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Show HN: I built an open source alternative to Grammarly

15 points by pedrok 2y ago

I created RewritePal, a tool that helps you generate clear, compelling writing while keeping your unique voice. It's completely free to use and requires no sign-up. My goal was to build a simple, yet powerful alternative to Grammarly, with an emphasis on ease of use and privacy. I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

wheresmyshadow 2y ago
I'm sorry for being ignorant but how does this work? Is there an LLM underneath? Does it use ChatGPT? If so, how do you maintain the privacy and how are you able to cover expenses? I'm just curious, it looks pretty great though.
- pedrok 2y ago
  Hey! Yeah, it runs on an open-source llama3 image, and since the requests aren’t too wild, it costs me about $2 a month to keep it up. Thanks!
  - wheresmyshadow 2y ago
    I see, thanks for the info! I played with it for a bit and I really enjoy the results. A dark mode would be amazing to have but still great job!
    - pedrok 2y ago
      Thank you so much for your feedback!
  - android521 2y ago
    Could you share a bit on where you host it ? it is 8 B ,right?
    - pedrok 2y ago
      Hi there, I utilize the Groq/Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use model. I initially hosted it on Hugging Face for some time, but eventually, I transitioned to using the Groq API directly.
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ReD_CoDE 2y ago
Please add a license to your repo, otherwise many won't check it!
- pedrok 2y ago
  Hey, good catch! I just added an MIT license. Thanks!
android521 2y ago
what is the difference between paraphraser and unfiltered mode?
- pedrok 2y ago
  Some folks wanted a way to write explicit or unfiltered stuff, like horror books, so I set up this unfiltered mode. I definitely need to make the language on that page better, but I'm not sure how to explain it clearly.
android521 2y ago
Feature suggestion: it would be great if you can high hight and explain (maybe mouse over the highlighted part) how the original sentence was improved/correct grammatically.
- pedrok 2y ago
  Hey, I added a feature that highlights text changes. The next step is to explain why those changes were made! Thanks again for the feedback!
- pedrok 2y ago
  I loved the suggestion, thank you! I am gonna try to implement the highlight feature this week!
8mobile 2y ago
Nice attempt to use AI as a translator, it seems to translate from English to other languages but not vice versa. Am I wrong? I will try it. Kudos for the idea rewritepal seems promising.
- pedrok 2y ago
  Hey there! To be honest, I haven't done much translating, but the little I did worked

15 points by pedrok 2y ago

wheresmyshadow 2y ago

I'm sorry for being ignorant but how does this work? Is there an LLM underneath? Does it use ChatGPT? If so, how do you maintain the privacy and how are you able to cover expenses? I'm just curious, it looks pretty great though.

pedrok 2y ago
Hey! Yeah, it runs on an open-source llama3 image, and since the requests aren’t too wild, it costs me about $2 a month to keep it up. Thanks!
- wheresmyshadow 2y ago
  I see, thanks for the info! I played with it for a bit and I really enjoy the results. A dark mode would be amazing to have but still great job!
  - pedrok 2y ago
    Thank you so much for your feedback!
- android521 2y ago
  Could you share a bit on where you host it ? it is 8 B ,right?
  - pedrok 2y ago
    Hi there, I utilize the Groq/Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use model. I initially hosted it on Hugging Face for some time, but eventually, I transitioned to using the Groq API directly.

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ReD_CoDE 2y ago

Please add a license to your repo, otherwise many won't check it!

pedrok 2y ago
Hey, good catch! I just added an MIT license. Thanks!

android521 2y ago

what is the difference between paraphraser and unfiltered mode?

pedrok 2y ago
Some folks wanted a way to write explicit or unfiltered stuff, like horror books, so I set up this unfiltered mode. I definitely need to make the language on that page better, but I'm not sure how to explain it clearly.

android521 2y ago

Feature suggestion: it would be great if you can high hight and explain (maybe mouse over the highlighted part) how the original sentence was improved/correct grammatically.

pedrok 2y ago
Hey, I added a feature that highlights text changes. The next step is to explain why those changes were made! Thanks again for the feedback!
pedrok 2y ago
I loved the suggestion, thank you! I am gonna try to implement the highlight feature this week!

8mobile 2y ago

Nice attempt to use AI as a translator, it seems to translate from English to other languages but not vice versa. Am I wrong? I will try it. Kudos for the idea rewritepal seems promising.

pedrok 2y ago
Hey there! To be honest, I haven't done much translating, but the little I did worked