Languagetool as online spelling tool for OnlyOffice - web and desktop

Suggestions
1

The idea of integrating Languagetool as plugin is good. Yet, having it as real online spelling tool would be a great benefit for both - the web office and for the desktop editors. While writing this suggestion in the text box, LanguageTool proofreads what I am writing. £

Languagetool and OnlyOffice
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See the blue hook in the attached screenshot.

The integration would be really great, as Languagetool replaced the spell check in MS365 I used before and also in Pages in macOS. In addition, beside spell checking, this tool helps in rephrasing sentences. Great for reports etc.

A combination of ONLYOFFICE and LanguageTool, also in the community edition, would be a big hit.

2

Hello @Emil

Can you provide more information on that for the reference? If I understand correctly, in named processors Languagetool works differently and you suggest implementing similar functionality.

3

Hello Constantine,

of course. LanguageTool resides in the right lower corner of the programs.

Languagetool and Pages and MS Word
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I attached a PDF with screenshots of Apple Pages and MS Word, LanguageTool acting as online or direct spell and grammar check.

4

Thanks for the references. Is there a documentation on how to install the plugin to any of these processors?

5

The plugins are activated in the LanguageTool settings. If the macOS desktop App is installed, one can activate/deactivate the corresponding plugin, see attached screenshot.

LanguageTool-Settings
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More on the integration of LanguageTool in applications is described on the LanguageTool homepage: Free AI Grammar Checker - LanguageTool

6

So it is not a plugin for an app exactly, but a stand-alone desktop application. In that case it seems that the vendor of LanguageTool Desktop adds support for various application to work with. I’m afraid we cannot implement a support for a desktop app that is maintained by another team.

By the way, for ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors regular LanguageTool plugin is available:

7

Thank you very much for the reply.

I know the OnlyOffice LanguageTool plugin. Yet, it is not as handy as the once I described.

I suggest, that OnlyOffice may get in touch with LanguageTool to discuss the support, as LanguageTool does with LibreOffice (LanguageTool, votre correcteur d’orthographe pour LibreOffice)

9

We’ll discuss your suggestion internally. Please await my reply.