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A comparison of open-source linters
Tool Extensible Checks Supports Markup
Vale Yes (via YAML) spelling, style Yes (Markdown, AsciiDoc, reStructuredText)
textlint Yes (via JavaScript) spelling, style Yes (Markdown, AsciiDoc, reStructuredText, Re:VIEW)
RedPen Yes (via Java) spelling, style Yes (Markdown, AsciiDoc, reStructuredText, Textile, LaTeX)
Rousseau Yes (via JavaScript) spelling, style No
write-good No style No
proselint No style No
Joblint No style No
alex No style Yes (Markdown)
LanguageTool Yes (via Java) spelling, style, grammar No
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