Are you weak at writing? Do you always make mistakes in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and framing sentences? If yes, you’re not alone.
Well, a simple way to improve writing is to understand the whole basics of language formation, grammar, and more hard stuff.
But wait. What if I told you that you don’t have to do this at all and can improve your writing in seconds? Yes, you read it right.
You can use the Chrome extension to write your paragraphs and documents without any errors. Here I have listed the top 5 Chrome extensions for improving writing that you must have in 2024.
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The below listed 5 Chrome extensions for writing improvement come with a focus on sentence variety and clear communication. They help you craft engaging content, whether it’s business emails, social media posts, or online documents. Now, with that being said, let’s check them out.
Magical: AI Writer & Autofill
Specification
- Rating: 3.6K
- Downloads: 400K
- Size: 12.03MB
- Support: Chrome, Edge
Key Features
- Automatically writes personalized messages and emails using AI
- Craft personalized messages based on GPT4 prompts and save them as templates for future use
- Update databases like CRM, ATS, or EMR automatically with one click
- Autofill information from any site or app into Google Sheets seamlessly
- Create shortcuts for commonly used phrases and save time typing
Powered by OpenAI tools like ChatGPT and GPT4, Magical: AI Writer & Autofill is a TechCrunch-trusted Chrome extension that packs a few useful AI-driven tools.
With the Text Expander feature, you can create templates to expand your short paragraphs and automate them instantly in bulk.
The Autofill extension helps you effortlessly populate forms and spreadsheets with information from open tabs. This feature is particularly useful for data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Pros:
- Magical automates repetitive data entry tasks
- Saving users up to 7 hours weekly by auto-filling forms, spreadsheets, and messages
- Works with over 30,000 apps
- Accessible to non-technical users
- Offers a generous free plan that competes with paid solutions like Zapier
- Recognized by reputable source – TechCrunch
Cons:
- Expensive paid plans
- Limited advanced features in the free plan
- Dependence on AI accuracy
- A little confusing setup process
- A bit of heavy extension
- Free account limits to 20 per day
Grammarly
Specification
- Rating: 42.4K
- Downloads: 47M
- Size: 37.32MB
- Support: Chrome, Edge, Firefox
Key Features
- Suggests real-time grammar and spelling
- Gives comprehensive feedback on punctuation and writing style
- Gives color-coded underlines for easy identification of errors
- Detects commonly confused words and complex grammar issues
First and foremost, who can beat Grammarly in terms of writing and communication? If you struggle to write when communicating on social media, like I always recommend, Grammarly should be your go-to Chrome addon.
The Grammarly Chrome extension helps you improve your writing by highlighting spelling, punctuation, and sentence framing errors.
Grammarly detects errors as you type, highlights corrections with color-coded underlines, and gives suggestions when you hover over them.
If you’re a business professional, who does emails and business conversations, Grammarly’s ‘Improve it’ feature can also help you in framing sentences.
Pros:
- Corrects misspelled words automatically
- Tone selection option for paraphrasing
- Filters grammar errors and suggests correction
- Realtime sentence suggestions
- User-friendly interface
- Supports voice command text input
Cons:
- Lags while correcting and suggesting errors in real-time
- Premium suggestions require a paid subscription
- Expensive premium plans
- Payment gateway for taking a premium subscription is a bit slow
QuillBot
Specification
- Rating: 788
- Downloads: 4M
- Size: 19.67MB
- Support: Chrome, Edge, Firefox
Key Features
- Corrects grammar and punctuation errors
- Aids non-native English writers, and provides writing statistics
- Condenses various texts into key points
- Works in four languages—Dutch, English, French, and Spanish
- It comes with generative AI tools such as paraphraser modes, writing statistics, compare modes, freezing words and advanced grammar rewrites. (Premium features)
Now that you have a grammar assistant, it’s time to get a writing assistant — QuillBot.
QuillBot, with over 20 million monthly active users, is an AI writing Chrome extension assistant that helps you improve your pen game with a bunch of tools such as Grammar Checker, Paraphraser, AI Writer, Summarizer, and so on.
QuillBot is mainly known for its paraphrasing tool, which analyzes your tone of writing and then paraphrases it with a selected tone.
To do so, simply write a sentence and select it. Then, right-click on it and select the “Paraphrase with QuillBot” option. Now, you will need to select the tone, and it will automatically frame the sentence right away.
Pros:
- Various tones for paraphrasing
- Option to download paraphrased texts
- Super easy to edit
- Provides grammar checking, paraphrasing, and AI writing prompts in one tool
- Free version offers great enough tools
- Comes with an AI content detector
- A bunch of tools in one place
Cons:
- Paraphrases only up to 125 words at a time for free
- Asks for a premium subscription after 5 actions
- A bit bulky extension
Paragraph AI
Specification
- Rating: 63
- Downloads: 40K
- Size: 3.02MB
- Support: Chrome, Edge
Key Features
- AI-powered email writing assistant
- Versatile text editor for various writing tasks
- Grammar and spelling correction in over 40 languages
- Developed by engineers from Meta, MIT, and OpenAI
- Powered by GPT-3 & GPT-4 for advanced writing capabilities
If you are a content creator who writes scripts or a professional who does business emails, the Paragraph AI should be your best friend.
The Paragraph AI Chrome extension, developed by engineers from Meta, MIT, and OpenAI, is an AI writing assistant that helps you write emails, edit text, fix English grammar, and correct spelling in over 40 languages.
What sets it apart from other above-mentioned extensions is its paragraph framing ability. Unlike, Grammarly and QuillBot, the Paragraph AI is mainly designed to frame sentences in good form to structure a paragraph.
Pros:
- Great User-friendly and efficient
- Provides accurate results
- Offers writing assistance in over 40 languages
- Works on both desktop and mobile
- Built using advanced GPT-3 and GPT-4 technologies
- Prioritizes user privacy with enterprise-grade security
Cons:
- Only 5 free writes per day (previously 20)
- AI-generated content may lack the human touch
- More expensive plans
- Way too small screen size on Mac devices
- Limited word count as a free user
Emoji Keyboard
Specification
- Rating: 6.3K
- Downloads: 300K
- Size: 2.61MB
- Support: Chrome, Edge, Firefox
Key Features
- Emojis can be accessed anywhere
- Convenient search functionality for easily finding emojis
- Shows the meaning of emoji when hover
If you are a frequent chatter on social media, emojis can be a great way to add some fun to your writing. However, how do you get emojis on a keyboard? This is where the Emoji Keyboard Chrome extension becomes useful.
With the Emoji Keyboard Chrome extension, you can quickly enter emoticons from the web browser on your computer.
To use an emoji, you simply need to click on the extension icon to invoke an emoji keyboard and select the emoji. This will add that emoji where you are chatting. You can also easily locate the ideal emoji with its integrated search feature.
Pros:
- Great for any use like Instagram or any site that has DMs
- A huge number of emoji library
- Comes with a search feature
- The extension size is bigger
Cons:
- Prevents YouTube videos from playing sometimes
- No way to resize emojis
- Conflicts with some websites
Chandramohan Rajput is the Senior Editor of Extension Garden, where he has been covering Chrome extensions, tech news, and in-depth how-tos since 2019. When he's not exploring new tech, you can find him playing cricket or immersed in Counter-Strike 2.