proselint

Spec sheet

Purpose

proselint is a linter for English prose that scans files and detects issues, then prints suggestions for improving the text.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The project lists Vim through ALE, Emacs through Flycheck, CI/CD through MegaLinter, and Neovim through none-ls.nvim as available integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project directs users who encounter a problem to open an issue.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Advice sources

Its checks draw on writing advice associated with authors, editors, usage guides, and literary publications.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Command line

The command-line tool checks files and can output diagnostics as text or JSON.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configuration limit

The default maximum number of results proselint can output is 1000.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customizable checks

Users can enable or disable checks at different levels and apply separate check selections to matching files.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Install options

The README documents installation with pip, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, pre-commit, and prek.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Library use

Python programs can use the LintFile class from proselint.tools to lint text and return suggestions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Older plugins

The README says its IntelliJ, Flymake, Sublime Text, Phabricator Arc, Visual Studio Code, Coala, Danger, and Syntastic plugins are archived or unmaintained.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security information

The repository’s GitHub security page shows no published security advisories.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every proselint plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Writing Style Checkers#23 of 297.5