This acquisition is concerning because Grammarly is well known for its bad privacy policy and how it's essentially a keylogger. Now that it has access to probably thousands of companies data hosted on Coda is a huge red flag to Coda users.
However it's high time Grammarly evolves itself into some other product or die trying.
I also dislike Grammarly because they made it unnecessarily difficult to cancel my yearly subscription. Instead of allowing me to cancel on my own, they forced me to start a thread with their support team, which felt frustrating and inconvenient.
Additionally, I found Grammarly’s approach a bit aggressive, and it often conflicted with other plugins.
ProWritingAid is another plugin that was awfully buggy.
I switched to LanguageTool, which I genuinely love and support. However, to be honest, I’ve always felt that basic features like grammar checking, proofreading, and editing should be built directly into the operating system, rather than requiring additional plugins. Even LanguageTool isn’t compatible with every app, which can be limiting.
Thanks to advancements in LLMs, I’m finally hopeful that this functionality will become standard, eliminating the need for tools like LanguageTool altogether.
That said, it’s probably a long way off, especially considering how lackluster Apple’s AI capabilities have been so far.
On my last week there, I built out a rip-off of Guitar Hero in Coda itself. We had a "multiplayer" doc where 20 of us competed (and cheated) for the top score. I didn't get a recording of that session, but here's a pre-game demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs23O3vewvg
