# Grammarly

Application: Grammarly Inc.

Dem still dey call am grammarly desktop, grammarly editor

Grammarly Inc., Productivity

Writing assistant wey get Windows desktop app and Office add-in. Di process na Grammarly.exe. E no be Word.

## Wetin you need know

Grammarly.exe na helper. Word na WINWORD.EXE.

Grammarly dey give suggestion. Word dey store di document. Di Office add-in dey run inside Word. Dem be different vendors and different executables.

- **Wetin e be?**: Writing assistant

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Grammarly.exe dey inside tray, na di assistant be dat, no be Word. I no go repair WINWORD to fix Grammarly account. I still no go delete Word make add-in stop.

## Wetin be Grammarly?

Grammarly na writing assistant. Grammarly.exe na di Windows desktop app. Microsoft Word na WINWORD.EXE. Suggestions fit show inside Word through add-in. Di file still belong to Word.

## If you never use am before

If you want grammar suggestions inside browser or inside Word, dis na Grammarly, no be Microsoft Word. Download di Windows app from grammarly.com/desktop. WINWORD.EXE na di document editor. Grammarly.exe na helper. Di Office add-in dey load inside Word. To uninstall Word no dey remove every Grammarly piece, and to comot Grammarly no dey uninstall Word.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Desktop Grammarly editor**

Grammarly window for drafts. E no be di Word canvas and no be WINWORD.EXE.

**Office add-in inside Word**

Suggestions inside Word document wey dey open. If you end Grammarly.exe, e fit no comot add-in wey don already load until you restart Word.

**Browser extension**

Different surface inside Edge or Chrome. Dat one no be di Windows desktop exe alone.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dey already pay for Grammarly
- Writers wey want hints inside Word
- Anybody wey no suppose reinstall Office just to fix Grammarly login

## Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. Dis article na about di Windows desktop app and di Office add-in mata, no be only di website editor.

## How old e be?

Grammarly launch for 2009 as writing assistant. Word launch for 1983 as document app. Di desktop wrapper and di Office add-in na later Grammarly surfaces. Dem never replace WINWORD.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Desktop

Office add-in

Browser extension

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| Grammarly.exe | Desktop app. Office add-in dey load inside Word |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |

## Startup components

Grammarly fit start wit Windows from im own setting. Dat one no be Word.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Users\\\<you>\AppData\Local\Grammarly\Grammarly.exe |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |

## File formats

drafts inside Grammarly, suggestions inside DOCX

## Common wahala dem

### Add-in dey make Word slow

Disable di Grammarly add-in from Word add-in list. Dat one on im own no be WINWORD repair.

### People dey tink say Grammarly na Word clone

You still need real editor for .docx layout. Grammarly no dey replace mail merge.

## How to get unstuck

### Sign in for grammarly.com if di desktop app dey loop

Di account na Grammarly own, no be di Microsoft 365 account wey dey activate Word.

### Install from grammarly.com/desktop

"Grammarly free Windows" search ad na wrong file. Office.com no go install dis helper.

### Manage di Word add-in from Word, no be from Settings > Apps alone

COM or Store add-ins dey live inside Word. If you comot Grammarly.exe, di add-in fit remain until you disable am.

## Alternatives

Word Editor, LanguageTool, and careful proofread get wetin dem share. Word na di document sibling wey dis article no be.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.grammarly.com/desktop ](https://www.grammarly.com/desktop)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [support.grammarly.com/ ](https://support.grammarly.com/)Vendor support                          |
| Official site | [www.grammarly.com/desktop ](https://www.grammarly.com/desktop)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Di desktop app dey light. Di load of di add-in dey show inside Word RAM.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Microsoft Word: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-word/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Grammarly official site ](https://www.grammarly.com/desktop)· Vendor product page
- [Grammarly help ](https://support.grammarly.com/)· Vendor support
- [Grammarly for Microsoft Office ](https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000090552)· Add-in versus desktop app
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: Grammarly Inc.

  **Category**: Writing assistant

  **Process**: Grammarly.exe

  **License**: Free and Premium / Business plans

  **First released**: 2009

  **Official site**: [grammarly.com/desktop](https://www.grammarly.com/desktop)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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