Hemingway Editor

Hemingway Editor is a writing editor focused on clarity and readability. Its online editor highlights hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs, and complex wording, then shows a readability grade and document statistics. The optional Hemingway Editor Plus adds AI rewriting, advanced grammar checking, feedback, and tone or length controls. A separate desktop Editor 3 license works offline but does not include the new AI features.

✨ Key Features

• Readability grade — Score a document and set a target reading level so the editor can be stricter or more relaxed for a specific audience.
• Color-coded highlights — Identify hard-to-read sentences, very complex sentences, adverbs, passive voice, and phrases with simpler alternatives.
• Document statistics — View counts for words, characters, sentences, and highlighted issues while editing.
• Distraction-free writing mode — Hide highlights and statistics while drafting, then switch back to Edit mode for review.
• AI simplification — Editor Plus can rewrite highlighted sentences or larger passages to make them clearer and easier to read.
• AI rephrasing tools — Use Polish, Rephrase, and AI synonyms to explore alternative wording while retaining the intended meaning.
• Tone and length controls — Editor Plus can shorten, add detail, and adjust writing toward confident, friendly, casual, formal, or persuasive tones.
• Grammar and punctuation checking — The Plus advanced grammar checker reviews issues beyond the basic readability highlights.
• Feedback reports — Generate a report on what is working in the writing and where it could improve.
• Import and export — Import Word documents and export to Word, PDF, Markdown, or HTML; the desktop app can also publish to WordPress.

💳 Pricing

Current public USD Plus cards, checked on 1 October 2026:

• Free online editor — Readability scoring and clarity highlights without a paid AI subscription.
• Individual 5K — US$25/month paid monthly, or US$100 billed annually; 5,000 AI sentence rewrites/month.
• Individual 10K — US$30/month paid monthly, or US$150 billed annually; 10,000 AI sentences/month.
• Team 10K — US$30/user/month paid monthly, or US$150/user billed annually; up to 50 users, 10,000 AI sentences/user/month and shared billing/admin roles.
• Enterprise — Custom quote, unlimited user count and 20,000 AI sentences/user/month; SSO is an optional add-on.
• Plus trial — Two weeks, no credit card required, cancels automatically. Continuing AI use requires purchasing a plan.
• Desktop Editor 3 — Separate offline licence without the new Plus AI features; consult its own offer.

Free readability tools and paid AI rewriting are separate. Annual monthly-equivalent figures do not represent month-to-month billing.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Simplifying web copy — Reduce dense sentences and make public-facing pages easier to scan.
• Checking a school essay — Review reading level, passive voice, adverbs, and sentence complexity before submission.
• Editing business writing — Tighten proposals, emails, reports, and documentation while keeping the author’s meaning.
• Writing for a defined audience — Set a reading-level target for children, general readers, technical users, or specialists.
• Rewriting with AI assistance — Use Plus suggestions for clarity, tone, length, and alternative phrasing, then review every change.
• Drafting offline — Use the desktop Editor 3 app where an offline, distraction-free writing environment is more important than AI features.
• Preparing web publication — Export HTML or Markdown, or publish directly to WordPress from the desktop app.
• Team editing — Use the Team Plan when several colleagues need individual Plus access under one bill.