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I am attempting to install language tool on my texstudio distribution in order to check my grammar. Currently, I am following this guide to install Language tool. http://wiki.languagetool.org/checking-la-tex-with-languagetool

The problem is, I cannot find languagetool-standalone.jar nor LanguageToolGUI.jar in any of the downloads at the bottom of http://languagetool.org/ . Can anyone tell me where can I locate these files?

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You may follow the steps as shown in the clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYIY7bbSv4Q):

  1. Download and install Java of 32 or 64 bits version from http://www.java.com/en/
  2. Download Language tool from https://dev.languagetool.org/http-server (Old versions: https://languagetool.org/)
  3. Unzip the downloaded package and open languagetool.jar. Open "Text Checking"-> "Options", tick "Run as server on port" and set it as 8081. enter image description here
  4. Open Texstudio and click on "Options"->"Configure Texstudio". Check the "Inline Checking" in "Editor" section. Make sure that "Show advanced options" in the lower left corner is checked, and modify the "LanguageTool" in "Grammar" section as below. Specifically, set "Server URL" as "http://localhost:8081", "LT Path" and "Java" respectively as the paths of "languagetool-server.jar" (Old Version "languagetool.jar") and "java.exe". enter image description here

To test this, (re)start texstudio, and check whether the Languagetool is running on the desired port by navigating to http://localhost:8081/ on your machine.

Note that the TexStudio 2.12.6 does not work with Languagetools version > 3.5 since the http API is no longer offered. Fixed in a later version.

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    It's far better to include the relevant parts of what you reference... – Werner Dec 11 '15 at 05:17
  • Hi @Werner the clip is just as short as 3m; and an elaboration seems to be redundant and irreverent of the originality. – Roger Yau Dec 12 '15 at 12:09
  • Answers here should be self-contained so there's minimal click-through to other sites for information. What would happen to the value of your answer if the YouTube video is taken down? Your answer would become completely irrelevant. – Werner Dec 12 '15 at 18:15
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    @Werner Sorry for my ignorance and thanks for your reminding. Details completed. – Roger Yau Dec 31 '15 at 09:19
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    To update. In TeXstudio config, "Language check", "Server URL" must have: "http://localhost:8081/v2/check". – djnavas Nov 14 '17 at 09:50
  • @djnavas Should the server url option be localhost:8081/v2/check" or localhost:8081/" or we need to change it after checking it? – skan Jan 07 '19 at 23:35
  • How do we use it instead of the default tool in TexStudio? – skan Jan 07 '19 at 23:40
  • @skan I am not sure at this moment, because I no longer use LanguageTool. Its use was cumbersome and was unable to add new rules with spanish, because the implemented rules are insuficient, particularly for business reports. – djnavas Jan 13 '19 at 02:44
  • very detailed installation suggestions ever. Thanks! – Yossarian42 Feb 19 '20 at 21:42
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The answer for Linux Users ;)

  1. Download the LanguageTool for desktop
  2. Unpack the downloaded .zip file (just provisionally) in your download folder. The terminal command is, for example, unzip LanguageTool-stable.zip
  3. In the unpacked folder you will find the version subfolder LanguageTool-5.5 (of course the exact name depends on the LanguageTool version)
  4. Move the version subfolder to an appropriate directory. I personally recommend the root directory /opt. Therefore, write in terminal sudo mv LanguageTool-5.5 /opt
  5. Adapt the Settings in Texstudio (Options > Configure TeXstudio > Language Checking > LanguageTool) There you introduce following: (see picture)

a. The path of the languagetool-server.jar file in the LT Path field. In our case we type: /opt/LanguageTool-5.5/languagetool-server.jar

b. The path to the java platform in the Java field. In our case we type: /usr/bin/java (of course it is prerequisite that you hava java installed)

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Thanks to @shivang-patel for providing the updated link to the application. And to @soham for giving the new name of the .jar file.

