ProWritingAid: Grammar Checker & Paraphrasing Tool

Name: ProWritingAid: Grammar Checker & Paraphrasing Tool
Rating: 4.6 (118 reviews)
Author: Orpheus Technology Ltd

Gain confidence in your writing with the best grammar checker and paraphrasing tool that works wherever you do.

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ProWritingAid is a comprehensive self-editing Chrome extension designed to enhance your writing confidence by providing instant grammar and style corrections. It features a powerful grammar checker, paraphrasing tool, and over 25 writing reports analyzing elements like readability, sentence complexity, pacing, and more. Easily integrated with popular platforms like Google Docs, Notion, and Atticus, it offers personalized suggestions based on your writing style and goals.

Key functionalities include spelling and punctuation checks, a line editor, story editor, and built-in learning resources. The extension prioritizes your privacy, using your text solely to improve your writing without training AI models. Trusted by over 3 million writers, ProWritingAid supports both free and premium plans, the latter unlocking unlimited editing, advanced reports, and enhanced collaboration features.

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By:

Orpheus Technology Ltd

Users:

77,924

Rating:

4.60

(118)

Version:

2.6.42359 Last updated: 2025-06-12

Creation date:

2021-12-20

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
cookies
storage
clipboardRead
clipboardWrite
scripting

Host permissions:

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

Size:

19.30MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 545 ▼ 20

Other rankings

#15 in Grammar & reading

#1 in paraphrasing keyword 44

#1 in paraphrasing tool keyword 44

#5 in checker keyword 46 ▼ 1

#5 in grammar checker keyword 66 ▼ 1

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ProWritingAid: Grammar Checker & Paraphrasing Tool (v2.6.42359)

200,000 4.83

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ProWritingAid (v2.6.42359)

2,844 3.48

(21)

User reviews

Users appreciate ProWritingAid for its helpful grammar and style suggestions, particularly benefiting non-native English speakers and integrating with platforms like MS Word. However, multiple reviews mention limitations of the free version, frequent upselling to premium tiers, occasional bugs causing erratic cursor behavior, privacy concerns over forced account creation, and intrusive floating pop-ups. Some users also report compatibility issues with recent Edge updates and note that development has slowed, impacting reliability. Overall, it is valued but has notable usability and access drawbacks.

Pros

Helps non-native English speakers improve grammar and writing skills.
Provides valuable suggestions for clearer and more professional writing.
Integrates well with other writing platforms like MS Word and Scrivener.
Offers useful paraphrasing and style guide features.
Regularly improves writing by identifying grammatical and stylistic issues.

Cons

Free version is heavily limited and many useful features require premium subscription.
The extension sometimes underlines incorrect parts of text and can cause text cursor jumping issues.
Requires users to create accounts and provide emails, raising privacy concerns.
The interface includes floating pop-ups that can block page content, which annoys users.
Compatibility issues with newer versions of Edge and lack of frequent updates.

Recent reviews

Its a great tool and works well. Unfortunately many of the useful features are only available to premium subscribers.

by Gw*****, 2025-03-06

The application is decent, but the big issue with it is that it underlines the wrong parts of the text. If I accept suggestions for improvements, the cursor, along with the text, jumps all over the place and scatters it. The developers must fix this; it's a bug that has caused issues since 2020.

by Fi*****, 2025-02-27

No longer works in Edge (v131)

by Ra*****, 2025-01-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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ProWritingAid: Grammar Checker & Paraphrasing Tool requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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ProWritingAid: Grammar Checker & Paraphrasing Tool has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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