Hemingway Editor is a focused writing tool that helps you write bold, clear prose by highlighting overly complex sentences, passive voice, adverb overuse, and readability issues. Named after Ernest Hemingway’s famously concise writing style, the tool uses color-coded highlights to instantly show where your writing needs simplification — making it an essential companion for anyone aiming for clear, direct communication.
The editor highlights sentences in yellow (hard to read) and red (very hard to read), marks passive voice constructions in green, flags unnecessary adverbs in blue, and identifies overly complex phrases in purple with simpler alternatives. The latest Hemingway Editor Plus adds AI-powered rewriting that can fix highlighted issues automatically, AI sentence completion, and paragraph generation. It also provides a readability grade level score based on the Automated Readability Index.
The Hemingway web editor is free to use for basic highlighting and readability analysis. Hemingway Editor Plus with AI features costs $10/month or $70/year. A one-time purchase desktop app for Mac and Windows is available at $19.99. Hemingway Editor is the perfect complement to tools like Grammarly — while Grammarly catches grammar errors, Hemingway focuses on making your writing more powerful and readable.
