Grazie’s Next Step: Built-In Language Intelligence for Your IDE

Svetlana Novikova

Over the last few years, Grazie has grown from a simple proofreading tool into a comprehensive writing assistant for developers, offering intelligent support across different contexts like code comments, documentation, and README files.

Starting with the upcoming 2025.3 IDE versions, Grazie will become a native part of IntelliJ-based IDEs through the Natural Languages plugin, bringing improved performance, local proofreading, and more granular writing style settings.

From external plugin to built-in platform feature

When we first introduced Grazie in 2019, it was a plugin that helped you spot typos and grammar issues in comments, strings, and documentation. Over time, it evolved into Grazie Pro, adding style control, terminology rules, and multilingual support.

Now, with the core proofreading technology fully integrated into the IDE, Grazie is no longer a separate external plugin but a built-in component.

What’s changing for Grazie Pro users

Most of Grazie Pro’s functionality now lives in the built-in Natural Languages plugin that ships with the IDE, with cloud checks being available in AI Assistant. The standalone Grazie Pro plugin will not be updated for IDE versions 2025.3 and later.

A few Pro-only features aren’t yet available in the integrated version, including:

• Per-project style guides
• Vanilla Vale support
• Syntax-aware selection
• Part-of-speech highlighting
• Local machine learning error correction (MLEC)

We’re collecting feedback to decide which of these features to migrate, rework, or retire.
👉 Vote for the features you’d like to see migrated

Why this change matters

Integrating Grazie natively allows us to:

• Deliver proofreading and writing assistance consistently across all JetBrains IDEs.
• Ship improvements alongside IDE updates.
• Reduce compatibility issues and plugin maintenance overhead.

Our goal is to make natural language a first-class citizen in JetBrains IDEs, supporting not just correct English or German but also effective communication between developers and AI tools.

What’s new in the built-in grammar and style checks

The built-in Natural Languages plugin combines Grazie’s proven proofreading with an extended set of capabilities:

• Writing domains – tailor the checks for different contexts like commit messages, prompting with AI, code comments, technical documentation, UI text, or general prose.
• Granular tone and style settings – adjust formality, clarity, and tone directly in your IDE.
• Smarter performance and detection – faster, lighter, and more consistent across editors.

You can use local proofreading out of the box, or switch to JetBrains AI Assistant for advanced cloud-based grammar and style checks, plus AI-powered rewrite, completion, and translation actions.

Some cloud functionality – like Rephrase and more advanced proofreading – will also be available even without AI Assistant.

Note: Accepting cloud-based grammar and style suggestions does not consume your AI quota.

Other AI-powered actions, such as Rephrase or Translate, do use your AI quota, but typically at a much lower rate than code generation or refactoring. For approximate quota spending by different AI actions, see the AI Assistant usage guide.

🙏 Grazie – and grazie!

Because in any language, saying “thank you” never goes out of style.

Subscribe to Grazie Blog updates

Subscribe form

By submitting this form, I agree to the JetBrains Privacy Policy Notification icon

By submitting this form, I agree that JetBrains s.r.o. ("JetBrains") may use my name, email address, and location data to send me newsletters, including commercial communications, and to process my personal data for this purpose. I agree that JetBrains may process said data using third-party services for this purpose in accordance with the JetBrains Privacy Policy. I understand that I can revoke this consent at any time in my profile. In addition, an unsubscribe link is included in each email.

Submit

Thanks, we've got you!