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. 

[Awesome_sincerity1587]

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.

[gary_sc]

Hi, @A.Herden, While I completely understand your frustration, giving up is not a "correct answer." I'm not sure if you gave yourself that designation or it was given by someone else, but as a Moderator, I need to make sure that only statements that lead to actual solutions are designated as a real Correct Answer is marked as such. 

FWIW, I would LOVE for Grammarly to be a plugin in ID. But giving up will not create such a plugin.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

I would think a Grammarly plugin for InDesign would be more of a Grammarly issue. Has anyone contacted THEM?

[gary_sc]

I did several years ago and was provided a polite "We're looking into it."

Whatever that means. 

But yes, you are correct, this has to be made by Grammarly, not Adobe.

[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.