Self-hosted alternatives to ProWritingAid

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Lexicon
Notes & Editors
v0.10.3
Lexicon is a local-first desktop writing assistant that merges a distraction-free rich-text editor with built-in proofreading and AI-powered rewriting.
Notes & Editors Productivity AI Assistant #Privacy #Markdown #Offline #Local First
todayMITNo DockerEasy
222

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All 131 Notes & Editors projects

1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to ProWritingAid are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.

Highest rated: Lexicon (222 GitHub stars, MIT license, written in JavaScript)
Easiest to set up: Lexicon
Recently updated: Lexicon v0.10.3 on 2026-10-28

ProWritingAid alternatives compared

Project	License	Language	Stars	Docker	Setup	Latest release	Score
Lexicon	MIT	JavaScript	222	—	Easy	v0.10.32026-10-28	47