# theJayTea/WritingTools

The world's smartest system-wide grammar assistant; a better version of the Apple Intelligence Writing Tools. Works on Windows, Linux, & macOS, with the free Gemini API, local LLMs, & more.

Repository: https://github.com/theJayTea/WritingTools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/writingtools
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ai, artificial-intelligence, gemini, grammar-checker, largelanguagemodel, llm, writing-tool
Last push: 2026-08-19T09:26:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 83, longevity 49
- inputs: {"age_days": 689, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 115, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2426, forks 156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.763434+00:00)

## What it is
A system-wide AI writing assistant for Windows, Linux, and macOS that proofreads, rewrites, and summarizes text in any application via a hotkey. It supports cloud LLMs like the free Gemini API as well as local models, and lets users add custom action buttons.

## Use cases
- fix grammar mistakes system-wide with one hotkey
- rewrite and optimize text in any app using AI
- summarize webpages, YouTube videos, and documents
- use Apple Intelligence-style writing tools on Windows or Linux
- proofread writing with a local LLM offline
- add custom AI writing actions to a toolbar

## When to choose
- you want Apple Intelligence-like writing tools on Windows, Linux, or older Macs
- you need grammar and rewriting help inside any application, not just an editor
- you prefer a free, open-source assistant that works with Gemini or local models

## When to avoid
- you need a fully offline tool but cannot run local LLMs
- you only need grammar checking inside a specific editor or browser
- you require enterprise-grade compliance or team administration features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: nlp, llm-inference, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: grammar-checker, writing-assistant, system-wide-hotkey, apple-intelligence-alternative, gemini-api, local-llm, text-summarization, proofreading, natural-language-processing, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- theJayTea/WritingTools (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.763434+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 2026-08-30T02:31:41.416343+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/theJayTea/WritingTools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.763434+00:00, sha d2100823fd79)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.