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Hemingway Editor

Hemingway Editor is a readability tool for finding dense sentences, checking grammar, and adjusting tone. It is mainly used to inspect prose complexity and weakeners.

#15 in Writing & Translation ToolsGrammar CheckersFree plan

Who it's for

Best for

  • Writers seeking readability feedback on drafts
  • Marketing teams simplifying dense web copy

Not for

  • Writers needing reliable AI paragraph rewrites
  • Markdown writers relying on inline comments

Features

  • Highlighted issue fixes

    Highlighted issue detection covers editing, grammar checks, and tone adjustments.

  • AI writing tools

    AI tools cover highlighted-issue fixes, grammar checks, and tone adjustments.

  • Readability analysis

    Readability feedback and statistics help inspect writing complexity.

  • Write, Edit, and Feedback

    Write, Edit, and Feedback areas organize the writing workflow.

  • Usage tutorial

    An Open Tutorial link provides guidance on how to use Hemingway Editor.

What users say

Pros

  • Readability highlighting exposes dense sentences, weakeners, passive voice, and complex wording in drafts.
  • Visual highlighting surfaces difficult sentences and excessive adverbs without interrupting editing.
  • Readability statistics quantify hard-to-read sentences, weakeners, and simpler-word opportunities.

Cons

  • AI rewrite prompts replace simple issue flags with sentence rewrites.
  • Markdown comments go undetected.
  • AI prompts appear whenever different words or sentences are clicked.
  • AI rewriting fails on passages longer than a line.
  • Simplify can consume points without returning suggestions.

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Global Traffic Rank

Top 500k

Alternatives

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Free planYesYesYesYes
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Weaker atFree use in the browser, since the extension now needs Premium