Grammarly for InDesign

[A.Herden]

Just a question, is there a plugin or something like Grammarly for InDesign?

[Peter Kahrel]

Grammarly? Wouldn't put much trust in that

[Jongware]

Googling for "how good is Grammarly", a quote from the first blog that recommends it:

Grammarly is useful for both native english speakers and those who don't write in the english language that often.

… really bothers me.

That said: if you have to check grammar style in your InDesign document, you're a bit late. It's way easier (also faster, better, etc.) to do such checks in a much earlier stage. That is, assuming that you're not using InDesign to write stuff in! There are much better tools for that.

[Colin Flashman]

Interesting response from the illustrator.uservoice.com (where the same thing was asked but inclusive of InDesign): Grammarly support for Illustrator and InDesign – Adobe Illustrator Feedback

TL;DR:

The admin's response: We have passed this request along to Grammarly and that while Grammarly thought it would be useful, they’re unable to prioritize it at this time.

Amount of votes at time of writing this reply: 236

Until that happens, the original poster may wish to check out the responses to this similar question over at IDS: https://indesignsecrets.com/topic/is-there-a-good-indesign-grammar-check-plugin

[BobLevine]

I will say this…Grammarly is excellent. I use it on the web all the time. It’s not just grammar that it checks, either. Does an excellent job with spelling, as well.

That said, I also agree that these things should be addressed BEFORE the text makes it to InDesign.

[Peter Kahrel]

> That said, I also agree that these things should be addressed BEFORE the text makes it to InDesign.

It's useful for people who use InDesign as an authoring tool (apart from using it as a typesetter).

P.

[BobLevine]

Perhaps, but I would think Grammarly might be a better plugin to InCopy.

[chrisg41282646]

Yes that is usually a given, however if you are creating works such as essays, which need citations an in text references, pasting these into indesign after the being written in another application is a nightmare(unless there is a method I am unaware of). A one stop shop so to speak would be a huge benefit.

[rileyh11282365]

I agree, but as you know on any project there are a lot of stakeholders and changes get made during and after layout. 

[craig5E1F]

That's assuming you don't make any edits in your InDesign doc, and we all know clients both internal and external love to make changes to copy once they see it in a layout. Personally, I would love to see a version of Grammarly built into InDesign. 

[DesignFish]

Curious if you've ever used it. I find it the most relied upon and useful plugin up there with "CleanMyMac" and "Suitcase Fusion" ... Wow. Perhaps you tried it before it's current upgrade? I highly recommend giving it a spin!

[scottf32371215]

What a wonderfully insightful comment from an Adobe Community Profesional. Thanks for your input. 

[defaultuety3u4b0std]

I'm afraid I have to disagree. Grammarly is a handy tool that helps create active language and is excellent for plain English and sense checking. I would suggest you try it rather than googling how good it is.

[A.Herden]

Thank you, everyone!

I am having so many problems with spell check in InDesign. I gave up trying to figure it out and fix it.

[Alexandre Becquet]

Hi, in France we are using Prolexis but i don't know if it's the best way for you !

Prolexis : ACCUEIL

But English language and American typo rules are in it .

Hope that help.

[Jongware]

greenflymedia  wrote

I am having so many problems with spell check in InDesign. I gave up trying to figure it out and fix it.

I'll take the dive and ask anyway: are you sure you are using it correctly?

"Language" is, as it should be, a character attribute. You usually apply it through paragraph styles (which would set the default for your text), but you can overridethis with character styles, should the need occur (for instance if all text in French would also be italics, pourquois pas?) and of course you can apply it as an override for just le mot juste here and there.

I rarely "need" to spell-check, as my copy is usually (but alas, not always) correctly copy-edited before I get to see it, but I still rely on applying the correct language to selected phrases such as long quotes in another language than the main text, and occasionally on longer foreign words and proper names that may need hyphenating. That alone is a very important reason for me.

[A.Herden]

Maybe... I have reset InDesign, did everything that was suggested.. and it still isn't working correctly. I just copy and paste and double-check my work in Grammarly.

[rudranilc]

Reopening this thread in hopes of some answer.
What I would be interested in seeing is a Grammarly plugin for InCopy. It will help me move out of the ecosystem of google docs and Microsoft word. Can we expect something like this soon?

[BobLevine]

Why don't you send a request to the folks at Grammarly?

[gary_sc]

Sorry Bob, but many people use software many ways. I've found InCopy an anathema to my writing (within InDesign). 

I will contact Grammarly but was looking here first. 

[Dirk Becker]

Unlikely from an independent source.

Quoting from https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046352591-Can-I-use-Grammarly-API-

Can I use Grammarly API?
We do not offer a publicly available Grammarly API at this time.

As an alternative, you might consider Grammarly Business. This solution is designed for companies and offers unique features, such as a style guide and admin dashboard, which are not available to individual subscribers.

[CarAudioTech]

When you suggest that copy should be checked before it gets to InDesign is a bit unrealistic depending on your workflow.

We take text from documents new and old to generate content, and we have no idea if the content was proofread or checked in any way. It would be great to check the entire final document with Grammarly instead of, copying the copy to Word, checking the copy, then pasting it into InDesign, and so on. Don't hate the process, we're hoping for a solution based on our workflow. "copy checked with Grammarly Pro" I personally would love a plugin to check an InDesign or Illustrator file.

[mindsteam]

MindGrammar Pro is our native InDesign solution. It works by underlining grammar errors found in the document. You can also display them by category in the InDesign preflight panel.

http://www.mindsteam.com/products/mindgrammarpro/index.html

Best regards,

Heath Horton

Mindsteam Software

[m quiggl47890392]

Good morning GreenFlyMedia.

I face the same problem as you as we do a lot of writing in InDesign after the initial doc in MS because we prefer to see the design taking shape, and coming to life.

That said, I round trip it...ID convert to PDF exported to Word and Grammarly. Now I have two documents open...the ID document (which will be corrected) and Word. Run Grammarly through the WORD doc and find the errors but correct them in ID at the same time.

It's a workaround. Not the best scenario, but catches punctuation and our grammar errors for those who like to see what they are getting from the get-go. Bosses---gotta love them and be flexible!

[Lynn253307956z80]

Ditto your process, I use the PDF trick as well. In my case, I have an InDesign project that is heavy on images (a print catalog) with hundreds of disconnected captions and notes, most entered in situ. I appreciate spell check, so why the attitude against grammar or style check if a user finds it useful? It was disappointing to have the first responses from Adobe support be a putdown of a product and to question the, um, savviness? of the questioner without an understanding of their specific needs. I will note, Grammarly provided 2 useful alerts and fixes as I wrote this reply!