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Antidote is a first-class spell checker. For those who regularly use the one built into Microsoft Word, Antidote is a whole level above in terms of effectiveness.
A web application arrives
The big news in this version is that the company is developing a web app that covers almost all the features of the native application. As a result, Antidote becomes a truly universal tool you can use from anywhere.
I think this is genuinely a smart move — especially for students who invest in a basic Chromebook that relies almost entirely on the web. Users of such machines will finally have a spell checker worthy of the name at their disposal.
It’s also great for users like me who have different machines for personal and professional use — no need to juggle two licences anymore.
The website integration is really effective and works through an extension in your browser. For example, you can draft an email in Gmail, click the extension, and the content of your email gets imported directly into the Antidote website.
And the best part: any correction you make in that text is automatically reflected back in Gmail.
Unfortunately it’s not all perfect. As I explained in this article , Safari on iOS is a pale shadow of the Mac version, and the Antidote web app is extremely buggy in that browser.
I find that using Firefox for iOS keeps the interface usable, but it’s still not perfect. Roll on iOS 13 🎊🎉.
You’ll finally be able to fix your spelling mistakes from anywhere! No more excuses for making them…
