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Write with confidence across documents, email, and the web. With features that help strengthen your spelling, grammar, and style, Microsoft Editor is your intelligent writing assistant.
Write clearly and concisely wherever you write most
Check your spelling and grammar and polish your writing style across social media, email, and documents. Use Editor in Word, Outlook, Gmail, LinkedIn, and Google docs, among many other applications.
Do more with Editor
Create your own dictionary so Editor won’t mark certain words as misspelled.
Check your document for content that’s similar to text online and cite the original source.
Identify phrases that would benefit from simpler wording, switch to active voice instead of passive voice, and avoid jargon.
Highlight issues like sentence fragments, missing words and punctuation, capitalization, and commonly confused words with the online grammar checker.
Edit, grammar, and spelling resources
Read grammar tips and tricks
Use Editor in Word for the web
Read spelling tips and tricks
Improve your writing
Write like a pro with Editor and Microsoft 365
- Enjoy intelligent writing assistance and advanced editing suggestions from Editor.2
- Create documents that inspire with help from the smart assistance features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.2
- Save up to 500,000 photos* and files with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage (*assumes 2 MB file size).2
- Enjoy an ad-free email and calendar experience with Outlook.2
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Microsoft Editor for free
Originally starting from Free now starting from Free
Free Free
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1 person
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Editor basic, spelling and grammar
Microsoft 365 Personal
Originally starting from $9.99 now starting from $9.99
$9.99 $9.99
user/month
Subscription automatically renews unless canceled in Microsoft account. See terms.
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For 1 person
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Editing suggestions for:
Spelling and grammar
Advanced grammar and vocabulary
Clarity and conciseness
Formal language
Punctuation
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Use on up to five devices simultaneously
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Works on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets
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1 TB (1000 GB) of secure cloud storage
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Higher usage limits than free for select Copilot features3
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Microsoft Designer AI-powered image creator and editor3
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Clipchamp video editor with exclusive filters and effects
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Microsoft Defender advanced security for your identity, personal data, and devices6
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OneDrive ransomware protection for your photos and files
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Ongoing support for help when you need it
Microsoft 365 Family
Originally starting from $12.99 now starting from $12.99
$12.99 $12.99
user/month
Subscription automatically renews unless canceled in Microsoft account. See terms.
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For 1 to 6 people
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Editing suggestions for:
Spelling and grammar
Advanced grammar and vocabulary
Clarity and conciseness
Formal language
Punctuation
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Each person can use on up to five devices simultaneously
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Works on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets
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Up to 6 TB of secure cloud storage (1 TB per person)
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Higher usage limits than free for select Copilot features3
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Microsoft Designer AI-powered image creator and editor3
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Clipchamp video editor with exclusive filters and effects
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Microsoft Defender advanced security for your family’s identity, personal data, and devices6
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OneDrive ransomware protection for your family’s photos and files
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Ongoing support for help when you and your family need it
Microsoft Editor for free
Originally starting from Free now starting from Free
Free Free
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1 person
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Editor basic spelling and grammar
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Originally starting from $12.50 now starting from $12.50
$12.50 $12.50
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription – auto renews)1
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Identity and access management for up to 300 users
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Desktop, web, and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other apps
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Custom business email
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Chat, call, meet, and host webinars
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1 TB of cloud storage per user
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10+ additional apps (including Microsoft Loop, Clipchamp, Bookings, Planner, and Forms)
Microsoft 365 Business Standard (no Teams)
Originally starting from $10.25 now starting from $10.25
$10.25 $10.25
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription–auto renews)1
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Identity and access management for up to 300 users
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Desktop, web, and mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other apps
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Custom business email
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1 TB of cloud storage per user
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10+ additional apps (including Microsoft Loop, Clipchamp, Bookings, Planner, and Forms)
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Frequently asked questions
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Currently, Editor is available on desktop devices including macOS and Windows. It is not available on mobile.
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Editor is currently supported in a variety of user-friendly locations including Google docs, Gmail, Outlook, Word for the web, the Word desktop app, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Outlook, among other places.
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The free browser extension can be downloaded here for Edge and here for Chrome. It's free to use for spelling and grammar checking but you can get premium features by subscribing to Microsoft 365.
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If you subscribe to Microsoft 365, you receive premium features for Microsoft Editor wherever you use it, including the downloadable browser extension and Microsoft Word, among other places.
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Editor supports basic guidance in more than 20 languages and spelling suggestions in more than 80. View the full list here.
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No, but you can subscribe to Microsoft 365 to get the premium version of Editor in combination with many other apps such as premium versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Learn more about Microsoft 365 products
Word
Create impressive documents and improve your writing with built-in intelligent features.
Excel
New charts and graphs help you present your data in compelling ways, with formatting, sparklines, and tables to better understand your data.
PowerPoint
Create well-designed, impactful slides with the help of Designer and Ideas in PowerPoint.
Outlook
Connect, organize, and get things done with free personal email and calendar.
OneNote
One cross-functional notebook for all your notetaking needs.
OneDrive
Easily store, access, and discover your individual and shared work files in Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Teams, from all your devices. Your offline edits will automatically sync next time you connect.
Teams
One app for all your chats, meetups, files, and tasks.
- App availability varies by device/language. Features vary by platform. Minimum age limits may apply to use of AI features. Details
- [1] After your paid subscription begins, cancellation policies vary based on your status as a new customer, product, and domain selections on Microsoft. Learn how to cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription and cancel it anytime in the Microsoft 365 admin center. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365.
- [2] A Microsoft 365 subscription is required.
- [3] AI features only available to subscription owner and cannot be shared; usage limits apply.
- [4] Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled, meaning the file must be saved to OneDrive; it doesn't function with unsaved files.
- [5] Copilot features in Outlook apply to accounts with @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com email addresses and are available in Outlook.com, Outlook built into Windows, Outlook on Mac, and iOS and Android apps.
- [6] Identity theft monitoring is only available in the United States and US territories.
- [*] AI features only available to subscription owner and cannot be shared; usage limits apply. Learn more.
- [**] Microsoft 365 Copilot may not be available for all markets and languages. To purchase, customers must have a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan for enterprise or business.
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