Spell Check

Highlights misspelled words on the active webpage.
What is Spell Check?
"Spell Check" is a handy Chrome extension designed to make the lives of web developers and editors easier by identifying and highlighting misspelled words inline on the active webpage. It supports the English dictionary and marks misspelled words with a red underline for easy spotting. This tool is safe to use, requiring no special permissions or external requests. It also supports keyboard shortcuts, i.e., Cmd+Shift+K for Mac users and Ctrl+Shift+K for Windows users. Please note that it does not offer suggestions for corrected spellings.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 3.88 (16)
Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2016-06-03)
Creation date: 2016-06-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 212.99K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Quickly spell check webpages. Useful for web developers & editors to catch spelling errors in published sites.

  • Supports english dictionary.
  • Marks misspelled words inline on the page with a red underline.
  • Does not offer suggestions.
  • Safe - plugin requires no special permissions or external requests.
  • Keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+K (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+K (Win)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Works quickly and on live web pages
  • Simple to use and effective
  • Essential tool for professional website QA
  • Red dots under misspelled words for easy identification
  • Daily proofreading tool for many users
Cons
  • Dictionary needs updating for complex words
  • Does not work with local HTML files
  • Limited customization options for dictionary settings
Most mentioned
  • Works as expected
  • Quick and effective
  • Useful for proofreading web pages
Recent reviews
Working great for me
by Jeffrey Pectol, 2024-06-14

Nothing happens when I click it.
by David M, 2024-05-15

A useful tool :)
by Edward Bennett, 2021-02-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Spell Check does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Spell Check has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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