DeepL Write
DeepL's own writing corrector: grammar, tone and rephrasing from the team behind the translator
Quick Overview
| Company | DeepL SE |
|---|---|
| Category | AI Writing & Copywriting |
| Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | GDPR |
| Pricing | Free to use for basic corrections; Write Pro add-on from €6.99 per user/month billed annually, included automatically in DeepL Business and Enterprise plans |
| Free Option | Free version, no separate trial needed |
| Replaces | Grammarly, Wordtune, Microsoft Editor |
Detailed Review
DeepL Write is DeepL's answer to a different problem than translation: text you already wrote in your own language that needs to read more clearly. Paste a paragraph and it rewrites word choices, restructures sentences and adjusts tone, showing alternatives you can accept individually rather than a single rewritten block.
The free version handles spelling, grammar and basic phrasing; the Pro tier adds style rules and higher usage limits. Because it comes from the same language models DeepL built for translation, its sense of how a native speaker would actually phrase something is unusually good in German, English and several other European languages.
DeepL SE is based in Cologne, Germany, and operates DeepL Write as an add-on inside the same account and pricing structure as DeepL's translation product.
Write Pro costs €6.99 per user per month billed annually as a standalone add-on, and comes included automatically once a team is on a DeepL Business or Enterprise plan, which is the more common route for organisations already paying for translation. There is no separate self-hosted or on-premise option — DeepL Write is a cloud product built into the same infrastructure as everything else DeepL runs from Germany.
The honest comparison is with LanguageTool rather than with Neuroflash: both correct text you already wrote rather than generating new copy.
LanguageTool covers more languages with deeper rule sets and offers a self-hostable open-source core; DeepL Write covers fewer languages but leans on DeepL's translation-grade phrasing model for the ones it does support, and has no offline or self-hosted option at all. A team already inside the DeepL ecosystem gets Write for free as part of the bundle; a team that is not has less reason to add a second correction tool alongside LanguageTool.
What DeepL Write does well
- Phrasing quality inherited from DeepL's translation models
- Included free with DeepL Business and Enterprise plans
- Individually acceptable rewrite suggestions, not one big rewrite
- German company processing under GDPR
- Simple, fast interface with no setup
Where DeepL Write falls short
- Fewer languages than LanguageTool
- No self-hosted or offline option
- Write Pro is a separate paid add-on outside Business/Enterprise
- Generates no new content, only corrects existing text
Standout feature. The same phrasing model that makes DeepL's translations sound native, pointed at text you wrote yourself instead of text you're translating.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Phrasing quality inherited from DeepL's translation models
- Included free with DeepL Business and Enterprise plans
- Individually acceptable rewrite suggestions, not one big rewrite
- German company processing under GDPR
- Simple, fast interface with no setup
Cons
- Fewer languages than LanguageTool
- No self-hosted or offline option
- Write Pro is a separate paid add-on outside Business/Enterprise
- Generates no new content, only corrects existing text
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is DeepL Write?
DeepL Write is DeepL's answer to a different problem than translation: text you already wrote in your own language that needs to read more clearly. Paste a paragraph and it rewrites word choices, restructures sentences and adjusts tone, showing alternatives you can accept individually rather than a single rewritten block.
The free version handles spelling, grammar and basic phrasing; the Pro tier adds style rules and higher usage limits. Because it comes from the same language models DeepL built for translation, its sense of how a native speaker would actually phrase something is unusually good in German, English and several other European languages.
Where is DeepL Write based?
DeepL Write operates from Cologne, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany). Compliance: GDPR.
What does DeepL Write cost?
Free to use for basic corrections; Write Pro add-on from €6.99 per user/month billed annually, included automatically in DeepL Business and Enterprise plans. Free version, no separate trial needed.
Who is DeepL Write best for?
Writers who already trust DeepL for translation quality. The same phrasing model that makes DeepL's translations sound native, pointed at text you wrote yourself instead of text you're translating.
What are the drawbacks of DeepL Write?
Fewer languages than LanguageTool. No self-hosted or offline option. Write Pro is a separate paid add-on outside Business/Enterprise. Generates no new content, only corrects existing text.