Alternatives to Readable
An online readability checker that scores text with many readability formulas and highlights passages to fix. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Readable
An online readability checker that scores text with many readability formulas and highlights passages to fix.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Readable.
Hemingway Editor
Writing editor that highlights complex sentences and other issues to make text clearer and bolder.
Hemingway Editor highlights hard-to-read sentences in a web editor and offers AI fixes on the paid Plus tier, instead of scoring many readability formulas.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Outwrite
A grammar, style and paraphrasing assistant that works in the browser and common writing apps.
Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
Originality.ai
An AI text detector and plagiarism checker for publishers and content teams, with browser extensions.
Harper
An open-source grammar and spell checker that runs entirely on your own device.
