Writing Tools

AI-powered writing assistants that help students improve grammar, spelling, style, and academic writing skills.

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Ginger Software

Writing Freemium

Distinguishes itself through explicit focus on supporting non-native English speakers, employing AI trained to recognize typical ESL errors. Offers text-to-speech, translation, and personal dictionary features.

Key Features

  • Context-aware grammar checker effective at recognizing ESL error patterns
  • Sentence restructuring suggestions improving natural English expression
  • Text-to-speech functionality supporting pronunciation development
  • Translation capabilities between English and multiple languages

Grammarly

Writing Freemium

The most widely adopted AI writing assistant globally, providing real-time grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, and tone feedback across 500,000+ integrated applications. Offers context-sensitive grammar explanations specifically valuable for non-native writers.

Key Features

  • Real-time grammar
  • spelling
  • and punctuation detection with context-based explanations
  • Tone detection identifying whether writing sounds professional

Hemingway Editor Plus

Writing Freemium

Employs AI to identify wordy sentences, weak phrases, passive voice constructions, and clarity issues. Focuses on readability and clarity essential for ESL learners developing written communication effectiveness.

Key Features

  • Wordy sentence identification and simplification suggestions
  • Passive voice detection with active voice alternatives
  • Weak phrase highlighting with stronger alternatives
  • Style adjustment capabilities (confident

LanguageTool

Writing Freemium

Multilingual grammar and style checker supporting 30+ languages including English, German, French, Spanish. Particularly valuable for multilingual classrooms and students whose first language is not English.

Key Features

  • Grammar checking in 30+ languages supporting multilingual classrooms
  • Style checking identifying unclear phrasing
  • Browser extensions and email client integration
  • Plagiarism checking premium feature

ProWritingAid

Writing Freemium

Comprehensive writing analysis platform offering detailed reports on grammar, style, overused words, readability, and writing patterns. Particularly valuable for academic writing support with manuscript-length analysis capabilities.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive style analysis identifying overused words and sentence variety issues
  • Readability scoring with specific improvement recommendations
  • Grammar
  • spelling

Quill.org

Writing Free

Free comprehensive platform designed for K-12 literacy instruction with powerful applications for ESL learners. Emphasizes sentence combining and evidence-based writing instruction strategies.

Key Features

  • Reading for Evidence activities pairing texts with AI-powered writing prompts
  • Sentence combining practice developing complexity and clarity
  • Diagnostic assessments generating personalized learning plans
  • Proofreader functionality with 150+ expository passages and instant feedback

Reverso Context

Writing Freemium

Translation and context tool showing how words and phrases are used in real-world contexts across multiple languages. Particularly valuable for ESL students learning idiomatic English expressions.

Key Features

  • Context-based translation with real usage examples
  • Grammar and spelling checking
  • Conjugation and verb forms across languages
  • Pronunciation guides

Slick Write

Writing Free

Free web-based writing tool checking grammar, style, and statistics. Provides detailed feedback on sentence structure, word choice, and readability without requiring account creation.

Key Features

  • Grammar and spelling checking
  • Style analysis with passive voice detection
  • Sentence structure evaluation
  • Word association and vocabulary suggestions

Wordtune

Writing Freemium

Specializes in natural-sounding rewriting that preserves individual writer voice while improving clarity and grammatical accuracy. Helps ESL learners achieve native-like English expression while maintaining intended meaning.

Key Features

  • AI-powered rewrite suggestions with multiple style options
  • Formal/casual register switching with single-click adjustment
  • Summarization of documents
  • articles