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WritingTool
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Free and open-source software
Free
LibreOffice extension · Java 17 or higher · LibreOffice 24.2 or higher
Read 12 Oct 2026 · writingtool.org
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- AI features
- AI support can check, edit and create text, generate images, and provide text-to-speech; the project README describes paragraph generation, rewriting, expansion and translation.writingtool.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- AI integrations
- The settings page supports OpenAI-compatible text APIs, including Ollama, and says localAI is supported; image and text-to-speech APIs currently support localAI only.writingtool.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- AI limitations
- The settings page calls extensive AI stylistic changes experimental and not recommended, and warns that paid AI servers can incur high costs when checking extensive texts.writingtool.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Users can enable or disable rules, customize rule colors and styles, adjust some rule parameters, and create document-type profiles.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Local operation
- The project README says the application runs on the local computer without requiring a remote server, while remote servers including LanguageTool Premium are also supported.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Long-text support
- It checks rules across paragraph boundaries and caches results to speed up repeat checks on long texts.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Other LibreOffice apps
- Grammar checking for Impress and Calc is supported through manual checks in the LanguageTool check dialog; automatic checking is not supported by LibreOffice.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Proofreading
- It checks spelling, grammar and style using LanguageTool.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- WritingTool requires Java 17 or higher and, from version 26.7, LibreOffice 24.2 or higher; OpenOffice is no longer supported from version 26.1.writingtool.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Statistics
- It can analyze text for items such as frequently used words and filler words; the page says this is available only for individual languages so far.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Style suggestions
- Yeswritingtool.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Support and contributions
- The project invites contributions in testing, translations, development ideas, software development and AI-support development.writingtool.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The project says it is designed for extensive texts such as literature, scientific writing and business writing.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- WritingTool is a LibreOffice extension that adds a writing assistant for creating and editing extensive texts.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
