# streetsidesoftware/vscode-spell-checker

A simple source code spell checker for code

Repository: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/vscode-spell-checker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-spell-checker
Homepage: https://streetsidesoftware.github.io/vscode-spell-checker/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:04:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3761, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1675, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:20.475400+00:00)

## What it is
Code Spell Checker is a VS Code extension that spell checks source code and documents as you type, underlining unknown words and offering suggestions via Quick Fix. It is built on the self-contained cspell engine and supports many languages through add-on dictionaries.

## Use cases
- catch typos in source code and comments
- spell check markdown documentation in VS Code
- add custom project dictionaries for domain terms
- reduce false positives when spell checking code
- get spelling suggestions while editing
- check British vs American English spelling

## When to choose
- you write code in VS Code and want inline spell checking tuned for code identifiers
- you need configurable custom dictionaries and per-workspace settings
- you want a pure JS spell checker with no external binaries

## When to avoid
- you need spell checking outside VS Code (use the cspell CLI instead)
- you need grammar or style checking, not just spelling
- you use an editor other than VS Code

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: nlp, editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: spell-checker, vscode-extension, cspell, dictionaries, code-quality, natural-language-processing

## Member repositories
- streetsidesoftware/vscode-spell-checker (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.475400+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:42:29.961083+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/vscode-spell-checker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.475400+00:00, sha 6ad9cacf90c0)
  - homepage: https://streetsidesoftware.github.io/vscode-spell-checker/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:15:37.043772+00:00, sha 5c388b0e9298)
  - site_page: https://streetsidesoftware.com/vscode-spell-checker/docs/configuration (fetched 2026-08-29T11:15:37.047699+00:00, sha 36b4bf003cf0)
  - site_page: https://streetsidesoftware.com/vscode-spell-checker/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:15:37.049650+00:00, sha 788b12eee4fd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.