Microsoft Word

Better than most standalone spelling and grammar checkers, particularly for the English language (in German, DUDEN Korrektor finds more errors).

http://www.microsoft.com

DUDEN Korrektor

For German text only. Available as an add-on for either Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, FrameMaker or InDesign.

Price: approx. €20 (Microsoft Word / OpenOffice); approx. €100 (FrameMaker); approx. €200 (InDesign)

http://www.duden.de

http://shop.cognitas.de

CorrectEnglish

Easy to use. Provides good results but needs internet connection to work. May therefore be inappropriate to process confidential texts.

Price: approx. $199 for a one year subscription, $259 for a five year subscription

http://www.vantageonlinestore.com

StyleWriter

Aims to improve the clarity of your texts.

Price: approx. £110

http://www.editorsoftware.com

WhiteSmoke

Easy to use with an uncluttered user interface. Needs internet connection to work. May therefore be inappropriate to process confidential texts. Some reviews of this software report rather aggressive marketing such as windows popping up repeatedly when you don’t upgrade the software, even after you’ve purchased the full license.

Price: approx. $80 up to $250

http://www.whitesmoke.com

RightWriter

Searches for grammar errors and weak writing style.

Price: approx. $30

http://www.right-writer.com

Serenity Editor

Puts an emphasis on omitting unnecessary words.

Price: approx. $75

http://www.serenity-software.com

Writer’s Workbench

Rather complex with a vast scope of different analyses. Only works when you have installed English versions of Microsoft Word and Windows.

Price: approx. $100

http://www.emo.com

ClearEdits

Performs some basic checks such as sentence length or repeated words.

Price: approx. $80

http://www.clearwriter.com

LinguLab

For German text. Checks texts depending on different rule sets for various types of texts. For writers and editors.

Price: starting at approx. €40 per month

http://live.lingulab.de

docutune

For German text. Helps to analyze and optimize comprehensibility.

Price: approx. €99 for the first year, €36 for each additional year

http://www.docutune.de

PerfectIt

Ensures consistency with house styles and between multiple authors. Requires Microsoft Word.

Price: approx. $90

http://www.intelligentediting.com

Simplus

Checks for simplified English that can be easily understood by a worldwide audience.

Price: approx. $295; plus optional $145 (XML plugin), $495 (FrameMaker Plugin)

http://www.linguatechnologies.com

CLAT Tools

Controlled language authoring technology utilities.

Price: upon request

http://www.iai-sb.de

Congree

Authoring assistance tool that helps to create rule and style-compliant text. Available for MS Word and other editors.

Price: personal edition approx. $299; other editions upon request

http://www.congree.com/en/

cognitas TermControl für Adobe FrameMaker

Terminology checker (Software in German).

Price: approx. €70

http://shop.cognitas.de

cognitas Language Checker für Adobe FrameMaker

Generates word lists and checks for unallowed words. Can for example be used to enforce the use of simplified English. (Software in German.)

Price: approx. €300

http://shop.cognitas.de

cognitas Consitor

Lets you check whether a phrase or a similar phrase already exists within a given translation memory.

Price: upon request

http://www.cognitas.de

TippyTerm

Terminology database. With a click of the mouse, displays translations and optional meta data, and inserts the correct expression into your document. (Software in German)

Price: approx. €179

http://syskon.com/index.php?tippyterm

SDL Author Assistant for Adobe FrameMaker

Checks text for writing style and terminology issues.

Price: free

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

docuterm

Basic terminology checker, integrated into Microsoft Word.

Price: approx. €299

http://www.gds.eu

MAXit Checker

Monitors technical texts for compliance to Controlled English or ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. There are versions available for FrameMaker, Word, Arbortext, XMetal and UltraXML.

Price: upon request

http://www.smartny.com/maxit.htm

[i]-match

Terminology and consistency tools and checkers. For Word, FrameMaker and XML editors. (Software in German.)

Price: upon request

http://www.i-match.itl.info

Lingo

Utility for creating terminology lists.

Price: approx. €80

http://www.lexicool.com

evoTerm

Web-based terminology management system.

Price: approx. €90 per year

http://www.evoterm.net

TermWeb

Web-based terminology management system.

Price: upon request

http://www.interverbumtech.com

HyperSTE

Quality assurance software for standardized documentation. Ensures compliance with corporate terminology and style guide rules.

Price: upon request

http://www.simplifiedenglish.net

Acronyms Master

Creates tables of all acronyms that used within a Microsoft Word document.

Price: approx. $49 (Lite); approx. $85 (Pro)

http://www.acronyms-master.com

XMLglossary

MS-Excel-based glossary and terminology database with PDF and HTML export. (Software in German).

Price: free

http://axitd.doc-x.org/product_main.html

LookUp

Terminology web platform.

Price: upon request

http://www.dog-gmbh.com

TermWiki

Collaborative terminology platform.

Price: free basic version (Open Source); professional version approx. $399 per user per year

http://www.csoftintl.com/termwiki.php

TextSTAT

Reads text files, Word files, OpenOffice files and HTML files and generates word frequency lists and concordances from these files. Can spider a whole web site / browser-based help system.

Price: free (Open Source)

http://neon.niederlandistik.fu-berlin.de/en/textstat/