ProWritingAid
ProWritingAid is a grammar checker and style editor tailored for fiction, with reports on repetition, pacing, sentence length and readability. It runs in a web editor, a desktop app, Word, Google Docs and Scrivener, and adds paid AI critiques of whole chapters.
#24 in Writing & Translation ToolsGrammar CheckersFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Self-publishing authors editing a full manuscript- Writers who want style reports beyond spell check
Not for
- Writers who want a light touch on their voice
Anyone who wants to keep AI out of their editing
Free plan$0
Premium$30/mo
Premium Pro$36/mo
Features
Grammar and style check
Flags grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes along with style issues such as passive voice and wordiness.
Writing reports
Runs reports on overused words, repetition, sentence length, pacing, readability and dialogue tags.
Chapter and manuscript critique
Paid AI critiques evaluate full chapters or entire manuscripts across plot structure, character arcs and pacing.
Works where writing happens
Runs in a web editor, a desktop app, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Scrivener and browser extensions.
Style comparison
Compares manuscript style metrics with published books in the same genre to highlight differences.
What users say
Pros
- Catches the grammar slips and comma problems that other checkers let through.
- Tightens and polishes entire book manuscripts before professional formatting or proofreading.
- Reports on repetition, sentence length and readability show patterns across a whole book.
- Academic preset aligns feedback with research-paper conventions and formal scholarly style.
- Expanded explanations clarify why a suggestion was made rather than presenting unexplained corrections.
- Reports provide deeper and more customizable style analysis than Grammarly.
Cons
- Suggestions can be heavy-handed, flatten personal voice or even change the meaning.
- Glitches, lag and wrong scores get in the way on long manuscripts.
- Recent updates have degraded core report quality while adding unwanted generative AI features.
- The report-heavy interface creates a steep learning curve.
- Advanced reports and sentence polishing require the paid version, limiting the free tier.
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Global Traffic Rank
Top 500k
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ProCatches slips other checkers miss; strong self-editing reportsCatches small slips, safety net for English phrasingEasy grammar fixes and flexible paraphrasing modesSelf-hostable checker that catches slips in many languages
Better forChecking everyday emails and messages on a phone keyboard, with built-in plagiarism scansParaphrasing sentences across different modes, summarizing articles, and typing on a phone keyboardChecking grammar in over thirty languages or self-hosting the checker on a private server
Weaker atEditing long fiction manuscripts in Scrivener or running deep chapter and pacing reportsAnalyzing full book manuscripts with fiction pacing reports, chapter critiques, and Scrivener supportCritiquing fiction chapters and analyzing story pacing or author style across a manuscript