Gorby is a privacy-focused text analyzer and editor designed to help writers improve the clarity and readability of their drafts. The tool provides a calm, distraction-free environment for drafting and polishing text, with a particular emphasis on maintaining user privacy—no account is needed to start, and no user data or drafts are stored on servers. Gorby is accessible directly in the browser and also offers a desktop application.
The platform continuously analyzes writing as users type, flagging issues such as complex sentences, passive voice, cliches, redundancies, overused words, and repetitive text. It provides real-time, in-context highlights for structural and stylistic issues, allowing writers to refine their prose without interrupting their workflow. Advanced checks can be run to further identify problems like jargon, redundant acronyms, and repetitive phrasing. Gorby also calculates readability scores using metrics such as Flesch, Dale-Chall, ARI, and SMOG, helping users gauge the grade level and accessibility of their writing. Sentence rhythm is visualized through color-coding by length, making it easier to spot areas where the cadence may be off or sentences may be too long.
Additional features include Focus Mode, which dims surrounding paragraphs and offers a paper-like writing surface, optional typewriter sounds, ambient audio, and a session timer to help users stay immersed in their work. Writers can set word count goals, track their progress visually, and receive a completion chime upon reaching their target. Gorby also incorporates an AI writing assistant that provides suggestions for improving clarity, tone, and impact, and offers NLP-powered text tagging for more granular review of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech. Users can generate reports with statistics, scores, and highlights, which can be exported to PDF.
Gorby is used by a range of writers, including students, technical writers, and authors preparing manuscripts. Its privacy-first approach and focus on readability analysis position it as a specialized tool for those seeking to refine their writing without distractions or concerns about data security.
Gorby is a Notes & docs product. It focuses on improving writing clarity and readability without sacrificing privacy or workflow focus. It is built as a consumer product for writers and editors seeking privacy-focused writing tools. A free plan is available; paid tiers begin at $9. Gorby is available on the web and macOS.
Gorby first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include readability analysis, passive voice detection, and complex sentence flagging.
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