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Know what to fix next,and fix it right there

Review lists every suggestion for your draft, from hard sentences to passive voice, with one-click fixes and a readability score. It sits in the side panel of Gorby's Write view, right next to your text.

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Better coffee at home - Gorby
106 words 1 min read 86 Good Review 12

Better coffee at home

Many of us really want a better cup of coffee in the morning. The good news is that you don’t have to utilize fancy gear. The beans were roasted by a small shop down the road, and perhaps that makes the the biggest difference. If you grind the beans right before you brew and keep the water below boiling, the flavor comes through in a way that pre-ground coffee can’t match. Small details add up. At the end of the day, the end result is worth a extra minute. Mistakes will be made along the way. Commence with small changes and taste each cup carefully.

Review

Suggestions update as you type.

Suggestions

12 suggestions

Quite a few things to polish. Start with the biggest group.

  • The beans were roasted by a small shop down the road

    Active voice is usually clearer and shorter.

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  • Pro checks

The AI fixes in this demo are pre-written.

Try it: open a category, step through its issues, and fix or ignore each one. Click a highlight in the text to jump to it.

The checks

One list, every check

Review brings Gorby's text checks into one list, with a count for each. The colored bar shows where most of your issues are, so you know where to start.

Each check gets its own row. Open one to highlight its issues in your text, and close it again when you're done.

On the free plan

You get the five free checks in full. The Pro checks still run, so you can see how many issues they found and which checks found them.

Free checks

Free
Hard-to-read sentences
Sentences over 20 words, and very hard ones over 30, by default.
Passive voice
Phrasing like “the beans were roasted by”, where the active voice is clearer.
Adverbs
Words like “really” and “carefully”, where a stronger verb could do the job.
Qualifiers
Hedges like “perhaps” and “sort of” that make you sound unsure.
Simpler words
“Utilize”, “commence”, and other words with a plainer alternative.
More about these checks

Pro checks

Pro
Redundant phrases
“End result”, “free gift”, and other phrases that say it twice.
a/an
“A hour” or “an user”, where the article doesn’t match the sound.
Repeated words
The same word twice in a row, like “the the”.
Overused words
Words that take up more than 3% of your text, by default.
Clichés
Stock phrases like “at the end of the day”.
Unexplained acronyms
Acronyms you never spell out for the reader.

Fixes

Fix it on the spot

Each issue comes with a short note on what's wrong. Many come with a fix you can apply in one click, right from the panel.

  • Step through issues with the arrows
  • Swap in a better word with one click
  • Rewrite a whole sentence with AI, with Pro
  • Ignore what you want to keep

Fix with AI rewrites the sentence and shows you the result first.

What each fix does

The fixes you get depend on the check.

One-click fixes
Simpler words
Pick a plainer word.
Redundant phrases Pro
Replace with the short version.
a/an Pro
Change to the right article.
Repeated words Pro
Remove the duplicate.
Overused words Pro
Pick from up to 8 synonyms.
Fix with AI Pro
Hard-to-read sentences
Simplify, Shorten, or Rephrase.
Passive voice
Make active, or Rephrase.
Adverbs
Improve adverbs, or Rephrase.
Clichés
Rephrase sentence.

1 AI credit per sentence. Nothing changes until you press Apply.

Always your call
Qualifiers and acronyms
An explanation, and the wording stays up to you.
Ignore
Hides an issue until you open another text.
Undo
Every fix is one step, so Ctrl+Z brings your words back.

Want to rewrite text that Review didn't flag? Select it and use the AI actions card at the bottom of the panel to rephrase, simplify, shorten, or change its tone. More about the AI Writing Assistant

Readability

How hard is it to read?

Below the checks, Review scores your whole text with Flesch Reading Ease and shows its grade level and average sentence length. The same label sits in the top bar, so you can keep an eye on it while you write.

  • Good 60 and up

    Easy to read for most adults.

  • Fair 50 to 59

    Readable, but some sentences take effort.

  • Hard 30 to 49

    Difficult for many readers.

  • Very hard Below 30

    Very difficult for most readers.

With Pro, open More scores for six other formulas, from Coleman-Liau to SMOG.

Readability scores Paragraph readability

How it works

From first draft to polished in three steps

  1. 1

    Write or paste

    Start typing in the Write view, or paste a draft from anywhere. Gorby checks it as you go.

  2. 2

    Open Review

    The Review button in the top bar shows how many suggestions Gorby found. Click it to see them grouped by check.

  3. 3

    Fix, skip, or ignore

    Open a check to highlight its issues, then step through them and fix each one in place, or leave it as it is.

Gorby's Write view with an article about where to find authentic gelato in Italy. The top bar shows 1,191 words, a 5 minute read, a readability score of 41 (Hard), and a Review button with 101 suggestions. The Review panel lists hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs, qualifiers, and simpler words, 47 more issues from the Pro checks, and a readability card with a Flesch Reading Ease of 41.
The Review panel in Gorby's Write view, next to Stats and Focus.

What you get

Everything to fix, in one place

No more switching between views or hunting for the next underline. The list tells you what's left.

Updates as you type

Gorby checks your text a moment after you stop typing, so the list stays current without getting in the way.

