Claro Software

Trial (limited to 15 days)

US $195

361

Anglais, Français

English, French, German, and others

Windows XP/Vista

2011-08-31

Synapse Développement

Inexpensive

CAN $119 (Free 40 uses trial)

0.34

French

French (all features), English, German, and Spanish (some features)

Windows 2000 /2003/XP/Vista/7, 256 MB of RAM, 500 MB of free hard disk space

2011-09-01

Cordial 2011 features several writing tools. It comes with 12 dictionaries (covering three languages), a spellchecker, a semantic checker, and more. Cordial 2011 can integrate with Microsoft Office and Open Office, or it can be used from its own window. This software also offers spelling training based on the user's most frequent errors.

HCI Design

Freeware

Free

2.71

22 including English, French and Spanish

22 including English, French and Spanish

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4/XP/Vista/7

2011-09-01

FreeSpell is a spellchecker that works from the clipboard. It corrects text that is copied to the clipboard and offers alternative spellings. If the user chooses one of the options, it is automatically changed in the text.

Ginger Software

Trial

US $99

6.75

English

English

Windows XP SP2/Vista/7, Office 2003 or 2007, Internet Explorer

2011-08-31

Ginger is a contextual spell & grammar checker. All the user has to do is to write a sentence and then get Ginger to check it. The software then corrects any misspelled or misused words. Ginger asks the user to confirm any corrections it's not sure about. It can also read the sentence using its Text-to-Speech engine. Ginger keeps track of the user's progress and of the frequency of the mistakes and the user has access to this data.

Shaplus

Freeware

Free

0.084

English

English

N/A

2011-08-31

GlobalSpellchecker is software that checks the spelling of any word that is copied to the clipboard. To do so, the user must choose the word that needs to be checked and copy it (CTRL-C or right-click/copy). GlobalSpellchecker can then access the word, check its spelling, and come up with suggestions if the word is misspelled. The user can then copy one of the suggestions to the clipboard and then paste it into the document by typing its number.

Wintertree Software

Trial (limited to 30 days)

US $59.95

2.1

English

English

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista

2011-08-31

Grammar Expert plus is software that helps with writing. It comes with many tools, including a grammar checker, a spell checker, an English grammar, and a thesaurus.

English Plus

Trial (full version usuable 21 times)

US $39

1.48

Anglais

Anglais

Any version of Windows

2011-08-31

Grammar Slammer Deluxe is software that helps with writing. It is basically a Windows Help File. To use it, all the user has to do is to search for the needed information or to browse through the help file.

Cyberlude Inc

Inexpensive

CAN $34,95 (Free limited trial)

12.2

English, French (depending on version)

English, French (depending on version)

Pentium II or more, Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 800x600 minimum resolution, 64 MB of RAM.

2011-09-01

Hop! Écrire and Hop! Writing allows the user to plan and to complete a writing project. To make this possible, many tools are available. This software features an agenda, a project outline editor, a storyline editor and a character editor. It is possible to write using the software itself, making it easier to use the tools. Hop! Écrire and Hop! Writing includes a dictionary to improve writing quality.

N/A

Freeware

Free

0.001

Depends on OpenOffice

22 including English, French, Spanish, Polish, and Dutch

Java 6.0 or later, OpenOffice 3.0.1 or later

2011-09-01

LanguageTool is an Open Office add-on that works in a very similar fashion to the MS Word spellchecker. However, LanguageTool not only corrects mistakes, it also provides an explanation as to why what the user wrote is incorrect.

Carsten Clasohm

Free – GNU General Public License

6

English, French, (Most Western Languages)

English

Windows 90/NT/XP

2011-08-31

LetMeType is a free word prediction software that works with any program where the user is required to enter text. It includes support for most Western languages and even mixed language environments. LetMeType's is also customizable. Users can set the maximum number of suggestions and their frequency.

HCI Design

Inexpensive

US $10

N/A

22 including English, French and Spanish

22 including English, French and Spanish

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4/XP/Vista/7

2011-09-01

ProSpell is an upgraded version of FreeSpell. It has all of FreeSpell's functionalities but it also had its own interface.

