Using Grammarly for Windows or Grammarly for Mac, you can access Grammarly’s writing suggestions across a wide array of applications and websites.
Before installing Grammarly for Windows or Grammarly for Mac, ensure that your computer meets the system requirements
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Grammarly for Windows
Grammarly for Windows offers two interface options: the floating Grammarly widget that appears next to the text fields you’re writing in, and the newest Grammarly tab on the right side of your screen, which also features AI chat functionality.
Using the Grammarly for Windows tab with AI Chat
Accessing AI Chat
To switch to using the Grammarly tab with AI Chat, follow these steps:
- Find the Grammarly icon in the system tray in the lower-right corner of your screen, right-click it, and choose Settings.
- Turn on the Use docked chat launcher option:
Using AI Chat
To start reviewing suggestions, click the Grammarly tab on the right side of your screen and select Review suggestions:
You can also type your prompt directly in the “Ask AI” message box. AI Chat will use the context from your active window to tailor its response.
You can ask AI Chat 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.
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 use the generated text, click Accept.
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Using the Grammarly for Windows widget
Checking text
After installing the application, open any app or website on your computer and start typing—a floating Grammarly widget should appear on your screen. When Grammarly detects a writing issue, it will underline the problematic word or phrase automatically. You’ll also see the number of identified issues on the widget:
When you’re ready to check your writing, click on the underlined word or the floating Grammarly widget to see the suggestion.
Note: In Microsoft Word, Grammarly may show a different interface with a list of suggestions. This interface allows you to review suggestions for the next 10 pages based on your cursor’s position. To view suggestions for other pages, move the cursor elsewhere in the text.
Click on a suggestion to accept it. You can learn more by clicking the three dots on the card. To dismiss an unhelpful suggestion, click the trash bin icon.
How to use generative AI features
To start using Grammarly’s generative AI features, click the lightbulb icon, then type a prompt. You can also choose from the suggested prompts Grammarly offers based on your unique context.
Note: Each Grammarly user has a set number of prompts they can use a month. Each time you type something into the prompt field or select one of the suggested prompts generated by Grammarly, this counts toward your usage limit.
You can also rewrite text by highlighting the relevant part and clicking the lightbulb icon or a pencil icon that appears.
To transfer the generated text to your text field, click Insert:
If you’re an individual Pro subscriber, you can share access to the advanced features with your colleagues and use the benefits together. Upgrading to a team plan can help boost your team’s productivity and reduce repetitive writing tasks. Go to the Members page to add your teammates.
Moving the Grammarly widget
Grammarly now features anchor points around text boxes and window corners, allowing the widget to stay fixed when minimized. This way, you’ll always know where to find Grammarly.
If the initial location overlaps an important function, you can drag the widget to another anchor point, identified by small blue icons. As you approach a new anchor, the dot will expand, pinning Grammarly to that location.
Grammarly for Windows remembers your selected window location per app or website.
When you open Grammarly to check available suggestions, you can move the window to any location on your screen. If you click the X in the upper-right corner or navigate to another window, Grammarly will return to its anchored position.
Using Grammarly’s tone detector
To check the tone of your message, make sure it contains between 150 and 2,000 characters. Once you’ve done that, you will see an emoji on the floating Grammarly widget that indicates the tone of your writing. Click the emoji to find out more about the tone of your message.
If you’d like Grammarly to stop checking the tone of your writing, click the floating Grammarly widget and then click the gear icon. In the Customization menu, switch off the Detect tone in my writing setting.
To learn more, see this article: Meet Grammarly’s Tone Detector
Deactivating certain suggestions
If you are a Grammarly Pro, Grammarly Plus, Grammarly Business, or Grammarly for Education user, you can deactivate certain types of suggestions. To do that, open your browser, go to Your preferences page, and switch off a specific group of suggestions. Doing so will deactivate this group of suggestions across all Grammarly product offerings you use.
Changing your language preference
Grammarly offers five dialect options: British English, American English, Canadian English, Australian English, and Indian English. Your language preference is set to American English by default. To change it:
- Click the floating Grammarly widget and then click the gear icon in the upper-right corner.
- Go to Writing Style and select your preferred option next to I write in.
Alternatively, you can go to your Language settings page to update your language preference. Keep in mind that updating your language preference will apply this setting to all Grammarly product offerings you use.
To learn more about language preference and differences between dialects, see this article: How to Select Your English Dialect
Managing your account settings
Access your settings in Grammarly for Windows by clicking the Grammarly widget and selecting the gear icon in the upper-right corner. In this menu, you can:
- Access your account settings
- Manage your language preference
- View applications where Grammarly was turned off
- Update your writing style and activate Grammarly’s tone detector
Grammarly for Mac
Checking text
After installing Grammarly for Mac, open any application or website and begin typing. Grammarly will highlight areas with suggested improvements using underlines and will display a Grammarly tab on the right edge of your screen.
To review suggestions, click the Grammarly tab or select the Review all button on any suggestion card.
Moving or hiding the Grammarly tab
The Grammarly tab can be repositioned vertically along the edge of your screen to suit your preferences.
To hide the Grammarly tab while continuing to see suggestion underlines:
- Click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar.
