Ginger
gingersoftware.com
What it is
Ginger is an AI-powered grammar and spell checker focused on English. Its writing tools include grammar, spelling and punctuation checks, sentence rephrasing, translation, proofreading, essay checking and a Personal Trainer. Core writing features focus on English, with UK and American English options. The free version offers essential functions with some limitations; Premium includes unlimited corrections and rephrasing, a synonyms dictionary, a text reader and translation between over 40 languages. Ginger integrates with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook on Windows, and provides Chrome and Edge extensions that work on sites including Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook and LinkedIn. Its API is intended for organizations with high-volume text processing needs and can be installed on customer servers. Ginger says submitted text is sent to correction servers and returned without being stored or transferred to third parties. Text analysis and correction require a stable internet connection. Pricing notes list paid plans from $6/mo (annual); listed examples include Monthly at $7.99 a month and Annual at $4.99 a year, billed as one payment of $59.88.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Ginger is an AI-powered grammar and spell checker focused on English.Read 28 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- API
- Ginger offers an API for businesses, institutions, and organizations with high-volume text-processing needs, including full-document proofreading and LMS, CRM, and internal-system integration.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Integrations
- Ginger integrates with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook on Windows and provides browser extensions for Chrome and Edge that work on sites including Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Support
- Ginger says its customer support team aims to respond to requests within 48 hours.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Founded
- 2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Browser extension
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Company history
- Ginger says it was founded in 2010 and has received $25 million in investments.Read 28 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Connectivity limit
- Ginger requires a stable internet connection to analyze and correct text.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Core language
- Ginger's core grammar and writing enhancement features focus solely on English, with UK and American English options.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Desktop app
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Free tier
- The free version provides essential functions with some limitations.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- GDPR
- Ginger says it follows GDPR principles including purpose limitation, data minimization, storage limitation, and integrity and confidentiality safeguards.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Languages supported
- 1Read 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Local deployment
- The Ginger API can be installed locally on customers' own servers.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Mobile app
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Premium limits
- Premium provides unlimited corrections, unlimited sentence rephrasing, translation, a synonyms dictionary, and a text reader.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Security and privacy
- Ginger says text is sent to correction servers and returned corrected, and that it does not store the text or transfer it to third parties.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Style suggestions
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Target users
- Ginger says it serves native and non-native English speakers, students, professionals, and people with writing struggles such as dyslexia.Read 28 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Tone detection
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
- Translation
- Premium users can translate text between over 40 languages.Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gingersoftware.com
- Writing tools
- Ginger lists grammar checking, sentence rephrasing, translation, punctuation checking, spell checking, Personal Trainer, online proofreading, and essay checking among its features.Read 28 Sep 2026 · gingersoftware.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Includes grammar, spelling and punctuation checks
- Offers UK and American English options
- Extensions support Chrome and Edge
- API can be installed on customer servers
- Ginger says it does not store submitted text
Limits
- Core writing features focus solely on English
- Requires a stable internet connection
- Free version has limitations
Who it suits
Ginger may suit native and non-native English speakers, students and professionals who want writing corrections and rephrasing. Its API and local deployment option are aimed at organizations processing text at high volume.
Verdict
Ginger combines English writing checks with rephrasing, translation and proofreading tools across several integrations. Consider its English focus and internet requirement, and note that listed plan prices differ from the pricing note’s starting figure.
Where Specifiction places it
- Grammar checkers#17 of 888.9
- AI Grammar Checkers#6 of 268.8
- Proofreading Software#8 of 308.8