Microsoft is working on spelling and grammar checking Google Chrome extension similar to popular Grammarly. The company calls it Microsoft Editor. It uses an online service to check your writing and offer suggestions as you type on most of the websites.
A Twitter user Florian posted screenshots of the extension.
The company calls it Microsoft Editor. It uses an online service to check your writing and offer suggestions as you type on most of the websites.
Users will also get an option to disable it for specific websites. As the screenshots suggest, it is still on preview and will take a few more weeks to finally available widely.
Grammarly is popular among Internet users and ruling this segment. It offers free extension with premium plans with advance recommendations and more features. It will be interesting to see how Microsoft wants to offer this, but Grammarly must look for plan B to be relevant.
Also see: Best Online Grammar Checker Tools
Microsoft’s latest browser Edge is also based on Chromium, so we can assume that this extension will also work with Edge.
We should know more about this extension more in the coming weeks. I will keep an eye on this and will surely report it. If you use Microsoft Office extension, make sure to check Microsoft Editor in your Chrome.