- Select Turn off Grammarly tab.
Note: When the Grammarly tab is hidden, you will still see in-line underlines and can access the revision assistant by clicking Review all on a suggestion card.
To deactivate Grammarly for Mac temporarily on a specific website or application:
- Click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar.
- Choose either Turn off Grammarly for 1 hour or Turn off Grammarly
To manage blocked applications or sites, navigate to Settings → Block list, where you can remove items previously added.
Using Grammarly’s tone detector
To check the tone of your message, make sure your writing contains at least 150 characters, but not more than 2,000 characters. When reviewing the available suggestions, you will then see an emoji directly in the revision assistant. Click the button to find out more about the tone of your message.
If you’d like Grammarly to stop checking the tone of your writing, click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar at the top of the screen and then click the gear icon. In the Customization menu, switch off the Detect tone in my writing setting.
To learn more, see this article: Meet Grammarly’s Tone Detector
Using the plagiarism checker
Currently, the plagiarism checker and AI detector features are available in Grammarly for Mac only in Apple Pages and Microsoft Word.
To open the plagiarism checker, click on the Grammarly tab on the right side of the screen and click Review all suggestions:
In the window that appears next, click on the quotation marks icon at the top:
Deactivating certain suggestions
If you are a Grammarly Pro or Grammarly Plus user, you can deactivate specific suggestions.
To do this, open your browser, go to Your preferences page, and switch off a specific group of suggestions. This action will deactivate this group of suggestions in all of the Grammarly product offerings that you use.
Changing your language preference
Grammarly offers five dialect options: British English, American English, Canadian English, Australian English, and Indian English. Your language preference is set to American English by default.
Here’s how to change your language preference in Grammarly for Mac:
- Click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar and go to Settings.
- Go to Customization and select your preferred option next to I write in.
Alternatively, you can go to your Language settings page to update your language preference. Keep in mind that updating your language preference will apply this setting to all Grammarly product offerings you use.
To learn more about language preference and differences between dialects, see this article: How to Select Your English Dialect
Managing your account settings
Some of your settings are available directly within Grammarly for Mac. To access them, click the Grammarly icon in the menu bar and open the Settings menu. In this menu, you can:
- Access your account settings
- Manage your language preference
- View applications where Grammarly was turned off
- Update your writing style and activate Grammarly’s tone detector
Checking text
After installing the application, open any app or website on your computer and start typing—a floating Grammarly widget should appear on your screen. When Grammarly detects a writing issue, it will underline the problematic word or phrase automatically. You’ll also see the number of identified issues on the widget:
When you’re ready to check your writing, click on the underlined word or the floating Grammarly widget to see the suggestion.
Note: In Microsoft Word, Grammarly may show a different interface with a list of suggestions. This interface allows you to review suggestions for the next 10 pages based on your cursor’s position. To view suggestions for other pages, move the cursor elsewhere in the text.
Click on a suggestion to accept it. You can learn more by clicking the three dots on the card. To dismiss an unhelpful suggestion, click the trash bin icon.
Moving the Grammarly widget
Grammarly now features anchor points around text boxes and window corners, allowing the widget to stay fixed when minimized. This way, you’ll always know where to find Grammarly.
If the initial location overlaps an important function, you can drag the widget to another anchor point, identified by small blue icons. As you approach a new anchor, the dot will expand, pinning Grammarly to that location.
Grammarly for Mac remembers your selected window location per app or website.
When you open Grammarly to check available suggestions, you can move the window to any location on your screen. If you click the X in the upper-right corner or navigate to another window, Grammarly will return to its anchored position.
Using Grammarly’s tone detector
To check the tone of your message, make sure it contains between 150 and 2,000 characters. Once you’ve done that, you will see an emoji on the floating Grammarly widget that indicates the tone of your writing. Click the emoji to find out more about the tone of your message.
If you’d like Grammarly to stop checking the tone of your writing, click the floating Grammarly widget and then click the gear icon. In the Customization menu, switch off the Detect tone in my writing setting.
To learn more, see this article: Meet Grammarly’s Tone Detector
Deactivating certain suggestions
If you are a Grammarly Pro, Grammarly Business, or Grammarly for Education user, you can deactivate certain types of suggestions. To do that, open your browser, go to Your preferences page, and switch off a specific group of suggestions. Doing so will deactivate this group of suggestions across all Grammarly product offerings you use.
Changing your language preference
Grammarly offers five dialect options: British English, American English, Canadian English, Australian English, and Indian English. Your language preference is set to American English by default. To change it:
- Click the floating Grammarly widget and then click the gear icon in the upper-right corner.
- Go to Writing Style and select your preferred option next to I write in.
Alternatively, you can go to your Language settings page to update your language preference. Keep in mind that updating your language preference will apply this setting to all Grammarly product offerings you use.
To learn more about language preference and differences between dialects, visit How to Select Your English Dialect.
Managing your account settings
Access your settings in Grammarly for Mac by clicking the Grammarly widget and selecting the gear icon in the upper-right corner. In this menu, you can:
- Access your account settings
- Manage your language preference
- View applications where Grammarly was turned off
- Update your writing style and activate Grammarly’s tone detector