Top 15 ispell Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Ispell is a program that helps you to correct spelling and typographical errors in a file. When presented with a word that is not in the dictionary, ispell attempts to find near misses that might include the word you meant.

We use Ispell as part of the GNU system but Ispell itself is not a GNU program. These days, you might like to look at GNU Aspell.

1. Ginger

Ginger Improve your writing accuracy & speed with the smartest keyboard around! Ginger Keyboard is amazingly smart and transforms writing into a fun experience!Fun – EntertainMake the most out of idle time! Play a quick game of Snake, Squash (Pong-like) or 2048 and catch up on the headlines from leading news......

2. COL - Latin Spellchecker

COL - Latin Spellchecker COL (Correcteur Orthographique de Latin) is a free tool providing assistance to check the spelling of a Latin text. Available for Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org and AbiWord, it includes a dictionary of about 400,000 Latin forms (classical and medieval Latin).To best match the different practices, COL is configurable: the user......

3. Spell Catcher

Spell Catcher Spell Catcher is a powerful, all-in-one spell checking and writing software solution—a program that’s so much more than a spelling checker, its name only hints at its capabilities. With Spell Catcher, you’ll write better and faster—in virtually any application. Use it to spell check e-mails, letters or documents, instant messages,......

4. Speckie

Speckie Speckie is the first and only dedicated, real-time spell check solution for Internet Explorer and Outlook. Real-time spell checking as you type.Spell check with one or more language dictionaries simultaneously.Full compatibility with the 64 bit version of Internet Explorer.Translated to 32 languages and with 45 language dictionaries available.Supports the......

5. GNU Aspell

GNU Aspell GNU Aspell, usually called just Aspell, is a free software spell checker designed to replace Ispell. It is the standard spell checker for the GNU software system. It also compiles for other Unix-like operating systems and Windows.......

6. Hunspell

Hunspell Hunspell is the spell checker of LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and it is also used by proprietary software packages, like Mac OS X and InDesign.Hunspell is a spell checker and morphological analyzer designed for languages with rich morphology and complex word compounding and character encoding, originally designed for......

7. Slick Write

Slick Write Slick Write is a powerful, free tool that makes it easy to check your writing for grammar and spelling errors, potential stylistic mistakes, and other features of interest. Whether you're a blogger, novelist, or student writing an essay for school, Slick Write can help take your writing to the next......

8. After the Deadline

After the Deadline We use artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology to find your writing errors and offer smart suggestions.Our technology is available under the GNU General Public License.......

9. myspell

myspell MySpell is a simple spell checker that uses affix compression and is modelled after the spell checker ispell. MySpell was written to explore how affix compression can be implemented.......

10. AfterScan

AfterScan AfterScan - an advanced spell-checker and the ultimate automatic proofing and correction tool! AfterScan will meticulously search for errors in the text documents. When it finds an unrecognized word it will attempt to fix it using its vast knowledge base of many kinds of text input errors, such as scanned......

11. CocoAspell

CocoAspell cocoAspell is Mac OS X interface to Aspell – A more intelligent Ispell – that is being developed by Kevin Atkinson. Aspell is an Open Source spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell. Its main feature is that it does a much better job of coming up with possible suggestions......

12. ClaroRead

ClaroRead ClaroRead is an assistive technology software helping to readers with dyslexia to read aloud and providing word-prediction options for struggling writers.......

13. Co:Writer Don Johnston

Co:Writer Don Johnston Co:Writer by Don Johnston is one of the most popular word prediction available. Co:Writer is the word prediction program that uses the context of a whole sentence to predict the next word. This provides the most accurate prediction available—crucial for your most struggling writers. Besides pure word-prediction, Co:Writer corrects on......

14. Stylewriter

Stylewriter StyleWriter edits any document. Articles, press releases, resumes and cover letters, technical manuals, speeches, ads, sales letters, proposals, legal documents, corporate communications - you name it, StyleWriter can help edit it. Within seconds of launching, StyleWriter has analyzed your documents for thousands of style and English usage issues......

15. Respelt

Respelt Respelt.com helps you find spelling errors on your website. Use our service to fix those pesky spelling errors, improve readability, visitor retention, SEO score. Featuring automatic daily checks (using your RSS feed) and paid full site scans.......