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Visittextlint vs Vale
What both publish
| Fact | textlint | Vale |
|---|---|---|
| Editor integrations | Official integration documentation lists Atom, Sublime Text, Vim, Visual Studio Code, micro, NetBeans, and Emacs integrations. | Listed editor integrations include VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Neovim, Sublime Text, Zed, Emacs, JetBrains IDEs, Obsidian, Oxygen XML, and Qt Creator. |
| Purpose | textlint is a pluggable linting tool for natural language text. | Vale is an open-source command-line linter that checks prose against style-guide rules. |
textlint plans
- Open-source textlintFree
- textlintFree
Vale plans
- ValeFree
Pick textlint if…
textlint suits writers and developers who want configurable text checks in editors, command-line workflows, or applications. It is also an option for projects that want text checks in GitHub Actions or through an MCP server.
Pick Vale if…
Vale suits individuals and documentation teams that want style-guide checks in editors or alongside code. It can also fit teams that run checks in CI or pre-commit workflows.