ProWritingAid
Editor's pickDeep stylistic reports for serious long-form editors
Our verdict
The best value editor for authors — buy the lifetime licence and forget subscriptions.
ProWritingAid analyses manuscripts with 20+ reports: pacing, repetition, sentence variety, show-vs-tell. Deeper than Grammarly for book-length work, with a lifetime licence option.
How we scored it
What we liked
- ✓Extremely detailed reports
- ✓One-time lifetime licence
- ✓Great Word integration
What to watch
- ✕Dated interface
- ✕Can overwhelm beginners
Key features
- ◆Style reports
- ◆Repetition finder
- ◆Pacing analysis
- ◆Plagiarism
- ◆Snippets
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