# Hemingway Editor

> Readability editor that flags wordy, hard-to-read sentences

Hemingway Editor checks writing for clarity. It highlights long or complex sentences, passive voice, weak wording and words with simpler alternatives, and scores the text against a target reading level. The web editor is free, the paid Hemingway Editor Plus adds grammar fixes and AI rewrites, and a separate desktop app for Mac and PC is sold as a one-time purchase.

- **Category:** Writing Tools
- **Made by:** Boondoggle Studio, LLC (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://hemingwayapp.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Hemingway Editor has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.33 per month, billed annually ($100); desktop app $19.99 once.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** The free web editor highlights hard-to-read sentences, passive voice and weak wording and grades readability. Grammar fixes and AI rewrites need Hemingway Editor Plus.
- **Free trial:** 2-week free trial of Hemingway Editor Plus, no credit card required. It ends on its own without a charge.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hemingway Editor | $0 | The free web editor, with readability highlights and grade-level scoring but no AI fixes or grammar checking. |
| Individual 5K | $8.33 per month, billed annually ($100) | Editor Plus for 1 user: 5,000 AI sentence rewrites a month, with unlimited advanced grammar fixes, document reviews and AI synonyms. |
| Individual 10K | $12.50 per month, billed annually ($150) | Editor Plus for 1 user with 10,000 AI sentence rewrites a month. |
| Team 10K | $12.50 per user / month, billed annually ($150) | Up to 50 users on one bill with role-based admin controls and 10,000 AI sentences a month for each user. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, 20,000 AI sentences a month per user, optional single sign-on, security assessments and priority email support. |
| Hemingway Editor 3 (desktop) | $19.99 one-time purchase, Mac or Windows | The classic desktop app. Works without an internet connection and publishes to WordPress, but does not include the AI features. |

Read from https://hemingwayapp.com/hemingway-editor-plus on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hemingway Editor before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Annual billing advertised as saving $200** (Annual discount): Individual 5K costs $100 a year on annual billing, or $8.33 a month. The plan toggle labels the annual option as saving $200 compared with paying monthly. Source: https://hemingwayapp.com/hemingway-editor-plus
- **One-time desktop license for $19.99** (Lifetime license): Hemingway Editor 3 for Mac or PC is a single $19.99 purchase with no subscription. It works offline but excludes the AI features of Editor Plus. Source: https://hemingwayapp.com/desktop

## Key features

- **Readability highlights:** Sentences more complex than the target readability score are highlighted in yellow, and the hardest ones in red, so they can be split or simplified.
- **Weak-writing checks:** Flags adverbs and other weakeners, passive voice and words that have a simpler alternative, and each type of highlight can be hidden.
- **AI sentence rewrites:** Editor Plus rewrites a highlighted sentence, a paragraph or a whole document on request. Each sentence rewritten uses one AI sentence credit.
- **Tone and style changes:** Editor Plus can shorten a passage, add detail or make it more confident, friendly, casual, formal or persuasive, and it accepts custom instructions.
- **Document review and feedback:** Editor Plus comments on a draft as a reviewer would, for example on tone and repeated words. Reviews are unlimited on every paid plan.
- **Desktop app:** Hemingway Editor 3 for Mac and PC imports Word files, exports to text, PDF, Word, HTML or Markdown, and can save a PDF with the highlights intact.

## Good for

- Writers who want to cut wordy sentences and passive voice
- A quick readability check in the browser at no cost
- People who want an offline editor for a one-time payment

## Worth knowing

- Grammar, spelling and punctuation fixes and all AI rewrites require Hemingway Editor Plus.
- AI rewrites are metered: 5,000 or 10,000 AI sentences a month on the individual plans.
- The $19.99 desktop app does not include the AI features and is bought separately for Mac or Windows.
- Plan prices are shown on annual billing; the toggle advertises a $200 saving over paying monthly.

## Works with

WordPress

**Tags:** Grammar & style, AI features, Works offline, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://hemingwayapp.com/hemingway-editor-plus
- https://hemingwayapp.com
- https://hemingwayapp.com/desktop
- https://hemingwayapp.com/help
- https://hemingwayapp.com/help/support-articles/billing-faqs
- https://hemingwayapp.com/help/docs/highlighted-issues
- https://hemingwayapp.com/help/docs/intro

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