textlint: Proofreader

Proofread your texts as you type based on textlint rules!

Textlint: Proofreader - Accurate Text Proofreading Chrome Extension

Textlint: Proofreader is a Chrome extension designed to facilitate seamless and error-free writing by proofreading your texts as you type them. A useful tool that extends the functionality of textlint to your browser, it highlights potential errors in your text, permitting visual correction. An additional 'Auto-Fix' feature automatically corrects errors, offering the option to revert if needed. While not all textlint features are supported due to browser limitations, the extension provides bundled linting rules to ensure maximum functionality.
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Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.75
(4)
Version: 2.1.1 (Last updated: 2016-05-08)
Creation date: 2016-05-08
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 18.95M

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Extension summary

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textlint is a pluggable, extensible and awesome tool to proofread your texts. And this extension is a wrapper to use textlint on your browser!

To know about "textlint", visit http://textlint.github.io/ for details.

Once you activate this extension, you will see red highlighting markers on your text you are just typing. They show you the errors found by textlint and you can correct them visually.

textlint has also "Auto-Fix" feature that corrects your text automagically! Of course you can revert it if you don't like it.

  • Since textlint is not supporting web browsers, some linting rules cannot work on the browser as well. So this extension bundles linting rules and supports them to run on the browser.
  • "Auto-Fix" feature is currently supported by only a few linting rules.

Extension safety

Risk impact

textlint: Proofreader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

textlint: Proofreader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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