{"id":46767,"date":"2025-02-17T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=46767"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:39:07","slug":"grammarly-vs-apples-writing-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/17\/grammarly-vs-apples-writing-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammarly vs. Apple&rsquo;s Writing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2025\/01\/30\/why-grammarly-beats-apples-writing-tools-for-serious-writers\/\">Adam Engst<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2025\/01\/30\/why-grammarly-beats-apples-writing-tools-for-serious-writers\/\"><p>Keep that background in mind when I say that my $144 annual subscription to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/\">Grammarly<\/a> is one of my most worthwhile tech expenses. While Apple is just now getting into the game with its Writing Tools, Grammarly has been helping my writing since 2016. Its interface and capabilities have improved over time, and for what I need to write and edit in Google Docs, WordPress, Discourse, Mimestream, and now <a href=\"https:\/\/lex.page\/\">Lex<\/a>, Grammarly has become an essential tool. For native Mac apps, you need the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/desktop\/mac\">Grammarly Desktop<\/a> app; for Web apps, Grammarly provides extensions for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/grammarly-ai-writing-support\/id1462114288\">Safari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/grammarly-ai-writing-and\/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?pli=1\">Chrome<\/a> (and Chromium browsers like Arc), and <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/grammarly-1\/\">Firefox<\/a>.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Although Grammarly lets you turn off numerous aspects of its checking, my gripes are not among them.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>However, thanks to the judicious addition of generative AI tools, I&rsquo;m now happy to accept a few editing tics for the significant improvements that Grammarly makes to my drafts.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Since late October, I&rsquo;ve become hooked on a feature that allows you to select text and hover over a blue button to the left of the paragraph to see an improved version with changes clearly highlighted.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>While Grammarly integrates seamlessly into your text and clearly shows what will happen if you accept a change in nearly all situations, Apple&rsquo;s Writing Tools require constant activation and provide significantly less feedback about their changes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/ccatp-809\/\">Chit Chat Across the Pond<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/ccatp-809\/\">\n<p>This week, the delightful Adam Engst of TidBITS joins us to talk about how he learned to write so well, what it&rsquo;s like having an editor, and then moves into how he uses the AI tool Grammarly to improve his writing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>He says that Grammarly has gotten a lot better recently.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/17\/on-the-undesign-of-apple-intelligence-features\/\">On the Undesign of Apple Intelligence Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/24\/apple-intelligence-in-macos-15-2-and-ios-18-2\/\">Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.2 and iOS 18.2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/24\/apple-intelligence-in-macos-15-1-and-ios-18-1\/\">Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.1 and iOS 18.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/14\/grammarlygo-training-on-user-content-with-questionable-opt-out\/\">GrammarlyGO Training on User Content With Questionable Opt Out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/04\/is-grammarly-a-keylogger\/\">Is Grammarly a Keylogger?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/22\/grammarly-disables-spell-checking-globally\/\">Grammarly Disables Spell Checking Globally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"grammarly-vs-apples-writing-tools-update-2025-03-03\">Update (2025-03-03): <a href=\"https:\/\/ruby.social\/@collin\/114095384558955137\">Collin Donnell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/ruby.social\/@collin\/114095384558955137\"><p>I&rsquo;m back on Grammarly, at least until we see what improvements Apple has in a few months. 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