Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
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Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
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Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#2Which LLM is running with Harper?
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#3Is this using local LLMs or some other engine?
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#4Is this using local LLMs or some other engine?
I don't think it uses an LLM.
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#5It is available in Autommatic's Github repository:
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#6This seems to use a hard coded list of explicit rules, not an LLM
https://writewithharper.com/docs/rules
https://github.com/Automattic/harper/blob/0c04291bfec25d0e93...
"PointIsMoot" => (
["your point is mute"],
["your point is moot"],
"Did you mean `your point is moot`?",
"Typo: `moot` (meaning debatable) is correct rather than `mute`."
),Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#7It is available in Autommatic's Github repository: https://github.com/Automattic/harper
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Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#8Comes with a great LSP server capable of checking grammar in code comments:
https://writewithharper.com/docs/integrations/language-serve...
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#9This seems to use a hard coded list of explicit rules, not an LLM https://writewithharper.com/docs/rules https://github.com/Automattic/harper/blob/0c04291bfec25d0e93... "PointIsMoot" => ( ["your point is mute"], ["your point is moot"], "Did you mean `your point is moot`?", "Typo: `moot` (meaning debatable) is correct rather than `mute`." ),
From a quick look phrase corrections is just one type of rule. There are many other rules, some are dynamic like when to use "your" vs "you're", oxford commas, etc.
That it doesn't use LLMs is its advantage, it runs in under 10ms and can be easily embedded in software and still provide useful grammar checking even if it's not exhaustive
Re: Harper – an open-source alternative to Grammarly
#10IMO not using LLMs is a big plus in my book. Grammarly has been going downhill since they've been larding it with "AI features," it has become remarkably inconsistent. It will tell me to remove a comma one hour, and then tell me to add it back the next.