Privacy-first text analyzer & editor

Polish your writing
without breaking your flow

Gorby quietly tracks your readability and flags issues like complex sentences, passive voice, and more. It gives you the insights you need, then steps out of your way so you can keep writing.

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About Gorby ·

Gorby provides a calm space to draft and polish your writing. Many writers utilize this privacy-first text analyzer to catch bad habits and improve their readability.

You can type freely without heavy menus breaking your flow, but when you are finally ready to edit, the tool highlights structural issues so you can refine your prose.

Your sensitive drafts are never stored by our servers.

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split this in two ✂

passive — flip it

3 marks made

64 words · 4 sentences

Why writers use Gorby

From messy first draft to clear final piece

Most writing tools tell you what you wrote. Gorby tells you whether it works and helps you fix it without breaking your focus.

Without Gorby

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Readability ?

Is this paragraph even readable?

You finish a draft and have no idea if it reads at grade 8 or grade 16. You guess, ship it, and hope it lands.

With Gorby

Looks Good

Ready for readers

Short sentences work. Readers follow clear ideas more easily when each thought is focused. This one is a little longer, adding some welcome variety to the rhythm of the paragraph. Brevity helps. A clear ending ties everything together.

Flesch reading ease 82 · Easy

Grade level 6th

See the score before anyone else reads it

Gorby calculates Flesch, Dale-Chall, ARI, and more as you write. Know exactly where your text lands and who can follow it.

Without Gorby

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Tired phrases slip through

Cliches, redundancies, and overused words pile up in a long draft. You stop noticing them. Your readers do not.

With Gorby

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Jargon Redundant Acronym

Highlights catch what you miss

Catch style issues with color-coded, in-context highlights the moment you write. Ready to polish? Run advanced checks to easily flag cliches, repetitive text, and more.

Without Gorby

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Heavy editors break your flow

Word, Docs, and most editors come wrapped in ribbons, toolbars, and sidebars. The cursor blinks, but your draft stalls.

With Gorby

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Rain · soft keys

A quiet page, centered on the words

Focus Mode swaps the menus and toolbars for a paper-feel surface, optional typewriter sounds, ambient audio, and a session timer.

Features

Everything you need to write clearly

Gorby pairs text analysis with a calm writing surface. Here are the tools writers lean on most.

Catch what slows readers down

Checks

Write better

Catch passive voice, qualifiers, and complex phrasing the moment you type. Ready to dig deeper? Advanced checks for overused words, acronyms, repetition, and more are just one click away.

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A quiet room for your draft

Focus

Stay in flow

Stay locked in on your current thought. Focus Mode dims surrounding paragraphs to keep your eyes on the active sentence, pairing a soft, paper-colored background with ambient audio and a session timer for deep work.

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Write for your audience's level

Scores

Know your audience

Check Flesch, Dale-Chall, ARI, SMOG, and more. Pinpoint the exact grade level of your text and ensure it perfectly matches your target audience.

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Perfect your sentence rhythm

Rhythm

Sentence rhythm

Color-code your sentences by length. Instantly see where your cadence flattens out, where readers lose their breath, and where a comma should have been a full stop.

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…and more

Plus the small things that add up

AI Writing Assistant

Get smart suggestions for clarity, tone, and impact without ever leaving the editor.

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Text Tagging

NLP-powered tagging of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more for granular review.

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Reports

Generate reports featuring statistics, scores, and highlights that you can export to PDF

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Writing Goals

Set a target word count to activate a visual progress bar and a completion chime.

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Testimonials

What Gorby users are saying

From essays and blog posts to technical manuals and book drafts, Gorby helps people write with more clarity and less second-guessing.

Writer

"This new feature works beautifully and will be an enormous help to me as I prepare a book manuscript for publication. I will recommend your app to other serious writers."

David G.

Writer

Student

"I use Gorby before submitting essays because it helps me spot long sentences, repeated words, and sections that are harder to read. The readability metrics make it much easier to see whether my writing is clear enough for someone else to follow."

Anika P.

Student

Technical Writer

"Writing technical documentation requires striking a careful balance between complex terms and accessibility. Having specialized metrics like the Dale-Chall and ARI formulas built right into Gorby helps me verify that my manuals don't go completely over the users' heads."

Kim P

Technical Writer

Freelance Journalist

"What I love most about Gorby is how intuitive it is. I don't have to click through five menus to see my reading grade level or find passive voice. It’s right there, helping me ensure my articles are accessible to a broad audience without breaking my focus."

Anna V.

Freelance Journalist

Newsletter Editor

"Gorby has become part of my editing routine for newsletters and blog posts. I paste in a draft, check readability, scan the highlights, and usually find a few places where the writing can be cleaner."

Rafael D.

Newsletter Editor

Pricing

Pick a plan that fits your writing

Every paid plan unlocks the full Gorby app, including advanced text checks, focus mode, readability insights, and AI editing tools.

Yearly

$59 /year

Full access for a year. Good for active projects and long-form work.

All advanced text checks
Full readability and analysis suite
20,000 AI credits included
Every update released during your year

Get Yearly Access

Need a short-term option? Get Monthly for $12/mo (Save 50% with Yearly).

Best value

Lifetime

$119

One-time payment

Pay once, keep Gorby for as long as you write. Best deal if writing is a regular part of what you do.

Everything in Yearly
35,000 AI credits included
Lifetime access to Gorby, including future app updates
Priority support

Get Lifetime Access

Pays for itself after roughly two years.

Prices shown exclude any applicable sales tax or VAT, which depends on your location. In some regions, no tax applies.

14-day money-back guarantee on every paid plan

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Is Gorby free to use?: Gorby offers a freemium model. Basic features like text statistics and essential analysis tools are available for free. Advanced functionality such as Text Checks & Highlights, Focus Mode, and AI-powered writing assistance is exclusive to our paid plans. Visit our pricing page for a detailed breakdown of features.
How does Gorby protect my privacy?: All text analysis happens locally in your browser - your content never leaves your device, and we don't collect any data. The one exception is AI-powered features, which currently rely on a remote model to work. We're planning to add support for local models and bring-your-own API keys in the future, so you'll be able to keep AI assistance fully private too.
What premium features are available?: Premium users unlock the full Gorby toolkit: Readability Metrics, Sentence Highlighter, Text Tagging, customizable Text Checks & Highlights, advanced analysis (overused words, SEO insights), AI-powered writing assistance, and Focus Mode for distraction-free writing.
What is Focus Mode?: Focus Mode is a distraction-free writing environment built into Gorby. It includes ambient background music, optional typewriter sounds, a typewriter-style font, and a built-in timer to help you stay in flow during longer writing sessions.
Can I try some premium features before subscribing?: Yes! Each day (except Sunday), one premium feature is made available to all users. You can try out features like Sentence Highlighter, Readability Metrics, and Text Tagging to experience the power of our premium tools before subscribing.
Which languages are supported?: Gorby primarily supports English for advanced analysis features due to its use of specialized NLP libraries. However, basic features like text statistics and keyword analysis work with any language that uses the Latin alphabet.
How do I redeem my license key?: After purchasing, log into your account in the app and navigate to the 'Account' tab. You'll find the 'Redeem License' option where you can enter your license code. For detailed instructions with screenshots, check out our step-by-step guide.

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Your next draft, with fewer rough edges

Open Gorby in your browser and try it free, no sign-up required. When you're ready for Focus Mode, sentence highlighting, advanced text checks, and more, pick the plan that fits how you write.

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Guarantee: 14-day money-back guarantee
Privacy: Privacy-first text analysis
Lifetime option: Lifetime plan available

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Polish your writing
without breaking your flow