LibreOffice / LanguageTool on local (not in the cloud)

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OnlyOffice and LibreOffice allow the use of the LanguageTool program from the cloud.

And it should be mentioned that it corrects (in the free version) a number of errors in several languages: community.languagetool.org/rule/list?lang=en

But, for those who want some privacy, there is a local plugin for LibreOffice: writingtool.org

Just one prerequisite, you need Java. And in case you don't find your happiness in the usual repositories, there is: adoptium.net

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Eloquent is also an option for offline use of languagetool for more privacy. It is available as flatpak:

But I just see on github that languagetool is no longer maintained.

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Eloquent and writingtool are both based on languagetool. I'm not sure if they will be updated in future.

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I thought Java was considered malware like 15-years ago or more, why would anyone want to use it today?

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Considering a development language as a virus is a bit strange, but...

  • in the case of WritingTool it is about the runtime environment
  • computer viruses, in the presence of a JRE, work well simultaneously on GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS
  • at the beginning of the century, I met many PCs on Windows with several JREs installed at the same time... users updating without removing the old version --> security problem
  • an idea to reduce the risks: use a JRE in portable mode
  • the current LibreOffice database engine (HSQLDB) is in Java

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)

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By the way, for the standalone version of LanguageTool: languagetool.org/download

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