Free Spell Checker for Windows Applications

FreeSpell is a spell checker for any and all Windows applications. You can use it in Microsoft Outlook, Firefox, Visual C++, and even in Windows Explorer when renaming files. In fact, anything that supports the clipboard operation, can be supported by FreeSpell as well, and all it takes is a hotkey to invoke it (by default, Win+Z). FreeSpell is based upon the Aspell engine, which means it offers one of the best spell checkers around not just for people with weak spelling skills, or for those who cannot consider English as native language, but also for people who just need a quick proofreading of their text entries. FreeSpell comes with a large default dictionary and has custom dictionary support.

FreeSpell is entirely free. This product will always be free - no expiration, no nag screens, no guilt trips. One day, spell checking will become an internal part of the OS, and until it is, FreeSpell will provide it for you for free. There is, however, a deluxe version of FreeSpell, which has additional features and ProSpell - a version of FreeSpell which offers a fully GUI based interface (cost $10 for both). By downloading FreeSpell you also got a copy of ProSpell. You can try out both programs without obligation. Note, however, that ProSpell is not free. In order to allow its full functionality you must register it.

Developer guarantees that there is no Adware/Spyware or other Malware included in the installation package.

How to use it: Once FreeSpell is installed you need to run it in the background to enable spell checking. Do this by selecting it from the start menu, or double clicking on its icon, and then minimizing FreeSpell once it has launched. Then, whenever you want to spell check some text, select it, and push Winkey-Z (this is the default hotkey, which you can easily change). A console window will open up with the text you selected. It will offer suggestions on any misspellings FreeSpell finds. The console window closes as soon as all spelling issues are addressed, so if your text is perfectly spelled, the console window will open and then immediately close. Note that the console is a text mode program only, and does not support the mouse; select the replacement word you wish to use by entering the number or letter next to it. The corrected text will be automatically pasted back into your current application.

Language: Spanish, German, English, French, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian (you need download specific packages for non-English languages).

Website: http://hcidesign.com/

Download: http://www.ziddu.com/download/3894685/InstallFreeSpell45.exe.html

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Free Spell Checker for Windows