Occasionally you need to check the spelling of words in an application that does not include a spelling checker and you don't want to launch your word processor just for that. This is when tinySpell becomes handy.
tinySpell is a useful utility that lets you to easily and quickly verify the spelling of words in any Windows application. tinySpell monitors your typing on the fly and alerts you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It also checks the spelling of every word you copy to the clipboard.
tinySpell installs itself in the system tray for easy access. It comes with an American-English dictionary containing more than 110,000 words.
Here are some key features of "tinySpell":
· Checks spelling in any Windows application
· Checks spelling on-the-fly (alerts if the last typed word was misspelled)
· Checks spelling of text that is copied to the clipboard
· Allows you to specify applications for which tinySpell is disabled or enabled
· Optionally beeps on error (beep sound can be easily set to any wav file)
· Optionally displays a spelling tip
· Opens replacements list with a simple mouse click or a hot-key
· Optionally copies the selected replacement word to the clipboard
· Optionally inserts the selected replacement word into the document
· Allows you to add words to the dictionary
· Easy Enable/Disable
· Uses little system resources
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· A portable version of tinySpell (the freeware) is now available. Just download the zip file and extract the tinySpell folder to your drive. You can put the portable version on any drive, including your hard drive and portable drives (USB, SD, etc.). The portable version does not require an installation and does not use the Windows registry. The settings and other data (e.g., private dictionary) are all saved in the tinySpell folder. Note that with this version when you check the option "Run tinySpell at startup" tinySpell adds a link to the Windows Startup folder.
· The spelling tip can now be displayed also in applications that do not provide the position of the caret (the current typing position). In such a case the spelling tip is displayed in the top-right corner of the window. To enable this you need to check the option "Show spelling tip even if caret position is not available" (in Settings).
· Multiple monitors are now handled correctly (hopefully).
· [tinySpell+] It is now po...