LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar 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.
Grammar, rewrites, OCR & web tools powered entirely by your own local LLM (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp). No cloud, no telemetry.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar (original) | — | — | Free | Grammar, rewrites, OCR & web tools powered entirely by your own local LLM (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp). No cloud, no telemetry. |
| Grammarly | 4.5 | 37M+ | Freemium | Professionals and students who write daily in the browser and want a safety net before hitting send. |
| LanguageTool | 4.7 | 2M+ | Freemium | Multilingual writers and privacy-conscious teams who want a self-hostable alternative to Grammarly. |
| 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. |
| autoTranslate - Translate web & PDF, Dictionary | 4.2 | 30K+ | Free | Automatic translate full webpage & PDF. Translate while u read & write in 248 languages. Highlight & replace text. Save phrases. TTS |
| 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 |
| Web Translate | 3.2 | 20K+ | Free | Web Translate is easy to use translator for your Web browser / Thunderbird! |
| Zoho BluePencil: Free Grammar & Spell Checker | — | — | Free | Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type. |
Grammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you write.
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Grammar, spelling and tone suggestions everywhere you write.
Open-source grammar checker supporting 30+ languages.
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Open-source grammar checker supporting 30+ languages.
Built for teachers: See how students write, not just what they wrote. View the writing process in Google Docs & Slides.
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: 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 LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: 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 LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: 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 LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: 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.
Automatic translate full webpage & PDF. Translate while u read & write in 248 languages. Highlight & replace text. Save phrases. TTS
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Automatic translate full webpage & PDF. Translate while u read & write in 248 languages. Highlight & replace text. Save phrases. TTS
Instantly fix grammar and improve your writing in any text field. Check typos, preview changes, and apply corrections with one click
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: 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
Web Translate is easy to use translator for your Web browser / Thunderbird!
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Web Translate is easy to use translator for your Web browser / Thunderbird!
Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type.
Why it replaces LocalQuill - Private AI Writing Assistant with Web Tools, OCR & Grammar: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Your secure writing assistant that gives you spelling, grammar, and style suggestions as you type.
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.
