Important: Sometimes, this issue can be solved by simply restarting your computer. Make sure that you do so before proceeding to the steps below.
If Grammarly for Windows or Grammarly for Mac disappears intermittently or crashes, check out this article instead: Grammarly for Windows or Grammarly for Mac crashes.
If Grammarly doesn’t appear as you type, follow these steps:
- Check if Grammarly was turned off for any websites or apps:
- Find the Grammarly icon in the system tray (located in the lower-right corner of your screen near the system tray clock). Click it and choose Settings:
- If the Grammarly icon is not in your system tray, click Type here to search next to the Start menu, type in "Grammarly", and launch the Grammarly app. Alternatively, double-click the Grammarly thumbnail on your desktop. Then, click Settings in the window that appears on your screen:
- Select the Block List tab. If Grammarly is deactivated for certain websites or apps, the list of such websites and apps will appear in this tab.
- Find the Grammarly icon in the system tray (located in the lower-right corner of your screen near the system tray clock). Click it and choose Settings:
- Restart Grammarly:
- Find and click the Grammarly icon in the system tray (located in the lower-right corner of your screen), and choose Quit Grammarly:
- Click Type here to search next to the Start menu, type in "Grammarly", and launch the Grammarly app. Alternatively, double-click the Grammarly thumbnail on your desktop.
- Find and click the Grammarly icon in the system tray (located in the lower-right corner of your screen), and choose Quit Grammarly:
- Restart the app or refresh the website where you are currently editing your text.
- Reinstall Grammarly as described in this article: How do I reinstall Grammarly for Mac or Grammarly for Windows?
- If none of the above helps, please submit a support request at Contact Support. To expedite the resolution of the issue, we recommend that you retrieve and attach the Grammarly for Windows logs and a video recorded while retrieving them.
If you can’t find the Grammarly widget on your screen, please try hovering over the right edge of your screen to see Grammarly’s docked chat. You can use it to rewrite your text or view the list of suggestions for your text. To learn more about this feature, view this article: Introducing AI Chat.
If there is no docked chat, we recommend that you follow the instructions below:
- Check if Grammarly is turned off for any websites or apps:
- Find the Grammarly icon in the menu bar at the top of your screen, and click Settings:
- If there’s no Grammarly icon in your system menu bar, open Launchpad and select Grammarly Desktop. Alternatively, open Finder, select Applications in the Finder sidebar, and double-click Grammarly Desktop. Then, click Settings in the window that appears on your screen:
- Select the Block List tab. If Grammarly is deactivated for certain websites or apps, the list of such websites and apps will appear under Blocked by you or Blocked by admin.
- Find the Grammarly icon in the menu bar at the top of your screen, and click Settings:
- Restart Grammarly:
- Find and click the Grammarly button in the menu bar located at the top of your screen, and choose Quit:
- Open Launchpad and select Grammarly Desktop. Alternatively, open Finder, select Applications in the Finder sidebar, and double-click Grammarly Desktop.
- Find and click the Grammarly button in the menu bar located at the top of your screen, and choose Quit:
- Restart the app or refresh the website where you are currently editing your text.