Seems a stretch to call it open source.
Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
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Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#22> open-source Chrome extension > It's designed to be a more customizable and privacy-respecting alternative to Grammarly. > This extension requires an OpenAI API key to function I disagree with this description of the service No, it's not an "Open Source alternative to grammarly", it's an OpenAI wrapper
Wonder if there's an option to somehow pipe the prompting to a local ollama instead.
That would be an interesting possibility
Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#23Seems a stretch to call it open source.
Seems a stretch to call it "more privacy-friendly" if it talks to OpenAI.
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#24Seems a stretch to call it open source.
The source seems to be at the linked repo, and the license is MIT. How’s that a stretch?
Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#25After years with Grammarly, I wanted a simpler, cheaper way to improve my writing. So I built Scramble, a Chrome extension that uses an LLM for writing enhancements. Key features: - Uses your OpenAI API key (100% local) - Pre-defined prompts for various improvements - Highlight text and wait for suggestions - Currently fixed to GPT-4-turbo Future plans: add LLM provider/model choice, custom prompts, bug fixes, and im…
Without marketing speak can I ask why anyone would have a need for a service like grammerly, I always thought it was odd trying to sell a subscription based spell checker (AI is just a REALLY good spell checker).
Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#26People really should stop calling a glorified openAI API as an open-source software.
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#27How does this compare to https://languagetool.org, which is also open source?
I'm not sure what kind of AI Languagetool uses but it works really well!
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#28I have been using LanguageTool[1] for years as "an open source alternative to [old school] Grammarly". It doesn't do that fancy "make this text more professional" AI stuff like this or Grammarly can now do, but they offer a self-hosted version so you don't need to send everything you write to OpenAI. If all you want is a better spelling/grammar checker, I highly recommend it.
Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#29After years with Grammarly, I wanted a simpler, cheaper way to improve my writing. So I built Scramble, a Chrome extension that uses an LLM for writing enhancements. Key features: - Uses your OpenAI API key (100% local) - Pre-defined prompts for various improvements - Highlight text and wait for suggestions - Currently fixed to GPT-4-turbo Future plans: add LLM provider/model choice, custom prompts, bug fixes, and im…
Without marketing speak can I ask why anyone would have a need for a service like grammerly, I always thought it was odd trying to sell a subscription based spell checker (AI is just a REALLY good spell checker).
Non-native speakers find it useful since it doesn't just fix spelling but also fixes correctness, directness, tone and tense. It gives you an indication of how your writing comes across, e.g. friendly, aggressive, assertive, polite.
English can be a very nuanced language - easy to learn, difficult to master. Grammarly helps with that.
Re: Scramble: Open-Source Alternative to Grammarly
#30After years with Grammarly, I wanted a simpler, cheaper way to improve my writing. So I built Scramble, a Chrome extension that uses an LLM for writing enhancements. Key features: - Uses your OpenAI API key (100% local) - Pre-defined prompts for various improvements - Highlight text and wait for suggestions - Currently fixed to GPT-4-turbo Future plans: add LLM provider/model choice, custom prompts, bug fixes, and im…
Without marketing speak can I ask why anyone would have a need for a service like grammerly, I always thought it was odd trying to sell a subscription based spell checker (AI is just a REALLY good spell checker).
I'm a big fan of Grammarly and have been using it, and paying for it, for years.
The advantage is not spell checking. It is grammar and style improvements. It tells you things like "this language is informal", or "this is a better word for that".