Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
DYSLEXLY — FREE DYSLEXIA READING TOOLKIT FOR CHROME Dyslexly lets you adjust the text and background on most ordinary websites. Choose a specialist font or keep the original, change size and spacing, add an optional page tint, focus on one line, hear text aloud, and open PDFs in Dyslexly's reader. NEW • Listen from here — click a paragraph and keep going (free) • On-page listen player — play, pause, skip sentence, speed • Hover to hear a word (Pro) • Speak as I type (Pro) • Explain this — a plain-English card for a word or idea (Pro) • Hear image — read text on the screen or a picture (Pro) • Picture dict — definition plus a picture (Pro) • Clear voice — a clearer voice already on your device (Pro).
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools (original) | 5.0 | 118 | Freemium | Free dyslexia Chrome extension: OpenDyslexic, colour overlay, text-to-speech, line focus and PDF reader. No account. |
| Grammarly | 4.5 | 37M+ | Freemium | Professionals and students who write daily in the browser and want a safety net before hitting send. |
| Revision History: Writing Process Visibility for Google Docs & Slides | 3.7 | 200K+ | Freemium | Built for teachers: See how students write, not just what they wrote. View the writing process in Google Docs & Slides. |
| Justdone: GPT-4o AI Writing Assistant & Grammar Checker | — | — | Free | Elevate your writing with Justdone — your all-in-one tool for grammar checking, paraphrasing, AI writing, and more. |
| Ddict: AI Translation & Writing Assistant | — | — | Free | Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser. |
| Grammar Checker and AI tool - Correcto | — | — | Free | Improve your writing with the AI-powered online grammar and spelling checker in Spanish and our paraphrasing tool. |
| Riddr - Text to Speech reader for Chrome | 3.7 | 50K+ | Free | Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages. |
| Fix Grammar and Spelling | — | — | Free | Instantly fix grammar and improve your writing in any text field. Check typos, preview changes, and apply corrections with one click |
| Zoho BluePencil: Free Grammar & Spell Checker | — | — | Free | Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type. |
| Google Dictionary (by Google) | 4.4 | 3M+ | Free | View definitions easily as you browse the web. |
| LanguageTool | 4.7 | 2M+ | Freemium | Multilingual writers and privacy-conscious teams who want a self-hostable alternative to Grammarly. |
Grammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you write.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Grammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you write.
Built for teachers: See how students write, not just what they wrote. View the writing process in Google Docs & Slides.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Built for teachers: See how students write, not just what they wrote. View the writing process in Google Docs & Slides.
Elevate your writing with Justdone — your all-in-one tool for grammar checking, paraphrasing, AI writing, and more.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Elevate your writing with Justdone — your all-in-one tool for grammar checking, paraphrasing, AI writing, and more.
Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser.
Improve your writing with the AI-powered online grammar and spelling checker in Spanish and our paraphrasing tool.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Improve your writing with the AI-powered online grammar and spelling checker in Spanish and our paraphrasing tool.
Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages.
Instantly fix grammar and improve your writing in any text field. Check typos, preview changes, and apply corrections with one click
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Instantly fix grammar and improve your writing in any text field. Check typos, preview changes, and apply corrections with one click
Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type.
View definitions easily as you browse the web.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Another popular Writing extension: View definitions easily as you browse the web.
Open-source grammar checker supporting 30+ languages.
Why it replaces Dyslexly - Dyslexia Toolkit: Reader & Writing Tools: Another popular Writing extension: Open-source grammar checker supporting 30+ languages.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
Grammarly is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Grammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you write.
Yes — Justdone: GPT-4o AI Writing Assistant & Grammar Checker, Ddict: AI Translation & Writing Assistant, Grammar Checker and AI tool - Correcto are free.
