What is Hemingway Editor?
Hemingway Editor checks your writing for readability. Paste in your text and it colour-codes long, hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs and complex words, and gives the piece a readability grade level so you know how easy it is to follow.
The free web editor covers these highlights. Hemingway Editor Plus adds AI features that fix the highlighted issues with a click, check grammar and adjust tone. There is also a desktop app, Hemingway Editor 3 (Classic), for writing offline.
Main Features
- Highlights long and hard-to-read sentences
- Flags passive voice, adverbs and complex words
- Readability grade level score
- AI sentence rewrites and grammar fixes in Plus
- Tone adjustment in Plus
- Offline desktop app for Mac and Windows
How to Get Started with Hemingway Editor
- Open hemingwayapp.com in your browser.
- Paste or type your text into the editor.
- Review the coloured highlights and the readability grade.
- Edit by hand, or start a Plus trial to fix issues with AI.
Hemingway Editor Pricing
The web editor is free. Hemingway Editor Plus starts at $10 a month or $100 a year for 5,000 AI sentences a month, with a 2-week free trial, and the Classic desktop app is a $19.99 one-time purchase without the AI features.
Who Should Use It?
- Bloggers and content writers
- Students tightening essays
- Business writers drafting emails and reports
- Authors editing manuscripts
- Anyone who wants clearer, simpler writing
Hemingway Editor Alternatives
- Grammarly: AI writing assistant for grammar, clarity and tone.
- ProWritingAid: Grammar checker and style editor with in-depth writing reports.
- LanguageTool: Multilingual grammar and style checker with a free tier.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hemingway Editor free?
The web editor with readability highlights is free. The AI features are part of Hemingway Editor Plus, which starts at $10 a month or $100 a year after a 2-week free trial.
Does Hemingway Editor work offline?
Yes, with the Hemingway Editor 3 desktop app for Mac and Windows, a $19.99 one-time purchase that does not include the AI features.
What do the colours in Hemingway Editor mean?
They mark issues such as hard-to-read and very hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs and phrases with simpler alternatives.