Grammarly

Short description: Online grammar checker, spellchecker, and plagiarism-detection service

Grammarly

Original author(s)| Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, and Dmytro Lider[1][2]
Developer(s)| Grammarly Inc.
Initial release| July 1, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-07-01)[3]
Operating system| Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, various web browsers
Available in|

* American English
* British English
* Canadian English
* Australian English

Type| Online text editor, browser extension, and mobile app with grammar checker, spell checker, and plagiarism detector
License| Proprietary software
Website| grammarly.com

Grammarly is a Ukraine -founded[4][5][6] cloud-based[7] typing assistant, headquartered in San Francisco .[6][8][9] It reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and suggests replacements for the identified errors.[10] It also allows users to customize their style, tone, and context-specific language.[11]

Grammarly was launched in 2009 by Alex Shevchenko (uk), Max Lytvyn (uk), and Dmytro Lider.[12] Grammarly is available as a standalone application for use with desktop programs, a browser extension optimized for Google Docs, and a smartphone keyboard.[12][13]

Grammarly is developed by Grammarly Inc., with hubs in San Francisco , California ,[14] and offices in Kyiv,[15] New York City , Vancouver , and Berlin.[16][17]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Reception
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Grammarly was founded by Max Lytvyn, Alex Shevchenko, and Dmytro Lider,[12] the creators of My Dropbox, an app that checks essays for plagiarism.[18][19] Grammarly was initially designed as an educational app to help university students improve their English skills. It was later offered to the end customers who use English in everyday life.[18][19]

In early 2018, a security researcher at Google discovered a vulnerability in Grammarly's browser extension beta version, which exposed authentication tokens to websites and potentially allowed them to access the users' documents and other data.[20] Within a few hours, the company released a hotfix and reported that it found no evidence of compromised user data.[21] Later in December, Grammarly launched a bug bounty program on HackerOne, offering a US$100,000 reward to the first white hat hacker to access a specific document on the company's server.[22]

Grammarly effectively severed all business relations with users in Russia and Belarus in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company also announced that it would donate the net revenue earned in Russia and Belarus since 2014 to Ukraine. It also provided free access to Ukrainian media, which reported on the war in English.[23][24][25]

In April 2023, Grammarly launched a beta-stage product using generative AI called Grammarly GO, built on the GPT-3 large language models.[26] The software can generate and re-write content based on prompts.[27]

## Reception

Reviewers have praised Grammarly for its ease of use and helpful suggestions, considering it worthwhile despite its relatively high price and lack of offline functionality.[28] Josh Steimle of Forbes lauded it in 2013, saying that "It's an online services [sic] that quickly and easily makes your writing better and makes you sound like a pro, or at least helps you avoid looking like a fool."[29] Conversely, some users have criticized Grammarly for incorrect suggestions, ignorance of tone and context, and reduction of writers' freedom of expression.[30][31]

