Microsoft Editor takes on Grammarly

Microsoft has its answer to Grammarly. The company recently introduced Microsoft Editor, its AI-powered writing assistant, which supports 20+ languages. It works as a browser add-on on both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. If you don't want to spend to use Microsoft Editor, there is a free version that offers basic features like checking spelling and basic grammar on Word, Outlook.com, and anywhere else on the web. 

Now, if you have a Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscription, you are offered more advanced grammar and style refinement suggestions that help you with things like clarity, use of formal language, conciseness, and vocabulary suggestions, among other things. The add-on is already available on the said app stores, so if you want to give it a try, you can do that right now.

Source: MSPowerUser

Review: Ulysses for macOS and iOS

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ulysses gets what matters most to writers. Getting stats like word count and character information is available with one button click. Exporting to popular document formats like .doc and .docx is readily available. 

There's no perfect writing application for all types of writers. I've made a living the past 20 years on Microsoft Word on the Mac and on the PC. At its core, Word is the most universal writing tool there is, but even after decades of use, I can't say I've memorized 80 per cent of its functions.

There's been a steady list of writing apps that have tried to get us back to the purity of writing. Much like staring at a blank sheet of paper on a typewriter, the idea is to remove the clutter and allow the writer to simply focus on writing.

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