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Hemingway Editor
What it is
Hemingway Editor scores writing for readability and marks sentences or issues that may make a message harder to follow. Its Editor Plus tools can rewrite wordy sentences and passive voice, correct grammar, and adjust tone, length, and style. Plus also reviews documents and offers writing feedback and suggestions, and supports importing and exporting Word, Markdown, and HTML files. The Classic desktop app works offline and keeps writing on the computer; it can publish to WordPress or export HTML and Markdown for a blogging platform or CMS. Hemingway Editor is listed for web, macOS, and Windows. A free plan is available. Individual 5K costs $8.33 a month when billed annually, while Individual 5K monthly costs $10 a month. Hemingway Editor Classic is a separate $$19.99 one-time purchase for Mac or Windows and does not include new AI features. For AI analysis or rewriting, content is sent to an LLM provider and discarded after processing; Hemingway says it does not use customer writing to train AI models.
For and against
For
- Readability scoring highlights potentially difficult sentences.
- Editor Plus adjusts tone, length, and style.
- Classic works offline and keeps writing on the computer.
- Editor Plus supports Word, Markdown, and HTML files.
Against
- Editor Plus AI sends content to an LLM provider for processing.
- Classic does not include new AI features.
- Plus does not yet have SOC 2 or ISO certification.
The verdict
Hemingway Editor combines readability feedback with optional AI-assisted editing and document review. Choose between the free plan, paid Editor Plus options, and the offline Classic desktop license based on the features and workflow needed.
Who it suits
It suits writers and teams working on communications, grants, sales proposals, or other written material. Classic may suit people who want offline desktop editing without the newer AI features.
Plans and prices
Individual 5K (annual)
5,000 AI sentences per month
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Individual 10K (annual)
10,000 AI sentences per month
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Team 10K (annual)
10,000 AI sentences per user per month
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Individual 5K (monthly)
AI-assisted editing through Hemingway Editor Plus
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Hemingway Editor 3 desktop
Offline desktop editing · Available for Mac and Windows · Does not include new AI features
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Hemingway Editor 3 desktop
Offline desktop editing · Available for Mac and Windows · Does not include new AI features
Read 23 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Hemingway Editor Classic
Mac OS or Windows license · offline desktop app · does not include AI features
Read 29 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Individual 5K
1 user · 5,000 AI sentences/month · unlimited grammar fixes, document review, synonyms, readability highlights
Read 29 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
Individual 10K
1 user · 10,000 AI sentences/month · unlimited grammar fixes, document review, synonyms, readability highlights
Read 29 Sep 2026 · hemingwayapp.com
On the record
- AI editing
- Editor Plus can rewrite wordy sentences and passive voice, fix grammar, and adjust writing tone, length, and style.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- AI processing
- For analysis or rewriting, document content is sent through Hemingway to an LLM provider, currently OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic, and processed content is discarded afterward.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Classic integrations
- Classic offers one-click publishing to WordPress and can export as HTML or Markdown for a blogging platform or CMS.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Classic offline use
- Hemingway Editor Classic works without an internet connection and keeps writing on the computer.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- Hemingway Editor Plus does not yet have SOC 2 or ISO certification.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Desktop app
- Yeshemingwayapp.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- File workflows
- Editor Plus supports importing and exporting Word, Markdown, and HTML files.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Hosting and encryption
- Editor Plus is hosted on Render, with servers and storage in the United States, and uses AES-256 encryption for communication and database data at rest.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Hemingway describes Editor Plus as helping teams improve mass communications, internal communications, grants, sales proposals, and other written work.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Hemingway says it does not store document content after processing or use customer writing to train AI models.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Hemingway Editor scores writing for readability and highlights sentences and issues that can weaken or complicate a message.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 8.33hemingwayapp.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- Hemingway directs users who need help to email [email protected].hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Writing feedback
- Editor Plus provides document review and feedback with insights and suggestions about the writing.hemingwayapp.com · read 29 Sep 2026
