textlint is a pluggable linting framework for natural-language text. Markdown and plain text are supported by default, while plugins can add support for other document formats.
Rather than imposing a bundled style guide, textlint lets users install the rules they need. This makes it particularly useful for documentation projects that want to enforce their own vocabulary, grammar, terminology or writing conventions.
Rules can provide automatic fixes, while a selection of output formatters makes the command-line tool suitable for both local use and automated workflows.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Uses a plugin-based rule system without imposing a bundled ruleset.
- Supports Markdown and plain text by default, with additional formats available through plugins.
- Can automatically apply corrections supplied by fixable rules.
- Provides multiple output formats including JSON, JUnit, Checkstyle and GitHub.
- Exposes APIs for embedding textlint and its rule engine in other applications.
Website: github.com/textlint/textlint
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Developer: azu
License: MIT License
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