Description:
Spellchecker wrapping library
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 2.8.14@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
spellcheck
library
text-processing
internationalization
development
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Install:
brew install enchant
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About:
Enchant is a comprehensive spellchecking library that acts as a wrapper around multiple backend engines, including Aspell, Hunspell, and Hspell. It provides a unified, abstract API that allows applications to implement spellchecking capabilities without being tightly coupled to a specific spellchecking provider. This modular approach enables developers to support multiple languages and dictionaries seamlessly across different platforms.
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Key Features:
- Unified API for multiple spellchecking backends (Aspell, Hunspell, Hspell, Voikko)
- Support for multiple languages and dictionaries simultaneously
- Pluggable architecture for easy backend switching
- GObject-based, making it suitable for GNOME/GTK applications
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Use Cases:
- Integrating spellcheck functionality into text editors and word processors
- Adding multi-language spellchecking to email clients and messaging applications
- Implementing web form validation with real-time spellchecking
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Alternatives:
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Hunspell
– Hunspell is a direct backend for Enchant; Enchant provides abstraction across multiple engines including Hunspell
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Aspell
– Aspell is another backend option; Enchant can use it while providing a more modern, flexible API
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License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
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Dependencies: aspell, glib
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Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
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