{"id":17908,"date":"2020-02-18T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=17908&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=17908"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:06","slug":"tech-tip-languagetool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/18\/tech-tip-languagetool\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: LanguageTool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/languagetool-700x438.png\" alt=\"screenshot of languagetool UX\" class=\"wp-image-17909\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month\u2019s tip is a tool that I am using right now as I type this paragraph. It is <a href=\"https:\/\/languagetool.org\/\">LanguageTool<\/a>, which I have installed as a browser extension, but it is also available for Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Android, as a desktop application, and more. The service is open source and can be used offline (the desktop app) unlike some alternatives currently available with rather questionable privacy policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LanguageTool is both a spell checker and grammar checker that provides recommendations via color-coded underlines and popups, supporting over 20 languages. It works within most text boxes and services like Google Docs and Gmail. There is a free version, as well as a paid version with additional features. If you are looking for a writing tool with more functionality that your default operating system provides, LanguageTool may fit the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Have a cool app, tool, or tech tip you&#8217;d like to share?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=mastersc@umich.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Contact Chase Masters<\/a>.&nbsp;Please note that Tech Tips are personal recommendations and might not be officially endorsed or supported by U-M.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month\u2019s tip is a tool that I am using right now as I type this paragraph. It is LanguageTool, which I have installed as a browser extension, but it is also available for Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Android, as a desktop application, and more. The service is open source and can be used offline (the desktop app)\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/18\/tech-tip-languagetool\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":9792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[69,651,547],"class_list":["post-17908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-development","tag-apps","tag-productivity","tag-tech-tip"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UMIT-Tech-Tip-mark.png",200,140,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Chase Masters, University Library","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mastersc\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This month\u2019s tip is a tool that I am using right now as I type this paragraph. 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