36 Google & Microsoft's spellchecker SPIES ON YOU. Suggested alternative: LanguageTool. Which is free, Libre Source, self-hosted. Links in my first comment. (www.otto-js.com) posted 269 days ago by Francewhoa 269 days ago by Francewhoa +36 / -0 6 comments share 6 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Just imagine what "Grammarly" does.
I've never spelled some many things wrong since the advent of auto correct.
Alternative 1 of 2: LanguageTool.Org CLOUD
Free, very easy to use, Libre Source. But the other self-hosted version down below has stronger privacy and stronger security.
Website https://languagetool.org
Internet browser plug-in:
Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/languagetool/
Safari https://apps.apple.com/app/id1534275760
Chromium/Chrome https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammar-and-spell-checker/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji
Edge https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/hfjadhjooeceemgojogkhlppanjkbobc
More at https://languagetool.org
Office:
LibreOffice https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/languagetool
OpenOffice https://extensions.openoffice.org/project/languagetool
GoogleDocs https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammar-and-spell-checker/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji
Microsoft Word https://languagetool.org/word
More at https://languagetool.org
Alternative 2 of 2: LanguageTool.Org SELF-HOSTED
For advanced user familiar with command line, the self-hosted version has much stronger privacy and stronger security than the cloud version
Install and use :
https://dev.languagetool.org/http-server
https://dev.to/gardner/self-hosted-languagetool-private-instance-is-an-offline-alternative-to-grammarly-56nh
Unofficial docker installer :
https://hub.docker.com/r/erikvl87/languagetool?ref=login
More at https://hub.docker.com/search?q=languagetool
Turn OFF Google & Microsoft spellchecker
Google's Chrome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kla-ej9CjCo
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/12027911?hl=en
Microsoft's Edge:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159556-turn-off-check-spelling-languages-microsoft-edge-chromium.html
https://windowsloop.com/disable-spell-checking-in-edge-browser/
Source
https://www.otto-js.com/news/article/chrome-and-edge-enhanced-spellcheck-features-expose-pii-even-your-passwords
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-microsoft-can-get-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LanguageTool
Make Dictionaries Great Again.
But of course, to use any spell checker or auto correct it must first scan everything you type. I disable on all platforms
If you're using Windows or Android, they already know what you're doing on your computers.