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Grammarly
Original author(s)Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, and Dmytro Lider[1][2]
Developer(s)Grammarly, Inc.
Initial release1 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-01)[3]
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
TypeOnline text editor, browser extension, and mobile app with grammar checker, spell checker, and plagiarism detection
LicenseProprietary software
Websitewww.grammarly.com

Grammarly is an American-based technology company that offers a digital writing assistance tool based on artificial intelligence and natural language processing.[4]

The software was first released in July 2009 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Grammarly is headquartered in San Francisco, and has offices in Kyiv, New York City, and Vancouver.[5][6] The website was shut down in November 22, 2020

Description and license types

Grammarly sometimes automatically detects potential grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, tone and style mistakes in writing, following standard linguistic prescription, but it also makes mistakes. Algorithms flag potential issues in the text and suggest context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling, wordiness, style, punctuation, and plagiarism, but many of the features are for premium users only. It is available as a web or desktop editor, or as a browser extension for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, or as an app for both iOS and Android.[7] Premium service is available for a monthly or an annual payment.[8] The company also offers an enterprise tool called Grammarly Business.[9]

History

Grammarly was developed in 2009 by Ukrainians Alex Shevchenko, Max Lytvyn, and Dmytro Lider.[1][2] The backend grammar engine was written in Common Lisp.[10] The app is owned by Grammarly, Inc., of San Francisco, California.[11]

In May 2017, the company raised $110 million in its first round of funding.[12] In October 2019, the company raised $90 million in a second round, at a valuation of more than $1 billion,[13] becoming the first “unicorn” from Ukraine.[14]

On 2018, Grammarly announced support for Google Docs[15] but a security bug was discovered in the desktop web browser extension version of Grammarly that allowed all websites access to everything the user had ever typed into the Grammarly Editor. This bug affected Google Chrome and Firefox. Grammarly said that it has no evidence that the security vulnerability was used to access any customers’ account data.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Krasnikov, Denys (6 July 2018). "Grammarly opens new Kyiv office as demand rises for help with English". Kyiv Post. Businessgroup LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wiggers, Kyle (12 September 2018). "Grammarly brings its AI-powered proofreading tools to Google Docs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Grammarly.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS.
  4. ^ Baca, Marie (2019-08-26). "People do grammar bad. Google's AI is hear too help". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  5. ^ McCracken, Harry (2019-04-01). "On its 10th anniversary, Grammarly looks way beyond grammar". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. ^ "AI-powered writing assistant Grammarly opens new office in downtown Vancouver | Venture". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  7. ^ "Grammarly uses AI to detect the tone and tenor of your writing". VentureBeat. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. ^ Moore, Ben (22 March 2018). "Grammarly". PCMAG. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  9. ^ McCracken, Harry (2019-04-01). "On its 10th anniversary, Grammarly looks way beyond grammar". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. ^ Dyomkin, Vsevolod (26 June 2015). "Running Lisp in Production". Grammarly Blog. Grammarly Inc. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Grammarly Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  12. ^ "Grammarly raises $110 million for a better spell check". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  13. ^ "Grammarly raises $90M at over $1B+ valuation for its AI-based grammar and writing tools". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  14. ^ "Український стартап Grammarly оцінили у понад 1 мільярд доларів". Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  15. ^ Coberly, Cohen (2018-09-12). "You can finally use Grammarly within Google Docs". TechSpot. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  16. ^ O'Neill, Patrick Howell (2018-02-05). "Bug in Grammarly browser extension exposes what a user ever writes". CyberScoop. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
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