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            "name": "DeepL Write",
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            "website": "https://www.deepl.com/en/write",
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            "tagline": "AI writing companion from the DeepL translation team",
            "summary": "DeepL Write is an AI writing tool from DeepL that corrects spelling, grammar and punctuation and offers style options. It works in the same tool as DeepL translation, has a free version to try, and charges EUR 6.99 per user a month, billed annually, for the Write Pro add-on.",
            "developer": "DeepL",
            "platforms": [
                "web",
                "ios",
                "android"
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            "pricing": "freemium",
            "price_note": "Free to try; Write Pro add-on is EUR 6.99 per user a month, billed annually",
            "free_to_use": true,
            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Built into the DeepL translation tool",
                "Corrections only or fuller style edits",
                "Write Pro adapts text to an audience"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Write Pro is an add-on priced per user"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "DeepL Write checks text for spelling, grammar and punctuation, and its editing tools include a corrections-only mode, a styles option, a view of changes and custom style rules. The Write Pro add-on adds fuller improvements, helps adapt messages to an audience and lets users refine wording. It sits in the same tool that DeepL uses for translation.\n\nThe DeepL Pro page lists the Write Pro add-on at EUR 6.99 per user a month billed annually, including VAT. Translation plans are separate, and the individual and team plans list character limits and team administration. DeepL Write suits people who write and translate in several languages. English-only writers may compare Grammarly or LanguageTool, which are also in this ranking."
        },
        {
            "slug": "languagetool",
            "name": "LanguageTool",
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            "website": "https://languagetool.org/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/languagetool",
            "tagline": "Open-source grammar, spelling and style checker for many languages",
            "summary": "LanguageTool is a grammar, spelling and style checker for dozens of languages, with browser add-ons, Office plugins and a Premium tier. Its core is open-source software under the LGPL 2.1 license.",
            "platforms": [
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                "windows",
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                "Core source code on GitHub under LGPL 2.1",
                "Browser add-ons and Office plugins",
                "Covers dozens of languages"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Paraphrasing is limited in the free version",
                "Less focused on generating new text than AI-first tools"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "LanguageTool checks grammar, spelling, punctuation and style in its web editor and through browser add-ons for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera. It also has Windows and macOS apps, add-ons for Gmail and Outlook, plugins for Google Docs, Word and LibreOffice, and a proofreading API for businesses.\n\nThe core checker is free to use, and Premium adds features such as unlimited paraphrasing. The core source is on GitHub under LGPL 2.1 or later, which places it among the open-source options in this category. Its focus is correctness and style checking across many languages rather than generating new text, so it complements an AI writing tool more than it replaces one."
        }
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    "differences": [
        "Only LanguageTool runs on Windows.",
        "Only LanguageTool runs on macOS.",
        "Only DeepL Write runs on iOS.",
        "Only DeepL Write runs on Android.",
        "LanguageTool is open source; DeepL Write is not."
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                    "product": "deepl-write",
                    "rank": 4,
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                    "verdict": "Writing corrections and style options built into the DeepL translation tool, with a free version and a per-user Write Pro add-on. It suits people who translate and write in several languages.",
                    "best_for": "Multilingual writing with translation in one tool",
                    "spec": {
                        "focus": "Corrections and style in several languages",
                        "ai_writing": "Yes, rewrites with style options",
                        "story_tools": "Not listed",
                        "team_plans": "Write Pro add-on per user"
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                {
                    "product": "languagetool",
                    "rank": 2,
                    "score": 87.5,
                    "verdict": "Checks grammar and style across dozens of languages, with add-ons for browsers, Gmail, Outlook and Office. Its core is open source under LGPL 2.1, but paraphrasing is limited without Premium.",
                    "best_for": "Multilingual proofreading with an open-source core",
                    "spec": {
                        "focus": "Grammar and style checking",
                        "ai_writing": "AI-based checks and paraphrasing",
                        "story_tools": "Not listed",
                        "team_plans": "LT for Business"
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        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
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