Our automatic speech recognition generally works quite reliably, but there may be cases where this is not the case.
For texts up to 50 characters, we try to detect only the languages spoken in the country the user comes from and which are stored in the browser settings. You can add more languages in the settings of your add-on.
1. Open the browser add-on by clicking on the "LT" icon in the toolbar.
If you cannot find it: the browser might hide it behind a jigsaw icon. Then, click the gear icon at the bottom left to go to the settings.
2. In the settings, go to Language options.
3. Here you can set your preferred languages:
LanguageTool does not correct or detect my text in a different language than the main text
LanguageTool can only check one language at a time. If your text contains multiple languages, it will automatically focus on the dominant language - the one used most frequently in the text.
For example, if you write a text that mixes English and German, and English is used more often, only English will be checked.
To check the other language (e.g., German), you’ll need to manually switch the selected language in the LanguageTool settings.
💡 Tip: For the best results, check texts written in multiple languages one section at a time, selecting the correct language for each part.