I built an offline Grammarly alternative and turned it into a Mac app without any coding
A writer created an offline alternative to Grammarly without any coding experience. The software runs entirely on a Mac and provides grammar and spell-checking capabilities. The project was completed in under 30 minutes using AI assistance, and the app has received positive feedback from testers.
- ▪The writer built a grammar-checking app while on an airplane experiencing turbulence.
- ▪The software operates offline and has been tested on both Mac and Windows machines.
- ▪The writer utilized AI to create the app without writing any code.
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I wrote this entire article while seated on an airplane experiencing unusually high turbulence. The software I used to spell-check and grammatically sanitize the draft was built at an airport. The language engine is running entirely on my Mac, fully offline, fixing all my typos and removing the double spaces while I mash the keyboard and sip a sugar-bomb coffee. Also, I don’t know how to code. I didn’t write a single line of code, and yet, the Mac software I am using right now looks classier and feels snappier than Grammarly ever did. Grammarly, if you don’t know, is one of the most popular apps for spelling and grammar checking on the planet. So, how did I do it? I asked Claude.
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