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ProWritingAid Reviews

1. Sylvester W. Berns

   | writer at DRS | over 2 years ago
   Readable, Quick and Easy to Use

   I've tried other proofreading programs and found them to be very limited. ProWritingAid is the only program I know of that has a built-in grammar checker. Also, the free version has a lot of features that paid versions don't have, so I highly recommend it. This program is great for students who want to improve their writing skills. It's especially helpful for those who write in other languages, because the grammar checker can help you spot errors in your translations.

   🏁 Competitors: lingux

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|Easy to setup

   👎 Cons:    Complicated configuration
2. Jessica Coles

   | Writer at DRS | over 2 years ago
   A great product to help you improve your English

   This software is great for all of my writing projects and I love that I can use it for business and personal. I recommend it for all of my clients who need proofreading and editing help. I use this software for all of my writing projects, whether I am proofing my own work or that of my clients. I can use this software to easily check my grammar, spelling, and consistency, and provide feedback. This software helps me to become a better writer!

   🏁 Competitors: Grammarly, lingux

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|Professional|Word add-on

   👎 Cons:    Complicated interface|Some dashboards are hard to use

Downie mentions (30)

• Four Must-Have Essential MacOS Apps

  Downie is a versatile downloader, now in its 4th generation. It can be used as a browser plugin, allowing you to download almost anything from the web. For instance, if you find an interesting video online and want to watch it repeatedly, just click the Downie icon in the top-left corner of your browser, select the video you want to download, and it will start downloading immediately. You can also copy the webpage... - Source: dev.to / 16 days ago

• Does anyone know a way of downloading the Deep Dive videos from Bandcamp?

  Definitely don’t use any of those screen recording apps - that’s just brute forcing it, you’re reencoding the content and losing a ton of video and audio quality. Any embedded video online (unless is uses DRM, which is not this case) can be extracted and downloaded in original quality. If you’re on a Mac, I strongly recommend using Downie, it’s a great piece of software. https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/... Source: about 1 year ago

• Tip: How to download full quality EastEnders 2008 - 2011 (macOS only)

  Download free trial, or buy Downie: https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Fabio Quagliarella emotional substitution

  Though it’s for downloading videos and not screen capping DRM videos, I can’t recommend Downie enough. Source: about 1 year ago

• Traffic cameras for apple tv

  Downie is just an old-school macOS download manager I'm fond of - nothing special. Source: about 1 year ago

ProWritingAid mentions (65)

• The best AI productivity tools in 2024

  ProWritingAid: ProWritingAid ProWritingAid is a comprehensive writing assistant that offers grammar and style checking, as well as tools for improving readability, consistency, and overall writing quality. It provides detailed feedback and suggestions to help users polish their writing. - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?

  Back in 2019, I made an advanced MS Word add-in spellchecker that integrates the ProWritingAid API to spot all the errors in an interactive way where you just hover over a misspelled word or an incorrect expression and a popup shows at the mouse pointer's position where you can quickly correct the word with suggestions, or open a task pane on the right side of the active document for more advanced features. The... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• How to stop repeating words while writing?

  Other resources I use -- ProWritingAid, my computer built-in Dictionary (it has its own thesaurus tab) and getting a second pair of eyes. Finding a trusted beta helps so much. Source: 12 months ago

• Author Resources: Tools and Software

  ProWritingAid: Includes all the features of Hemingway, plus much much more. Grammar checking, word echo checking, style checking, passive voice monitoring, etc, etc. ProWritingAid is a really powerful piece of editing software. Honestly, a little too much for some folks, imho. If you do end up picking this one, I'd recommend choosing a few editing features to use- using too many would cut into your author voice,... Source: about 1 year ago

• What program do you use to world build and write your book?

  -->ProWritingAid ($399 lifetime, often has 20%-50% sales, $120/year subscription, has free tier). Source: about 1 year ago