I love using Grammarly.

I made the jump a few years ago and purchased a yearly Grammarly license, and it has changed my life since.

Grammarly is a writing assistance tool that was released first in July 2009 in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is now headquartered in San Francisco.

Already someone who felt confident in writing, I didn’t think I needed Grammarly initially. I was wrong! Using Grammarly in my personal and professional life has improved drastically and helps me avoid errors and embarrassing situations.

There Are Many Reasons To Start Using Grammarly Today

Some have a concern that Grammarly creates a writing crutch of over-reliance, but I’ve found quite the opposite. By using Grammarly daily, I’ve absorbed many of the writing improvements — permiating any time I write even when not using the service.

  1. Helps You Write Better — When Grammarly corrects you it gives you explanations and reasons for the changes, reinforcing better sentence structure and overall writing quality.
  2. Teaches Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation — It’s easy to make mistakes even if you’re an accomplished writer. Grammarly helps to find any grammar, spelling and puncuation issues and highlights them for fixing before going live or publishing.
  3. Available in Browser — Grammarly is available with a Chrome extension allowing you to have real-time correction available in your browser. From Facebook posts to Tweets, it’s helpful to know your work online is being checked.
  4. Detects Plagiarism — Using Grammarly Premium allows you to check your words against millions of websites for plagiarism, which is helpful to ensure you aren’t accidentally using work that could be flagged by search engines or others.
  5. Works with Google Docs and Microsoft Outlook — From Google Docs to Microsoft Outlook, the support and extensions making software available for use with Grammarly continue to grow.
  6. Saves Time — Grammarly makes a great companion if you want to save time and can’t afford an editor. Even if you’re writing for a simpel school newsletter, it’s important to have a second set of eyes on your work.

If you’re on the fence about Grammarly, you can try the service for free to see if it’s a fit in your workflow.

Grammarly isn’t a replacement for proofreading or self-editing, but it can certainly serve to improve your writing quickly and help you learn better grammar and spelling in the process.