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	WhiteSmoke 2010+	Ginger Software	Babylon 8.0	Right Writer
Proofreading Tools
Reference Tools
Additional Tools
Feedback on Errors
GUI
Compatibility
Ease of Usage
support
Value to Price
Total Score
Price	$79.95 (Life-Time)	$99 (Life-Time)	$49/$99	$29.95
Special Offers	Free Add-ons	$20 Off	20% Off
Official Website	WhiteSmoke.com	GingerSoftware.com	babylon.com	right-writer.com
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What should the ultimate writing tool be able to do?

    Check & correct grammar
    Check & correct spelling
    Check & correct punctuation
    Improve writing style

    Translate text
    Give definitions & idioms
    Suggest synonyms & thesaurus
    Give feedbacks on errors

As you can see, the tool that gives the best value for money is WhiteSmoke.
They are quite above all the other competitors.
Their new 2010+ version contains all the required proofreading & reference tools, in addition to a great synonym feature, and an intuitive GUI which makes it really easy to use. Their price, considering the fact that it's a life time purchase, is not that bad either. Plus, they often have some really attractive promotions, which make it worthwhile.

See how WhiteSmoke 2010+ Works:

If you are more interested in a dictionary / translation tool, which gives definitions, synonyms and translation to other languages, then Babylon is probably your best choice.
They are the only ones who offer full text translation, at least according to them. (it will never be 100%, but it's close enough).

Ginger is a new and promising competitor in the market. Their product is considered to be the best solution for people with writing difficulties. They claim to eliminate "up to 95% of writing errors common to people with dyslexia". The product operates as an online service and supports Microsoft text editors such as Word and Outlook.

Right-Writer is quite new as well, and claims to be a good & cheap alternative to the other brands, but it still has a few miles to go through in order to become a real competitor to the other three.

Additional Grammar and Spell Checking Tools

Things to consider before purchasing:

    Support: via email, phone, live chat
    Price: Special discounts
    Life-time purchase / Annual subscription
    Refund policy: full, partial, none

    Compatibility: Office, Browsers, IM, Mac
    Ease of usage: intuitive, 1 click, clear GUI
    Free of Spyware / Adware
    Testimonials: positive, negative, neutral

It's highly important to check the factors mentioned above before getting a writing tool.
Many customers find out, too late unfortunately, that their new software isn't compatible with their Windows, Mac, etc.
It's critical to ask all these questions before the purchase.
A helpful support will be able to answer these questions and to stand behind the written promises.
The ideal company would offer all types of support, full refund within 30 days, variety of promotions, 1-click operation, full compatibility to any text editor, great user testimonials, which makes it a (relatively) safe purchase.

Conclusion:

WhiteSmoke is the best option for an English proofreading tool.
It won most of the categories, which turn a simple writing tool to the ultimate solution for English writing.
Certain features are stronger at other products, but if you are looking for a single software that is enough for the average user - WhiteSmoke should be your pick.

WhiteSmoke's features:

• Writing Review
• Grammar checker
• Spelling checker
• Punctuation checker
• Style checker (a really cool and unique tool that offers synonyms and thesaurus to enhance your writing)
• Dictionary
• Translator to 21 languages
• Auto correct – detects errors as you type
• Explanation – gives you a short explanation about your error and improves your skills
• Single click correction – apply all your corrections in 1 single click

WhiteSmoke also adds their special template package – which includes more than 600 different templates, from thank you letter, via happy birthday email, to a CV template – free of charge.
(the package has a $80 value)

Important to know...


We often see a big difference between our expectations and the reality.
It's important to know that we are not jeopardizing our money on an unknown company, whose product can be a totally different product than described.

WhiteSmoke exists for 7 years now and served more than 1,000,000 users.
According to their policy, If, by any chance, you are not satisfied from the product,
you can return it back and get a full refund within 30 days, no question asked.
Same guarantee applies for Ginger Software as well.

FREE ONLINE GRAMMAR AND SPELL CHECKER TOOLS

If you prefer to use a free online grammar / spell checker, there are quite a few satisfying tools available on line.
They might have limited features, and they are available for use only as an online service, but hey - it's free...
If you don't need an all-inclusive software, and you are not looking for friendly interface, simplicity and full functionality - this may be a sufficient solution for you.

Here are the main leading online spelling and grammar checkers in the market:

• SpellCheck.net - a free online spelling checker tool that enables you to insert a full text (up to 20,000 characters) to a box and allows you to choose the correct word from a drop down menu.
  It gives a lot of potential results, few of them don’t have anything to do with the misspelled word, but in most of the cases, the proper spelling appeared as the 2nd result in the drop down list.
  
  
• Jspell.com - The Solution Cafe - a very useful and cool spell checking tool.
  You can copy a text and paste it into their spelling check box, and once you click on the spell check button, a new window will open, and go over each misspelled word, enabling you to choose from a variety of words.
  The unique feature of this tool is, that it checks your spelling in several languages - English US, English UK, French, Spanish, Italian & German.
  
  
• SpellChecker.net - A free online spelling, grammar & thesaurus checker.
  You can paste your text to the box and check it for grammar/spelling mistakes.
  In addition, this tool offers synonyms & thesaurus to choose from.
  Regarding the text we tried - it changed a correct use of the tense and ignored other grammar mistakes that appeared.
  The positive thing is that it’s free, and suitable if you wish to check a specific short text.
  
  
• Babylon - offers a free online dictionary tool and a free online translation tool.
  
  
• Dictionary.com - probably the most comprehensive online dictionary tool available on the net.
  Its dictionary engine gives a definition on any searched term, how to pronounce it, audio help, and much more useful information.
  In addition, it has a thesaurus engine that supplies a list of synonyms to the word you typed.
  In the homepage, you will find a variety of dictionary-related stuff, such “word of the day”, fun word games, language resources, etc.
  Although there is an extensive display of advertisements, in my opinion, it’s a free website, so we can’t complain…
  
  
• OneLook - OneLook's dictionary search tool enables you to find definitions and translations of any term from a wide range of online dictionaries (1,048 online dictionary indexed) in less than 1 second.
  Plus, there is an option to use wild cards to get additional results, and a reverse dictionary that enables you to find a word if you know its definition, or type a word and explore related concepts.
  Similar to dictionary.com, the use of OneLook dictionary search is completely free.

In this review, I was trying to present all the best available tools for proper English writing.
I hope that it helps you decide which one is the best tool for your needs.
If you have any suggestion, question or any other request, feel free to contact us.

Best regards,