# IE spell checker - Opinions needed... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-spell-checker-opinions-needed/235712 "2004-03-22T12:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-spell-checker-opinions-needed/235712/1 "2004-03-22T12:32:04Z")
One of our departments uses a bespoke case-management database which has an HTML front end. They would like to be able to spell-check the stuff they enter into this database. Our programmers have said that to code a spell checker into the HTML would cost more than we are prepared to spend, and so we are looking into purchasing one of several plug-ins to IE that will do the job… Some of the available options a quick search reveals include: IESpell, HotLingo, FedSpell, JSpell and [XDE.net](http://XDE.net) The only requirements would be that it can check the spelling in Forms, and can handle British spellings. I am wondering whether anyone out there has used any IE spell checker and has an opinion on ease of use/value for money… Thanks Grim ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-spell-checker-opinions-needed/235712/2 "2004-03-22T15:02:56Z")
Plugins are client-side apps whereas it looks like what you want is a server-side app that can check the spelling. Unless you mean that individual users would be checking the spelling as they type, in that case, you can’t force anybody to download a plugin they dont want. If your looking for client side, there are several quite good open source spell checkers with dictionaries from every concievable language. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-spell-checker-opinions-needed/235712/3 "2004-03-22T19:55:17Z")
> [@grimpixie](#): > > I am wondering whether anyone out there has used any IE spell checker and has an opinion on ease of use/value for money… > Grim Yep, I downloaded and installed http://www.iespell.com/ "] ieSpell about six-eight months ago. Very handy for us dyslexics. It’s free, no problem downloading it and it’s easy to use . . . I don’t know what else people might want in such a tool but it does what it says on the tin – maybe it could remind me to check because I do forget, but otherwise . . . ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-spell-checker-opinions-needed/235712/4 "2004-03-23T08:40:26Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Plugins are client-side apps whereas it looks like what you want is a server-side app that can check the spelling. Unless you mean that individual users would be checking the spelling as they type, in that case, you can’t force anybody to download a plugin they dont want. If your looking for client side, there are several quite good open source spell checkers with dictionaries from every concievable language. Server-side would obviously be preferable, but it looks like the cost to develop is going to prohibit that. There are just 10 staff in this department, and a couple of people who work remotely, so installing and maintaining a client-side plugin won’t be too much of an ordeal… Can you recommend any? Grim