Best Hemingway Editor Alternative
Looking for a Hemingway Editor alternative? Hemingway only highlights problems — it doesn't fix them. Schriftly actively fixes grammar, rewrites for clarity, translates, and summarizes using 200+ AI models. It works in any app, not just a standalone editor, for $39 once.
Works in any app, not just an editor
Hemingway is a standalone editor — you paste text in. Schriftly works directly in any app on your Mac or Windows with a keyboard shortcut.
AI-powered transformations
Hemingway highlights problems. Schriftly fixes them — plus translates, summarizes, rewrites tone, and runs any custom prompt with 200+ AI models.
Unlimited custom prompts
Hemingway's AI features require a Plus subscription. Schriftly lets you create unlimited prompts with your own API key for $39 once.
Feature comparison
Where it works
Native desktop app that works in any application. Select text in your email client, code editor, Slack, or any other app — press shortcut, get instant transformation.
Standalone editor: you copy-paste text into Hemingway's interface, review the analysis, then copy it back. Or use their web editor. Doesn't integrate with other apps.
What it does
AI-powered text transformations: fix grammar, translate, summarize, rewrite tone, explain code, or run custom prompts. Actively transforms your text using 200+ AI models.
Highlights readability issues: complex sentences, passive voice, adverbs, hard-to-read passages. Shows a readability grade. Plus subscription adds AI rewriting.
Pricing
$39 one-time for full BYOK access including AI. Or $9/month hosted. No separate AI subscription needed.
Free web editor (no AI). Desktop app $19.99 one-time (no AI). Plus subscription $8.33-12.50/month ($100-150/year) for AI features. AI features require an ongoing subscription.
Readability analysis
Schriftly doesn't offer dedicated readability scoring or color-coded sentence highlighting. You can ask AI models to analyze readability via custom prompts, but it's not the same focused experience.
This is Hemingway's strength. Beautiful color-coded highlighting of complex sentences, passive voice, adverbs, and hard-to-read phrases. The readability grade is genuinely useful for writers.
Bottom line: Hemingway Editor is excellent for what it does — making writing clearer through readability analysis. But it's a standalone editor, not a system-wide tool. If you want AI-powered text transformations that work in any app, Schriftly is the more versatile choice.
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