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How to Install the Grammarly Extension on Your Chrome Browser
How to Install the Grammarly Extension on Your Chrome Browser
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Written by Sean
Updated over a week ago

AutoCrit has a new way to seamlessly integrate with Grammarly, enhancing your document editing experience. Our latest approach features additional editing options to help elevate your writing. Utilizing the Grammarly integration within AutoCrit remains free and also entirely within your control.

This article will show you how to add the Grammarly extension to your Chrome browser.

First, for the extension to work, you need to have a free Grammarly account. If you need help creating one, you can see our article Spelling and Grammar.

Here are some quick links for this article.

  1. How to install the extension. (Video walk-through)

  2. How to install the extension. (Text instructions)

  3. Using Grammarly In AutoCrit

  4. Deactivating the extension.

  5. Still seeing spelling corrections? (how do disable your browser's Spell Check feature)

Installing the Grammarly extension

Video walk-through:

Text walk-through:

  1. Access the Chrome Menu in the upper right corner (3 dots)

    Screenshot of Chrome menu.

  2. Go to Extensions.

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions options.

  3. Go to the Visit Chrome Web Store

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions options.


  4. Search for "Grammarly"

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions search.

  5. Select "Grammarly: Grammar Checker..." and Add to Chrome.

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions search.


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    Screenshot of Chrome extensions search.


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    Screenshot of Chrome extensions search.


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    Screenshot of Chrome extensions confirmation.

  6. Return to your AutoCrit editing page.

    Screenshot of AutoCrit.

  7. Choose the "puzzle piece" extensions button in the chrome tool bar again.

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions button.


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  8. Select the "pin" option next to Grammarly so that the Grammarly icon displays in the Chrome tool bar.

    Screenshot of Chrome extensions options.


    ​Once it's added you should see this "G" icon in your tool bar.

    Screenshot of Grammarly extension icon.

  9. Refresh the AutoCrit page in Chrome.

    Screenshot of Chrome refresh button.

  10. Click your cursor in the text field. You should now begin to see Grammarly highlighting spelling and grammar issues. (This may take several seconds to initiate for larger files.)

    Screenshot of AutoCrit.


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  11. You can toggle the Grammarly extension on/off using the Grammarly button pinned in the chrome tool bar.

    Screenshot of Grammarly extension options.


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    Screenshot of AutoCrit.


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    Screenshot of AutoCrit.


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It's as easy as that!


Still seeing spelling corrections?


You might need to disable your browser's Spell Check:

1. Click on the three-dot menu button located at the end of the toolbar.

Screenshot of Chrome options button.

2. Click on "Settings" from the drop-down menu.

Screenshot of Chrome menu.

3. In the browser Settings on the left, click on "Languages".

Screenshot of Chrome settings.

4. Under the "Languages" section, you will find a toggle button for "Spell Check". Click on it to turn off Spell Check completely.

Screenshot of Chrome spell check options.


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Screenshot of Chrome spell check options.

That's it! You have successfully disabled Spell Check on your Google Chrome browser.

If you ever want to re-enable it, simply follow the same steps and toggle the button back on.

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