WebSpellChecker
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| Type of business | Limited Liability Company | |
| Website | WebSpellChecker.net | |
| Initial release | 2000, 18 years ago | |
| Repository | GitHub | |
| Current version | 5.5.6; December 10, 2019 [1] | |
| Headquarters | Ukraine, Kharkiv | |
| Area served | Worldwide | |
| Languages | 158 languages, including English, French, Germany, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Chinese, Japanese, etc. | |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux | |
| Type | Spell checker (158 languages), grammar checker (25 languages [2]), thesaurus (6 languages) | |
| Products | SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT), WebSpellChecker (WSC), Web API, WProofreader | |
| Integration | WYSIWYG rich text editors, input, textarea, iframe, tags with contenteditable attribute (div, p, span, etc.), Kendo UI, Quill, CKEditor 5 | |
| Plug-ins | CKEditor, Froala, TinyMCE, WordPress | |
| Development status | Active | |
| License | GPL, LGPL, MPL and Commercial | |
| Written in | C++, JavaScript | |
WebSpellChecker software is multi-language spell checking technology and services for web-based systems, founded in 2000 by SpellChecker.net, Inc. It is designed for integration to websites, email marketing tools, content management, help desk and customers relationship management[3] systems. WebSpellChecker free version is also embedded to CKEditor by default.
History[edit]
SpellChecker.net, Inc. was founded back in 1999[4] in the United States. A year later, the first version of the WebSpellChecker.net product was released. During the next 15 years it has been provided as a B2B solution that helps companies to create error-free writing for their business and ensure accuracy and professionalism.
On June 7, 2016, the rights to the WebSpellChecker software was sold to a Ukrainian-based Limited Liability Company, WebSpellChecker LLC.[5]
Currently, WebSpellChecker LLC is a small product development company based in Kharkiv.
Products and Integrations[edit]
WebSpellChecker software are designed to be integrated and used among multiple HTML editable controls such as input, textarea, iframe, tags with a content editable attribute (div, span, p, etc.), iframe and also provided as plug-ins for the most popular WYSIWYG editors like CKEditor[6] 4+, TinyMCE[7] 4+ and Froala.[8] WebSpellChecker released plug-in for WordPress [9] and application for Slack,[10] which allow users spell checking during typing. WebSpellChecker mainly provides four products: WebSpellChecker (WSC), SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT), Web API and WProofreader.
- SCAYT provides a user ability to see and correct misspelled words while typing. All misspelled words are underlined. The user can apply corrections from the drop-down menu with listed suggestions where needed.
- WSC works in a separate pop-up window and automatically returns corrected text to the form. It is also extended with English Grammar Checker and Thesaurus functionality.
- Web API provides a list of commands/interfaces in JSON/XML format that can be used to implement own spelling and grammar check strategy in web applications, websites, etc.
- WProofreader[11] is based on SCAYT core and is designed to simplify the integration and combine the functionality of SCAYT and WSC.
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