## See also

* Google Docs § History
* LanguageTool

## References

1. ↑ Krasnikov, Denys (6 July 2018). "Grammarly opens new Kyiv office as demand rises for help with English". Kyiv Post. Businessgroup LLC. https://www.kyivpost.com/technology/grammarly-opens-new-kyiv-office-as-demand-rises-for-english-help.html.
2. ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (12 September 2018). "Grammarly brings its AI-powered proofreading tools to Google Docs". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/12/grammarly-brings-its-ai-powered-proofreading-tools-to-google-docs/.
3. ↑ "Grammarly.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. http://whois.domaintools.com/grammarly.com.
4. ↑ "How Grammarly Is Honoring Our Commitment to Ukraine" (in en). 2022-04-26. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/support-for-ukraine/.
5. ↑ "Grammarly Stands With Ukraine" (in en). 2023-02-20. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/support-ukraine-2023/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Grammarly". n.d.. https://www.forbes.com/companies/grammarly/.
7. ↑ Doyle, Alison (October 3, 2020). "What Is Grammarly?". https://www.thebalancecareers.com/grammarly-proofreading-and-grammar-checker-review-2062231.
8. ↑ "Grammarly Inc". n.d.. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1508639D:US.
9. ↑ "Contact Us | Grammarly" (in en-US). https://www.grammarly.com/contact.
10. ↑ Moore, Ben (July 16, 2020). "Grammarly Review". https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/grammarly.
11. ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (July 16, 2019). "Grammarly goes beyond grammar". https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/grammarly-goes-beyond-grammar/.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Grammarly brings its AI-powered proofreading tools to Google Docs" (in en-US). 2018-09-12. https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/12/grammarly-brings-its-ai-powered-proofreading-tools-to-google-docs/.
13. ↑ Coberly, Cohen (2018-09-12). "You can finally use Grammarly within Google Docs". https://www.techspot.com/news/76388-you-can-finally-use-grammarly-within-google-docs.html.
14. ↑ "Grammarly · 548 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104" (in en). https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grammarly/@37.790047,-122.4030627,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808580604b1f0c81:0x5b4a1994d08fb471!8m2!3d37.7900064!4d-122.4007969.
15. ↑ "Grammarly opens new Kyiv office as demand rises for help with English | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". 2018-07-06. https://www.kyivpost.com/technology/grammarly-opens-new-kyiv-office-as-demand-rises-for-english-help.html.
16. ↑ McCracken, Harry (2019-04-01). "On its 10th anniversary, Grammarly looks way beyond grammar" (in en). https://www.fastcompany.com/90327157/on-its-10th-anniversary-grammarly-looks-way-beyond-grammar.
17. ↑ "AI-powered writing assistant Grammarly opens new office in downtown Vancouver | Venture" (in en). https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/grammarly-vancouver-office.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Как двое киевлян создали сервис проверки английского правописания стоимостью $100 млн" (in Russian). https://escadra.com.ua/kak-dvoe-kievlyan-sozdali-servis-proverki-anglijskogo-pravopisaniya-stoimostyu-100-mln.html.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Rahman, Tameem (2020-06-05). "How Grammarly Grew to 7 Million Daily Users" (in en). https://bettermarketing.pub/how-grammarly-grew-to-7-million-daily-users-4fcd5aef6765.
20. ↑ Ormandy, Tavis (February 2, 2018). "Issue 1527: Grammarly: auth tokens are accessible to all websites". Google. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1527.
21. ↑ Couts, Andrew (2018-02-05). "Grammarly Bug Let Snoops Read What You Wrote, Typos and All (Updated)". https://gizmodo.com/grammarly-bug-let-snoops-read-everything-you-wrote-onli-1822740378.
22. ↑ "Grammarly - Bug Bounty Program". HackerOne. March 2022. https://hackerone.com/grammarly.
23. ↑ MacLellan, Lila (March 5, 2022). "Ukrainian-founded Grammarly is donating all the money it made in Russia since 2014" (in en). https://qz.com/work/2138072/the-tech-company-grammarly-is-donating-its-russian-profits-to-ukraine/.
24. ↑ Renbarger, Madeline. "'We feel frustrated': Startup CEOs with teams in Ukraine struggle to help their employees in any way they can". https://www.businessinsider.com/us-tech-startups-help-employees-in-ukraine-grammarly-2022-3.
25. ↑ Lila MacLellan (March 4, 2022). "Ukrainian-founded Grammarly is donating all the money it made in Russia since 2014". Quartz. https://qz.com/work/2138072/the-tech-company-grammarly-is-donating-its-russian-profits-to-ukraine.
26. ↑ "Grammarly's ChatGPT upgrade won't just improve your writing, it'll do it for you" (in en). 2023-03-09. https://www.techradar.com/news/grammarlys-chatgpt-upgrade-wont-just-improve-your-writing-itll-do-it-for-you.
27. ↑ Akuchie, Michael (2023-03-16). "GrammarlyGo: Everything You Need To Know About The AI Writing Assistant" (in en). https://screenrant.com/grammarly-go-ai-writing-assistant-features-explained/.
28. ↑ Moore, Ben (July 6, 2020). "Grammarly Review: A slick writing assistant for all your documents". https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/grammarly.
29. ↑ Steimle, Josh (19 November 2013). "Top 5 Writing Tips For Entrepreneurs". https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshsteimle/2013/11/19/top-5-writing-tips-for-entrepreneurs/.
30. ↑ Mayne, Dorothy (January 26, 2021). "Revisiting Grammarly: An Imperfect Tool for Final Editing". https://dept.writing.wisc.edu/blog/revisiting-grammarly/comment-page-1/.
31. ↑ Brogan, Jacob (February 7, 2018). "Grammarly Fixed a Security Vulnerability, but It Still Can't Fix Our Writing". https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/grammarly-wont-make-your-writing-better.html.

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