textlint

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

textlint is ranked #6 of 30 in writing style checkers on Freedom251. It runs on API, Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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textlint Free MIT-licensed software · requires Node.js 20+ · rules must be installed separately github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Editor support: Atom, Sublime Text, Vim, Visual Studio Code, micro, NetBeans, Emacs
API access: Yes

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The record

Purpose: textlint is a pluggable linting tool for natural language text.
How it works: It parses text into an abstract syntax tree, evaluates it with rules, and reports errors or warnings.
File formats: Markdown and plain text are supported by default; HTML and other formats can be added with plugins.
Rules: textlint has no bundled default rules, so users install and configure the rules they need.
Fixes and formatters: The CLI supports automatically fixing problems and offers multiple output formatters.
Integrations: The documentation lists integrations for editors including Visual Studio Code, Vim, Emacs, Atom, Sublime Text, micro, and NetBeans.
CI: textlint can run in GitHub Actions workflows to check text in commits and pull requests.
AI assistants: The CLI can run as an MCP server that lets AI assistants lint and fix text using the project's textlint configuration.
Browser: The integrations page describes @textlint/editor as a privacy-first browser extension for offline text linting.
Programmatic use: The textlint package provides high-level APIs for integrating textlint into applications.
Requirement: The project README lists Node.js 20 or later as a requirement.
Support: The project directs users to its documentation and community discussions, and asks users to open issues for bugs and feature requests.
License: The repository license grants permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sublicense the software subject to its stated conditions.
Maker: The website identifies the project as the textlint organization.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Writing Style Checkers in 2026#6 of 30

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Sources

textlint.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
textlint.org/docs/getting-started/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/textlint/textlint· checked 4 Oct 2026
textlint.org/docs/integrations/· checked 4 Oct 2026
textlint.org/docs/mcp/· checked 4 Oct 2026
textlint.org/docs/use-as-modules/· checked 4 Oct 2026
textlint.org/help/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/textlint/textlint/blob/master/LICENSE· checked 4 Oct 2026