A count in the top bar

The Review button shows how many suggestions are left, even with the panel closed.

Highlights that follow your edits

Open a check and its issues light up in your text. Keep writing and they stay in the right place.

One-click fixes

Swap in a simpler word, a synonym, or the right article without retyping anything.

Fix with AI

With Pro, rewrite a hard or passive sentence with AI and see a preview before anything changes.

Works on your phone

On a small screen, Review opens as a sheet under your text, and you can keep editing while it is open.

Coming soon

Spelling and grammar checks

We're adding spelling and grammar checks to the Gorby desktop app. They'll show up in the same Review list, next to the checks you already use.

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Make it yours

Set the rules for your writing

With Pro, open Review settings to choose what Gorby checks and how it shows, from which checks run to your own limits and highlight colors.

  • Turn any check on or off
  • Hard and very hard sentences, over 20 and 30 words by default
  • Sentence length in words or syllables
  • Overused words, 3% of the text by default
  • A highlight color for every check

Review settings

Choose what Gorby checks in your text, and how it shows.

Spelling & grammar Coming to desktop

  • Spelling Misspelled words
  • Typos Slips like ‘teh’ and ‘alot’
  • Grammar Agreement, verb forms and word order
  • Punctuation Commas, spaces and quotes
  • Capitalization Capital letters where they belong
  • Word choice Mix-ups like ‘should of’ and ‘to late’
English Spelling follows it: ‘color’ or ‘colour’ American

Style preferences

Oxford comma ‘red, white, and blue’, in Punctuation
  • Expand contractions ‘isn’t’ → ‘is not’, in Word choice
  • Spell out numbers under ten ‘3 cats’ → ‘three cats’, in Word choice
  • Title case in headings ‘A day in Rome’ → ‘A Day in Rome’, in Capitalization

Style & clarity

  • Hard-to-read sentences Sentences too long to follow easily
  • Passive voice ‘was thrown by’ instead of ‘threw’
  • Adverbs -ly words that can weaken a verb
  • Qualifiers Hedges like ‘I think’ and ‘maybe’
  • Simpler words ‘utilize’ when ‘use’ will do
  • Redundant phrases ‘end result’, ‘past history’
  • a/an ‘a’ and ‘an’ mixed up
  • Repeated words The same word twice in a row
  • Overused words Words you lean on too often
  • Clichés ‘at the end of the day’
  • Unexplained acronyms Acronyms used before they’re explained

Switch tabs, flip a switch, or change a limit to try it.

Review is one part of the Write view

The same view has panels for stats and focusing, and your checks go into reports too.

Stats Word counts, sentence lengths, and reading, speaking, and writing time. Focus A distraction-free view for when you just need to write. Reports Your checks and scores, together with the rest of your analysis, in one report.

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Text Statistics

Counts words, characters, and sentences, and estimates reading, speaking, and writing time.

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AI Writing Assistant

Rephrases, simplifies, shortens, or changes the tone of any sentence you select.

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Readability Metrics

Scores your whole text with formulas like Flesch-Kincaid, Coleman-Liau, and Dale-Chall.

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Paragraph Readability

Scores each paragraph so you can see exactly which ones are hard to read.

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FAQ

Common questions

Looking for a better word without opening the editor? Try our free synonym finder or average sentence length calculator. Still have a question? Email us at contact@gorby.app.

What does Review check?
Hard-to-read sentences, passive voice, adverbs, qualifiers, and words with simpler alternatives. With Pro, it also checks for redundant phrases, a/an mistakes, repeated words, overused words, clichés, and unexplained acronyms. Below the checks, it shows how readable your text is.
Is Review free?
Yes. Five checks, the one-click fixes for simpler words, and the readability card are free. The six Pro checks, Fix with AI, and the extra readability scores come with every paid plan. On the free plan, you still see how many issues the Pro checks found.
How is Review different from Text Highlights?
Text Highlights shows every check at once, color-coded across your whole text. Review takes one check at a time: open it, step through its issues, and fix them in place. Both use the same checks and the same settings.
What does Fix with AI cost?
Fix with AI is part of Gorby Pro and uses AI credits, 1 per sentence. You see the rewrite first, and nothing changes in your text until you press Apply.
Can I undo a fix?
Yes. Every fix is a single undo step, so Ctrl+Z brings back your original wording.
What happens when I ignore an issue?
It disappears from the list and from the count until you open another text.
Why is Review empty in the plain text editor?
The checks need the rich text editor. In the plain text editor, Review shows your readability, and you can switch to the rich text editor in Settings.
Does Review work on my phone?
Yes. On a small screen, Review opens as a sheet under your text. Your text stays scrollable and editable, so you can fix issues with the sheet open.
Does Gorby check spelling and grammar?
Spelling and grammar checks are coming to the Gorby desktop app. Until then, the built-in spellchecker works in the editor, and you can turn it on or off in Settings.
Does it work in the desktop app?
Yes. Review works the same way in the web app and the Gorby desktop app for Windows.

See what to fix in your next draft

Paste a draft into Gorby, open Review, and work through the list one suggestion at a time.

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