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proselint vs textlint
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | proselint | textlint |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 4.6k | 3.2k |
| Latest | v0.16.0 | v15.8.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-04 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 324 days between releases | about 9 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Grammarly. Alternatives to Grammarly →
PartialproselintRule-based checks for English usage, cliches and jargon, from the command line or an editor plugin.
PartialtextlintPluggable rules for Markdown and plain text, run from the command line, the editor or CI, checking only what the installed rules cover.
proselint
textlint
- v15.8.02026-08-01Upgrade textlint MCP server to SDK v2
- v15.7.12026-05-18fix(textlint): align stdout output with --output-file (#2043)
- v15.7.02026-05-14feat(ast-node-types): make TxtNode properties readonly
- v15.6.12026-05-11chore(deps): update starkware-libs/merge-gatekeeper action to v1.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in
- v15.6.02026-04-26feat(markdown-to-ast): add support for TOML and JSON frontmatter
proselint
unsigned The latest release, v0.16.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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textlint
✓ signed The latest release, v15.8.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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