CLI Tool

textlint

Pluggable natural language linter with readability scores, spell check, and terminology consistency.

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Installation

npm install -g textlint
Platform
Claude Code, VS Code
Pricing
free
Author
textlint
Last Tested
2026-04-01

About this Tool

The most comprehensive text linting ecosystem with ~3,100 GitHub stars. Pluggable architecture with hundreds of rules and plugins: readability scores (Flesch-Kincaid, Dale-Chall), spell check, terminology consistency, sentence complexity analysis. Highly configurable for brand voice enforcement and content quality standards. Actively maintained with frequent releases.

Use Case Examples

  • Enforce brand terminology consistency across all marketing content with custom textlint rules
  • Check readability scores on landing page copy to ensure it matches your target audience reading level

Score Breakdown

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Overall Score

Based on 5 dimensions

Installation
8/10
Documentation
8/10
Relevance
8/10
Quality
8/10
Maintenance
9/10

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