Spell, style and grammar check

The following requirements must be met:

• Java 17 (or higher)
  A full Java must be installed. A Java headless is not enough.
  For Windows user: It is recommended to use the latest LTE version of Java 21. You can get it here: https://download.oracle.com/java/21/latest/jdk-21_windows-x64_bin.msi
  Note: For Java 24, the current version must be used; older versions are sometimes incompatible.

• LibreOffice 4.2.4 (or higher)

• Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 (or higher)

Note: If a version of the LanguageTool extension is installed, you must uninstall it before installing WritingTool.

Note: If you have another grammar checker installed (especially LightProof), you must disable it before installing WritingTool.

Note: If you use LibreOffice on Linux or Mac, libreoffice-java-common must be installed.

Note: If you use OpenOffice under Windows, you must have 32-bit Java 17 installed. This is not available at java.com. You can download it here: https://adoptium.net/de/temurin/archive/?version=17

If you have problems:

• The correct Java version must be selected. It can be found under the following LibreOffice menu item: Tools/Options/LibreOffice/Advanced. The checkbox »Use a Java runtime environment« must be activated. A Java runtime environment version 17 or higher must be selected.

• The internal use of LanguageTool must be deactivated. It can be found under the following LibreOffice menu item: Tools/Options/Languages ​​and locales/LanguageTool server (the checkbox must not be checked).

• LightProof (or any other grammar checker) must be deactivated. It can be found under the following LibreOffice menu item: Tools/Options/Languages ​​and locales/Linguistics/Available language modules (the checkbox must not be checked). If necessary, reinstall WritingTool after deactivating LightProof.

• In individual cases, it may be necessary to deactivate other spell checkers as well.

• WritingTool must be activated as a service. The setting can be found under the following LibreOffice menu item: Tools/Options/Languages ​​and locales/Linguistics/Available language modules. The »WritingTool« checkbox must be checked.

• Additionally, you should check whether the checkboxes for both spelling and grammar are checked under »Edit«.

• If an installation was successful and WritingTool still does not work, please check all the points mentioned above, perform all deactivations and then reinstall WritingTool.

• The directory for the log file can be found under the following LibreOffice menu item: Tools/WritingTool/About (or the corresponding button). In the window that opens, there is a »Open log folder« button.

• Please report all other problems, suggestions and ideas to the following address: https://github.com/writingtool-org/writingtool/issues.

AI support

Note: WritingTool does not come with its own AI.

Note: AI support is currently only experimental and only tested for local installations of localAI.

The following requirements must be met to use AI support:

• Access to an AI API must be available (for commercial applications this is subject to a fee).

• A valid API key must exist (if the application is protected by one).

• The AI ​​API must comply with the valid OpenAI standard (see https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/introduction).

• A quick guide to installing a local AI can be found here: https://writingtool.org/index.php/en/help/installation-of-a-local-ai

If you have problems:

• Please report all problems, suggestions and ideas to the following address: https://github.com/writingtool-org/writingtool/issues.