Alternatives to Hemingway Editor
Writing editor that highlights complex sentences and other issues to make text clearer and bolder. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Hemingway Editor
Writing editor that highlights complex sentences and other issues to make text clearer and bolder.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Hemingway Editor.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
ProWritingAid gives style and line-editing feedback beyond grammar, works in Word, a desktop editor and the browser, and is geared toward fiction writers.
LanguageTool
Grammar, spelling and style checker for more than thirty languages.
LanguageTool checks grammar, spelling and style in more than thirty languages, and its open-source engine can be self-hosted offline instead of using the hosted service.
Vale
Check prose against configurable writing rules.
Vale is a free, open-source command-line checker that enforces configurable writing rules in editors and scripts, but you must choose or write the rules yourself.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Lex
A minimalist online word processor with built-in AI feedback, rewriting and live collaboration.
Ulysses
A focused writing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone with project management, sync and export.
Scrivener
A writing app for drafting and organising long documents such as novels, screenplays and theses.
DeepL
An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.
