Wordtune

Rewrite selected sentences for tone, length, fluency, and clarity with side-by-side choices

YES · focused build
price $6.99/mo per seatsubscription / year $83.88estimated build time one sittingreplaced by 0 people

The core loop is small enough for a capable coding agent to produce a useful local version in one sitting. For Wordtune, rewrite selected sentences for tone, length, fluency, and clarity with side-by-side choices. The hard boundary is browser and document integrations plus proprietary rewrite quality, plus polish, integrations, and proprietary language models.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • browser and document integrations plus proprietary rewrite quality
  • cross-device sync
  • large proprietary style models
  • browser and office-suite extensions
  • team style guides

Why people still pay

People still pay for Wordtune because the paid tool is already present everywhere they write and its suggestions have been tuned across millions of documents. The recurring cost buys model quality, extension compatibility, dictionaries, releases, and sync, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • Runtime and tools: TypeScript, React and a Node server with SQLite for a single small workspace.
  • Before starting: A local Node runtime, writable data directory, sample records and a documented backup/restore path.
01
TypeScript, React and a Node server with SQLite for a single small workspace
02
Data design: Store DocumentRevision, SelectionAnchor, RewriteMode and Candidate; candidates retain numbers/names/negation checks and cannot apply after the selected text has changed.
03
Setup: A local Node runtime, writable data directory, sample records and a documented backup/restore path
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1

Pin the working slice and create its example input: Select a sentence, request concise/formal/clear alternatives, compare meaning changes and apply one revision while keeping the source. Confirm setup: A local Node runtime, writable data directory, sample records and a documented backup/restore path.

2

Phase 2

Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store DocumentRevision, SelectionAnchor, RewriteMode and Candidate; candidates retain numbers/names/negation checks and cannot apply after the selected text has changed.

3

Phase 3

Connect the working view to real saved state. Use migrations and server-side validation; expose saved, pending and failed states. Keep each write atomic and reject stale edits using a revision number.

4

Phase 4

Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Writing suggestions are optional and not factual verification. Send only selected text to a configured provider, and avoid silently expanding claims or changing the author's position.

5

Phase 5

Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Rewrite a qualified claim containing 'may' and a date; flag a candidate that turns it into certainty or changes the date, and keep it unaccepted. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
Build the following focused alternative to Wordtune. Implement the focused workflow below first; the verdict is not evidence of a completed or production-certified build.

WORKING SLICE
Select a sentence, request concise/formal/clear alternatives, compare meaning changes and apply one revision while keeping the source.

SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE
Use TypeScript, React and a Node server with SQLite for a single small workspace. Prerequisites: A local Node runtime, writable data directory, sample records and a documented backup/restore path. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success.

DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS
Store DocumentRevision, SelectionAnchor, RewriteMode and Candidate; candidates retain numbers/names/negation checks and cannot apply after the selected text has changed.

IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT
Use migrations and server-side validation; expose saved, pending and failed states. Keep each write atomic and reject stale edits using a revision number. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content.

APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY
Writing suggestions are optional and not factual verification. Send only selected text to a configured provider, and avoid silently expanding claims or changing the author's position.

ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO
Rewrite a qualified claim containing 'may' and a date; flag a candidate that turns it into certainty or changes the date, and keep it unaccepted. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested.

DELIVERY
Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product.

PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md
Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy or download AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

share on X ↗

Alternatives to building your own

Page AssistA browser sidebar that reads the page, rewrites the selection, and saves custom actions; your local model does the thinking.8.1kaug 2026open source↗Writing ToolsSelect text anywhere, hit a hotkey, and fix, rewrite, summarize, or obey a custom instruction without opening another tab.2.4kmay 2026open source↗WitsySystem-wide selected-text commands, reusable experts, a scratchpad, and document context; bring the model and skip the subscription.2.0kapr 2026open source↗

all 4 free alternatives to Wordtune →· no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real

Wordtune pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
basic$0/user$0/user10 rewrites and AI suggestions/day; 3 AI summarizations/month; unlimited spelling and grammar checksThe page labels AI generations as limited daily use but does not publish a separate numeric generation cap.
advanced—$6.99/user30 rewrites and AI suggestions/day; 15 AI summarizations/month; unlimited AI recommendations, spelling and grammarAnnual billing price shown; the live public page did not expose the exact monthly-billing amount to the crawler.
unlimited—$9.99/userUnlimited rewrites, AI suggestions, AI summarizations, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, clarity and fluencyAnnual billing price shown; the live public page did not expose the exact monthly-billing amount to the crawler.

free tier10 rewrites and AI suggestions/day, 3 AI summarizations/month, unlimited spelling corrections and grammar checks; separate AI-generation cap not numerically published

billingmonthly + annual (annual advertised as 50% off); paid plans offer a 3-day trial that requires payment details and auto-charges afterward

hidden costsNo refunds; the 3-day trial converts automatically unless canceled. Academic/nonprofit discount is 30% but cannot stack with annual-billing savings.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-12 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Wordtune

Can you build your own Wordtune with AI?

The verdict is yes for the scoped workflow. The core loop is small enough for a capable coding agent to produce a useful local version in one sitting. For Wordtune, rewrite selected sentences for tone, length, fluency, and clarity with side-by-side choices. The hard boundary is browser and document integrations plus proprietary rewrite quality, plus polish, integrations, and proprietary language models.

What does the Wordtune build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Select a sentence, request concise/formal/clear alternatives, compare meaning changes and apply one revision while keeping the source. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: browser and document integrations plus proprietary rewrite quality; cross-device sync; large proprietary style models. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Wordtune prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Wordtune project take?

The catalogue estimate is one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Wordtune?

browser and document integrations plus proprietary rewrite quality; cross-device sync; large proprietary style models; browser and office-suite extensions; team style guides. People still pay for Wordtune because the paid tool is already present everywhere they write and its suggestions have been tuned across millions of documents. The recurring cost buys model quality, extension compatibility, dictionaries, releases, and sync, not just the visible interface.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Advanced plan is $6.99/mo per seat (annual billing, per user per month), checked 2026-08-12. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building Wordtune?

Page Assist: A browser sidebar that reads the page, rewrites the selection, and saves custom actions; your local model does the thinking. Writing Tools: Select text anywhere, hit a hotkey, and fix, rewrite, summarize, or obey a custom instruction without opening another tab. Witsy: System-wide selected-text commands, reusable experts, a scratchpad, and document context; bring the model and skip the subscription. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/wordtune/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

Every week, more subscriptions die.

New verdicts, new prompts, the week's most-doomed apps.
One email. Unsubscribe in one click.

last week:100 Questions · KINDA1of10 · KINDA1Password · KINDA+1090 more

free forever · no scanner spam · the prompt stays on the site, the deaths come to you

$weekly: what got a verdict, what died.