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Spelling checkers keep those of us who never won a spelling bee from looking like high-school dropouts. IESpell's spelling checker for Microsoft Internet Explorer provides a safety net for interactive message boards and Web-based e-mail.
We found it unobtrusive, convenient, accurate, and fast. When you want to check your spelling, activate the program from the Tools menu, the toolbar button, or the right-click menu. The intuitive interface resembles that of any other spelling checker, with options for adding words to its dictionary and for ignoring URLs and e-mail addresses. It also provides a direct link to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, giving you the opportunity to expand your vocabulary as you work.
Though we wish IESpell could have fixed punctuation errors and checked our spelling as we typed, we were happy it detected all our misspelled words and offered spelling suggestions. This is a great free tool for the orthographically challenged.
Publisher's Description
From Red Egg Software:
IESpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell-checks text-input boxes on a Web page. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of Web-based text entry (Web mail, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your Web application already includes spell-checking functionality, this utility is faster than a server-side solution. Plus, you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications instead of having to maintain separate ones on each application.
ieSpell is in the Internet Explorer Add-ons & Plug-ins category of the Browsers section.
What's new in this version: Version 2.6.4 build 573 fixes an issue with spell checking large documents (>30k characters) with lots of custom tags (e.g. Wikipedia pages). The text parsing code was rewritten to make it more robust and alot quicker too.
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 394 votes
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Current version:
4.1 starsout of 152 votes
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"iespell pure junk mail"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
spell check works fine on desk top laptop not so good does not want to work has my laptop all locked up trying to search my laptop.
Cons
Has spyware and other junk I can no longer recomend iespell.
Summary
First time Cnet has passed me something BAD for my computer.
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"Did Not like it"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
It does OK with spell check.
Cons
Has adware in it.
The only way to completely uninstall the program is to do a system restore.Summary
The program has adware in it, it Highlights on it's own words, and then when you click on it, the program brings you to a page that tries to sell you something, I did Not like that at all, and when I uninstalled the program, it still Highlighted some words on it's own, but not as much when it was installed, I had to do a complete System Restore to completely remove the program.
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"It has browser hijackers and viruses!"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
Corrects spelling
Cons
Requires multiple system restores to remove virus's if not a full factory reset.
Summary
Clean up your software!!!
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"the program works fine"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
program works fine as a spelling checker..watch out for download junk...toolbars..new browser
Cons
the downloading programs suck..they want to download toolbars.mx browser and other unwanted junk...
Summary
disappointed in Cnets download of crappy junk with the files you asked for...
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"it No Good"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
I have no pros to report
Cons
It doesn't work on a 64-bit browser.
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"c n e t is a bad site, added malware"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
none, cnet should be ashamed of themselves. will give thim a bad review on wot also.
Cons
MALWARE! Cannot get rid of claro search.
Summary
CNET IS GOING INTO THE BLOCKED SITE LIST. NOT A USEFUL SITE ANYMORE. USE OTHERS FOR SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS.
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"Got Virus with the download ..."
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
It was free ....
Cons
I got at least two viruses with the download.
Summary
I had to use Norton Ghost to restore to remove it.
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"Gud if u r a pore speler"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
On occasion I use IE, and I'm actually a very good speller..LOL. But I type fast and don't look at what I'm typing, so this works well for me. I like Firefox's spell checker better, as it checks as you type.
Cons
I'm VERY careful not always opt out of the crap they try to get you to download with the program. HOWEVER, Funmoods toolbar managed to slip by me. It took me 3 hours of valuable work time to get rid of it! So, be aware and forewarned.
Summary
Download at your own risk.
I meant to say I'm very careful ALWAYS opt out.
Updated on Nov 24, 2012 -
"too much other stuff attached to download"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
if you spell american and want your home page changed, this is for you
Cons
only spells american, of no use if you want to spell english - and there's a difference. Also wouldn't load when I opted out of all the other crap cnet tries to include in the download
Summary
if you're from down under or a canuck or brit, this is not for you
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"Word scrambler"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
I have no pros.
Cons
Often scrambles word trying to correct them.
Summary
Because IE9 does not have a speller built in and I don;t have the time to audition other spellers, I'm going back to FF.
