-23My proof-reader. Love it.
by 
Terry Schabert, 2025-04-23
Terry Schabert, 2025-04-23Работи добре.
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Мирослав Стефанов, 2025-04-21
Мирослав Стефанов, 2025-04-21Extension safety
Risk impact
Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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