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proselint vs textlint: catalog facts
proselint	textlint
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Checks based on established usage guides and editors Works on plain files from the command line	Large collection of installable rules Markdown and plain text supported by default
English only No graphical interface	No rules until you install and configure them Requires Node.js and npm
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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