RainMaker Inc

Freeware

CAN$ 41 (Free 15-day trial)

3.49

English

US English, British English, French, Canadian French, German, Swiss German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish

Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista

2011-08-31

Spell Catcher Plus is spellchecking software. It works with other software from its own window. Spell Catcher Plus also includes a dictionary and a thesaurus. This software also allows the user to associate text shortcuts (e.g., TGIF for "Thank God it's Friday") with frequently written text, making it faster to type. The software normally works in 9 languages, but additional ones can be bought for $10 each.

DomainOptions Inc

Freeware

Free

N/A

English

Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Web Browser

2011-09-01

SpellCheck is an online spellchecker. To start the spellchecking process, the user has to enter text into a textbox. SpellCheck then checks every word and if it finds a mistake it comes up with a list of correctly spelt words for the user to choose from.

Glacier Entertainment

Freeware

Free

1.56

English

English

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Agent, VB6.0

2011-09-01

Super Spell Checker is a spellchecker that includes text-to-speech. Whether the goal is to correct text or to have it read by the computer, the user must first copy it to Super Spell Checker's window and then click the appropriate button.

Premier Assistive Technology

Trial (25 free accesses of the fully-functioning versions of the program).

CAN$99.95

128

English

English

Windows Vista, XP, 128 MB RAM, CPU: 500 MHz or Faster

2011-08-31

Talking Word Processor is an easy-to-use, fully-functional word processor with text-to-speech capability. It's compatible with all standard word processor files including the latest versions of Microsoft Word, standard text, and Rich Text Formats (WordPerfect). Included with the Talking Word Processor are such features as word prediction, talking grammar check, Language Model Information Summarization (LMIS), a 250,000 word integrated dictionary, highlight and extract tools and much more.

KEDMI Scientific Computing

Freeware

Free

0.61

English

English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

2011-09-01

tinySpell is a spellchecker. When it detects that a word has been misspelled, a message pops up. The user can then click this message to access a list of alternative ways to spell the word.

KEDMI Scientific Computing

Inexpensive

$US 10

0.63

English

English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

2011-09-01

tinySpell + is an upgrade of tinySpell. It has all the features of tinySpell with the addition of new options. tinySpell + automatically adjusts to the language the user is writing in. This software also features a "learning" mode that allows it to adapt to the user's writing style, which helps it make suggestions that are better suited to the user's needs.

WhiteSmoke Inc

Inexpensive

CAN$ 95.82 (Free 3-day limited trial) (General Writing Edition)

0.435

English

English

Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista/Win7, Mac OS, MS Office 2000 or higher, Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0, Firefox 2.0 and above, Safari MacOS x10.4 Tiger and above Processor - Pentium 4 or above. RAM – 1GB or higher.

2011-08-31

WhiteSmoke 2011 is software that includes several tools designed to help with writing. Among them are a grammar checker, a spellchecker and a style checker. WhiteSmoke 2011 also features a number of templates tailored to different writing requirements or situations (letter of apology, cover letter, etc.).

Open Source Assistive Technology Software

Free

5. 8

English

English

Windows XP/Vista/7

2011-08-31

WordAid 2 is a lexical word listing program. While it might look like word prediction software, the difference lies in the fact that the word list it gives doesn't take in consideration the context of the sentence. WordAid 2 rather produces a list of words semantically close to the word the user is typing. This software can also read the words on the list using its Text-to-Speech engine.

Quillsoft

Free 30 day trial

US $199

English, French, German

English, French, German

Windows XP/Vista, 1GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM

2011-08-31

WordQ is word prediction software. It provides a list of words to choose from as you type the first few letters of each word. It can also pronounce each word, allowing you to choose the one that sounds right. This software can assist individuals who have difficulty typing and those who need help with spelling.

Don Johnston

Inexpensive

US $99

English

English

Windows XP/2000; 512 MB; Pentium III 90 MB; CD-ROM

2011-08-31

Write: OutLoud is a word processor that gives immediate speech feedback as you type words, sentences and paragraphs.