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- cspell -- cspell command-line application
- @cspell/eslint-plugin -- CSpell ESLint Plugin
- cspell-bundled-dicts -- collection of dictionaries bundled with cspell.
- cspell-glob -- glob library.
- cspell-io -- i/o library.
- cspell-lib -- cspell library used for code driven spelling checking (used by the application).
- cspell-types -- cspell types and JSON schema for cspell configuration files.
- cspell-tools -- tool used to compile dictionaries.
- cspell-trie-lib -- trie data structure used to store words.
- cspell-trie -- trie data tool used to store words.
- hunspell-reader -- reads Hunspell files and outputs words.
cspell-cli --
cspell-cliis useful for includingcspelldirectly from GitHub.Example install:
npm install -g git+https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell-cli.This will add the
cspell-clicommand, which is an alias of thecspellcommand.
| Link | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rfc-0001 | Fixing common misspellings | Done |
| rfc-0002 | Improving Generated Suggestions | Done |
| rfc-0003 | Plug-ins: Adding file parsers | In Progress |
| rfc-0004 | Support Marking Issues as Known | Not started |
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| version | Node | Status | Maintenance | End of Free Support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cspell | 10.x | 22.18.x | In Active Development | TBD | TBD |
| cspell | 9.x | 20.x | Maintenance | 2026-04-05 | 2026-10-01 |
| cspell | 8.x | 18.x | Maintenance | 2025-05-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| cspell | 7.x | 16.x | Paid support only1 | 2023-10-01 | 2023-11-07 |
| cspell | 6.x | 14.14.x | Paid support only1 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-05-01 |
| cspell | 5.x | 12.x | Paid support only1 | - | 2022-10-01 |
| cspell | 4.x | 10.x | Paid support only1 | - | 2022-05-01 |
Contributions are welcome! See our contribution notes. Note: To add or remove words in a dictionary, visit cspell-dicts.
🙏 Special thanks to all of our amazing contributors! 🥰
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