It looks promising at first, but a number of issues keep it from being great. In the battle of the grammar checker programs, this one appears to be a heavy hitter. This bundle of useful tools comes fully-featured. The standard grammar and spell check software is there. It also checks the style of documents and reviews these documents, giving feedback on how to make these better. It also comes with a multi-lingual dictionary and text translator. It even carries with it a large collection of letter and document templates.
The application is easy to use and provides easy to read feedback. Just highlight the text that needs proofreading, press F2, wait a few seconds, then the mistakes and errors are highlighted clearly with corrections on top. As far as grammar checker applications go, this one is very user-friendly. Red highlights denote grammatical errors. Green highlights show spelling mistakes. Blue highlights show words which can be replaced with better ones. However, the system is far from perfect. While it will detect glaring errors, some mistakes will still get through. Also, it is severely limited by a 3000-character highlight limit – users may only proofread blocks of text at a time and never entire long documents in one go. Microsoft Word’s grammar checker identifies errors as soon as they are typed, so this is one big letdown for the program.
At upwards of $70, English grammar checker software is a serious investment for writers. The many features appear to justify such a steep price, but the limitations say otherwise. Being forced to break a document into 3000-character chunks for proofreading can be time-wasting and cumbersome, and not every mistake is guaranteed to be caught.
A very disturbing feature of the program is its apparent penchant for pop-up ads which can appear any time, as well as the need to be connected to the Internet every time it is used. Many users have complained about this in different review sites, citing negative experiences with the program. The worst so far say that the program acts as a sort of "malware gateway" that tampers with anti-virus programs and web browsers. Take care when getting and installing this program.
All in all, this is a robust grammar checker program that could have been great. However, the many problems that come with it as well as the limitations and steep cost make this product a hard sell.
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