Co:Writer

Word prediction that is grammar smart and inventive spelling aware. Speech recognition allows you to speak it, and we'll write it.

Co:Writer - Genius Grammar & Inventive Spelling Tool

Co:Writer is a powerful Chrome add-on designed to assist you with your digital writing tasks. It's equipped with advanced grammatical predictive text, an extensive array of topic-specific dictionaries, and sophisticated spelling support that accounts for phonetic and inventive spelling mistakes. Its speech-to-text feature transcribes your speech into text, making it an effective and versatile tool for your writing needs. Users can also enable text-to-speech functionality for feedback while writing.

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Extension stats

By: https://cowriter.com

Users: 4,000,000+

Rating: 2.84

(85)

Version: 5.0.7.828 (Last updated: 2024-11-06)

Creation date: 2020-06-06

Permissions:

tabs
scripting
notifications
storage
unlimitedStorage
contextMenus
webRequest
webNavigation
offscreen

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 38.49M

Email: de*****@donjohnston.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 125 ▲ 27

Other rankings

#1613 in Accessibility ▲ 15

#7 in writing keyword 53 ▲ 1

#15 in topic keyword 1

#42 in spelling keyword 49 ▲ 2

#138 in speech to text keyword 37 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Co:Writer (v4.9.2.519)

114,788+ 2.50

(4)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Provides spelling support and word prediction for students, particularly those with learning differences
Useful topic-specific vocabulary feature for academic writing
Dictation capabilities are accurate and beneficial for users with disabilities

Cons

Significantly slows down computer performance
Difficult to uninstall or remove due to school settings
Multiple users reported issues with functionality and effectiveness, describing it as 'useless'

Most mentioned

Performance issues such as slowing down computers
Issues with functionality and usability when typing
Problems with uninstalling or removing the extension

User reviews

This is a school hidden extension schools use to monitor computers and search history. Change the settings of the Co:writer and give it no admin so they can't see your screen. Hope this helps!!

cole thomas, 2025-01-13

Works great as an alternative for Microsoft Editor! Only reason it isn't five stars is it needs your money after 7 days of use.

elephant_beard227, 2024-09-13

I freaking hate this app with the bottom of my heart it should burn in heck!!! it gave me so many viruses!!! I hate it!!!

heni sampson, 2024-04-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Co:Writer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Co:Writer. Use it at your own risk.

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