Microsoft Editor

Microsoft Editor is an AI-powered writing assistant that provides all Windows OS users with professional writing support for not only document productivity apps, but also while writing emails, real-time chats, and anywhere on the web.

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It provides effortless access to spellchecking, grammar fixes, and style change recommendations, which can transform quickly written text into fully presentable correspondence or professionally written documents with just a few clicks.

But that’s not all. These valuable options are offered for free to all Windows users, but much more is available to active holders of Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) subscriptions.

• Grammar and spell check
• Write clearly and concisely wherever you write most
• More languages, more options
• Edit, grammar, and spelling resources

The Premium version of Microsoft Editor available inside two Microsoft 365 packs (Personal or Family) provides wide array of additional refinements checks such as advanced grammar, clarity, formality, conciseness, perspectives, inclusiveness, advanced punctuation, sensitive geopolitical references, various vocabulary recommendations, and even guidance on sensitive geopolitical references (official place or city names, politically neutral names, and more).

Pricing

Free Plan

• 1 person
• Editor basic spelling and grammar

Microsoft 365 Personal - $5.99/m

• 1 person
• Editor basic, spelling and grammar
• Advanced grammar
• Clarity
• Conciseness
• Formal language
• Vocabulary
• Punctuation conventions

However, even its free version can provide valuable service to all Windows PC users who just want to quickly produce accurate text for personal or public use.

The user interface of this service is accessible directly from any text field – simply find the underlined words, phrases, or sentences, hover, and click on them, and a drop menu will offer AI-generated suggestions to fix the text in a single click.

This dropdown menu provides access not only to grammar, spell check, or advanced recommendations, but also access to a dictionary, similarity checker, clarity options, and more.

Microsoft Editor can help users to get accustomed to the right forms of writing and become proficient writers by relying and advanced AI assistance no matter if they are writing at home, school, work, or on the go. The service is even fully integrated into webapp version of Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Editor can be deployed on any modern Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC by downloading its app from Microsoft Store or Microsoft 365 app listing (available only for premium subscribers).

The web-powered service is also available inside Chrome and Edge browsers. To install them, simply visit the official extension pages and install them simply with a single click of a mouse.

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Linguix
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LanguageTool
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PROS

• Real-time grammar and spelling suggestions
• Integration with Microsoft 365 apps
• Supports multiple languages
• Customizable writing style options
• Cloud-based accessibility

CONS

• Limited advanced features in free version
• Occasional false positives in grammar
• Requires Microsoft account for full access
• Less intuitive compared to competitors
• Some premium features behind paywall