In old versions of LanguageTool (e.g., version 4.7) the name of the file is languagetool.jar

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    When I did your approach localhost:8081 returns: Error: Missing arguments for LanguageTool API. Please see https://languagetool.org/http-api/swagger-ui/#/default@loved.by.Jesus – alper May 04 '18 at 09:08
  • Sorry @Alper, I have no idea what the error's cause is. I hope you have found the answer (maybe in another forum). If you find the answer, please write it down here as a comment or, better, link it. If it is relevant we can add it to my answer. ;) – loved.by.Jesus May 06 '18 at 18:27
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    How do we use it after that configuration? – skan Jan 07 '19 at 23:38
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    @skan when you restart TexStudio, you will see that false spelled words are underlined. :) – loved.by.Jesus Jan 08 '19 at 15:35
  • Worked for me on TexStudio 2.12 and Languagetool 5. One point to note though... Don't download the Libreoffice version(with oxt extension)from the site. I didn't happen to find the "languagetool.jar" file inside it. As instructed in this answer download the zip file and you're good to go. – Abinash Dash Nov 15 '20 at 17:05
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    Please check this link: https://dev.languagetool.org/http-server.html

    All info available related to Language Tool.

     – shivang patel Jun 24 '21 at 14:23
  • this answer is outdated – Tejas Shetty Jul 22 '21 at 08:07
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    You just need to give languagetool-server.jar in the LT path, instead of languagetool.jar. Save your 15 mins. – soham Oct 26 '21 at 15:22
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This is a recent and more detailed solution for Windows users.

  1. Make sure the last version of TeXstudio is downloaded from its website.
  2. Download the English dictionary (*.oxt) from here to the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\TeXstudio\dictionaries.
  3. Download languagetools (*.zip) from its website (I used D:\Applications\LanguageTool-4.8 as its directory).
  4. Navigate to LanguageTool directory, then open languagetool.jar. Go to Text Checking > Options, then check Run as server op port and type the port number 8081. Click OK and close.

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  1. Open TeXstudio and go to Options > Configure TeXstudio > Language Checking while making sure the Show Advanced Options is checked.
  2. Click on Import Dictionary... and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\TeXstudio\dictionaries, then choose the dictionary *.oxt you downloaded.
  3. Make sure the default languae is selected (e.g. en_US), and the thesaurus is selected from the same directory (e.g. th_en_US_v2.dat).

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  1. Check Start LanguageTool if not running.
  2. Set the values Server URL, Java, LT Path and LT Arguments to http://localhost:8081/, java (as recommended here), <directory of LanguageTool*-*>\languagetool.jar and org.languagetool.server.HTTPServer -p 8081 --languagemodel --allow-origin "*" (as recommended here), respectively.

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In order to make sure everything is fine, click on Help > Check LanguageTool in TeXstudio. The output should be something like this

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    I have problems with LT on macOS as described here. when running the Check LanguageTool it returns Tries to start automatically. LT current status: error – Foad Apr 15 '20 at 11:15
  • https://languagetool.org/download/LanguageTool-stable.zip – Diaa Dec 26 '23 at 17:00
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I am using TeXstudio with Language Tool under Windows 7 without any problems. The entry in the wiki is not valid for the newest version. You need to use the languagetool.jar. Then everything should work. All the other files you mentionend, existed in previous version of the tool, but are now removed. See the changelog.

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    Which file do I download? Also, do you know which are the exact names of the files? Because I cannot find anything about filenames being changed in the changelog (it must be too far back that it has been removed) – Wet Feet Jan 24 '14 at 15:48
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    @WetFeet Just download the newest version as a zip, which is 2.4.1, and then everything should be fine. Unpack the zip-file in the directory you like and start the languagetool.jar. The change of the file names occurred in the recent version 2.4 – kristjan Jan 24 '14 at 23:24
  • How do I start the languagetool.jar? When I double click it my computer opens it like a compressed folder. – Wet Feet Jan 26 '14 at 13:07
  • how do I start languagetool.jar? When I double click it, my computer opens it like a compressed folder. – Wet Feet Jan 26 '14 at 13:07
  • You need to install the java jre first to execute jar files. – Simon H Jan 26 '14 at 21:38
  • Run the following from the command line: java -jar languagetool.jar – jnns Jan 07 '15 at 09:47
  • The most recent CHANGELOG is available at https://github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool/blob/master/languagetool-standalone/CHANGES.md. However, it does not show the new files. – koppor Oct 04 '15 at 11:42
  • I used languagetool-server.jar LT Path and http://localhost:8081 in Server URL and it worked for me. I checked this by going to a browser and entering the link http://localhost:8081/?text=i%20eatting%20cake&language=en. This gives a xml as output. – th1rdey3 Oct 05 '15 at 13:45