How is FirstEdit different from Grammarly, Microsoft Editor and other spelling and grammar checkers?

Spelling and grammar checkers like Grammarly and Microsoft Editor are interactive tools. They work inline as you write. Or you work with them on a review of the document.

FirstEdit, on the other hand, is an AI editor that automates changes that it can make without your input. You give it the rules you want it to follow. Then it makes changes to your text for you.

You build FirstEdit into your workflow so that it runs on a completed draft before human review begins. It focuses on house style compliance, industry terminology, and compliance-critical rules.

After a first-pass with FirstEdit, the document is cleaner. That means you spend less time on the mechanics of copyediting such as fixing spelling and grammar mistakes.

FirstEdit only makes changes where there is very high confidence that the change is correct. We’ve designed FirstEdit so that it always under-edits rather than over-edits. That's different to spelling and grammar checkers which find and bring things to your attention that may not be correct.

FirstEdit is not a replacement for traditional spelling and grammar check, but it helps you save time that you previously spent working with tools like Grammarly, Microsoft Editor and other spelling/grammar checkers.