Hemingway Editor

A free web editor that flags hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, and adverbs so your essays and papers read more clearly. The free tier only highlights issues; AI rewrites and grammar fixes are paid.

Best for: Making your writing clear and punchy

What you get

• Free web app (no login): paste text for a readability grade plus highlights for dense sentences, passive voice, adverbs, and simpler-word swaps
• Free tier flags problems but does not auto-fix or rewrite them
• Editor Plus adds AI rewrites, grammar checking, and 5,000 AI sentences/mo: $10/mo or $100/yr ($8.33/mo); a 10K-sentence tier runs $12.50/mo
• No student discount found; a 2-week Plus trial (no credit card, cancels automatically) is available

How students use it

• Highlight hard-to-read sentences and fix them
• Cut adverbs and passive voice
• Tighten an essay before you hand it in