Important: AI Chat for Grammarly for Mac is available to individual users. Members of a Grammarly Enterprise or Grammarly for Education subscription will see a Grammarly floating widget instead.
AI Chat integrates generative AI directly into your workflow, enabling you to get help wherever you're writing. Whether you need to ask a question, brainstorm ideas, receive recommendations, draft content, or polish existing text, AI Chat is designed to support you in real time.
You can view suggestions, launch the revision assistant, and interact with AI—all from the same interface.
Getting Started with AI Chat
Accessing AI Chat
- Install Grammarly for Mac.
- Hover over the right edge of your screen to reveal the Grammarly tab.
- Click the Grammarly tab to start the chat with AI or review the available suggestions:
Using AI Chat
Type your prompt directly into the text area that appears after clicking the Grammarly tab. AI Chat will use the context from your active window to tailor its response.
You can ask for:
- Content generation (emails, summaries, blog drafts, etc.)
- Feedback or suggestions
- Help with rewriting, tone adjustments, and clarity
Note: You can use up to 1,000 prompts per day. If you reach your limit, AI Chat will reset the next day.
Using the Free plan? Upgrade to Pro to take advantage of advanced writing suggestions and more. Head to www.grammarly.com/plans to compare what Pro has to offer and choose the plan that works best for you.
Controlling Context with Window Awareness
AI Chat uses context from the currently active window to provide more personalized and relevant assistance.
To change the context:
- Click Attach in the AI Chat interface.
- Choose a different open window to guide the AI’s response.
Limitations: Window awareness does not currently support Google Docs or Google Slides. However, if you highlight text in a Google Doc while the assistant is open, AI Chat can still use that selected text for ideation and suggestions.
Exploring multiple output options with Ideation Tabs
When Grammarly generates or enhances content based on your prompt, you’ll receive up to three alternative versions of the output. This feature—called Ideation Tabs—lets you:
- Compare responses
- Choose the most relevant version
- Ask for refinements or additional options
- Using quick prompts
To use preset quick prompts, select the text you’d like to improve, click the blue sidebar that appears on the left, and select one of the options available at the top of the suggestion card:
You can also type a custom prompt by selecting Revise with AI. To transfer the generated text to your text field, click Accept.
Moving or Hiding the Grammarly tab
If the Grammarly tab overlaps your text or an important user interface element, or you’d just like to move it somewhere else, you can slide it up and down along the side of your screen.
To hide the Grammarly tab:
- Click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar.
- Select Turn off Grammarly tab.
Note: Even when the Grammarly tab is hidden, Grammarly will continue to underline suggestions. You can still access the revision assistant via the Review all suggestions button.