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@PiratesIRC PiratesIRC released this 24 Oct 16:33
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First release of Proofline, a system-wide grammar and spelling checker for Windows. It checks the
text box you are typing in, in almost any app, against a LanguageTool server you choose, and shows a
badge beside the field with one-click fixes.

Install

  1. Download Proofline-0.1.0.zip below and unzip it somewhere permanent, for example
    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs.
  2. Run Proofline\Proofline.exe. The exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn that it
    is unrecognised; choose More info, then Run anyway, if you trust the download.
  3. Left-click the round P icon in the tray (check the ^ overflow area), open More settings, and
    enter your LanguageTool server address on the General page. Save tests the connection: green
    Ready means checking works.

You need a LanguageTool server you run yourself. LanguageTool's free public API asks clients not to
send automated requests, and this app checks after every typing pause. See the README for details.

Highlights

  • Badge beside the focused text box: checking, clean, or the number of issues.
  • Issues popup with suggestion buttons, the flagged words shown in their sentence, Ignore for now,
    Add to dictionary, Turn off this rule, and Undo for anything permanent.
  • Tray quick settings, a searchable Settings window, light and dark themes, global shortcuts.
  • Settings › Advanced shows whether a newer release exists (checked against GitHub, at most daily).
  • Anonymous usage counts for the README badges: the number of corrections you applied and a random
    id, at most once an hour. No text is ever sent. Turn it off in Settings › Advanced.

Upgrading from LanguageTool Desktop (the app's earlier name): quit it first; Proofline moves its
settings over on first start.

Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md.

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