ProLexis is professional writing-correction software from ProLexis, headquartered in Valbonne, France. It checks spelling, grammar, typography, meaning, and style, and provides style suggestions across web, Windows, macOS, and API access. A desktop app and browser extension are available. The software supports five languages at once in a text. Its French analyzer contains 703,000 word forms and covers Swiss, Belgian, and Quebec usage. The English analyzer contains 580,000 forms and lets users select British or American vocabulary. Writers can adapt typographic rules, with defaults based on French, Swiss, US, UK, and Quebec references. The Myriade library adds French definitions, synonyms, antonyms, expressions, collocations, conjugations, repetition detection, and specialist dictionaries. Desktop integrations include Word, OpenOffice Writer, LibreOffice Writer, Pages, Keynote, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, InCopy, and QuarkXPress. ProLexis Web Service connects to CMS and writing tools through SOAP, with plug-ins for CKEditor, FCKEditor, TinyMCE, Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress with Gutenberg. Plans start at €240/yr, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.
Who it is for
It suits professional writers, publishers, journalists, proofreaders, academics, scientists, and other teams needing detailed multilingual correction. Organizations can also connect it with desktop publishing tools or CMS platforms.
What is good
- Checks spelling, grammar, typography, meaning, and style
- Supports five languages in one text
- French dictionary contains 703,000 word forms
- Integrates with major writing and publishing applications
- Offers CMS connections through SOAP Web Service
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starts at €240/yr
- Mac Word footnotes are not corrected
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic web version is excluded
Verdict
ProLexis combines extensive language references, customizable typography, and broad desktop and CMS integrations. Its annual paid plans and listed compatibility limits are important considerations for buyers.
ProLexis plans and pricing
All plansCompared on grammar checkers
- Free plan
- No
- Browser extension
- Yes
- Desktop app
- Yes
- Style suggestions
- Yes
- Languages supported
- 5
