Free Passive Voice Checker
Spot possible passive voice as you type, then decide whether an active version would make the sentence clearer.
Checks common passive-voice patterns in your browser.
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Get TypeaheadWhat is passive voice?
Passive voice puts the receiver of an action in the subject position. ‘The launch was delayed by the team’ is passive; ‘The team delayed the launch’ is active. Passive voice is not automatically a mistake. It can be the right choice when the actor is unknown or the action deserves the emphasis.
Why It Matters
Make the actor easy to find.
Active voice usually names the actor before the action. Passive voice can hide or delay that actor. This checker marks common passive constructions so you can decide which order serves the sentence.
Where it matters
Emails, reports, essays, documentation, applications, project updates, and any draft where readers need to know who did what.
Finds common be-passive and get-passive verb patterns as you type. It offers active wording only for simple cases where the sentence names the actor.
How It Works
Review passive voice as you write.
Add your text
Paste a draft or keep writing directly in the editor.
Review the underlines
Open each marked verb phrase to see why it may be passive.
Choose what reads best
Use a safe active version, keep the wording, or make your own edit.
Active or Passive
Choose the focus on purpose.
The best version is the one that puts the right detail first and keeps the actor clear when readers need it.
Find the actor
Ask who performed the action. If the answer matters, put that actor near the start.
Lead with action
Active voice often makes the path from actor to action easier to follow.
Keep useful passive voice
Leave it when the action matters more than the actor or the actor is unknown.
Review in context
Read the full sentence before changing it. Voice is a choice, not a score.
Before the Edit
Keep the next thought moving.
Checking voice is an editing job. Typeahead helps with the job before it: it is a Mac app that suggests the next few words as you type, so the draft exists sooner and you can judge its voice afterward.
It suggests. You decide. Tab accepts, typing past it ignores it, and the model runs on your Mac with nothing sent to a server.
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Common questions.
A sentence uses passive voice when the subject receives the action, as in ‘The report was written by Maya.’ In active voice, the subject performs the action: ‘Maya wrote the report.’
Paste or type your text in the editor. Possible passive verb phrases get a red wavy underline. Open a suggestion to see why it was marked, use an active version when one is safe, keep the wording, or revise the sentence yourself.
No. Passive voice can be useful when the actor is unknown, obvious, or less important than the action. The checker marks likely patterns for review instead of treating every passive sentence as an error.
No. A reliable active rewrite needs the actor and enough context to preserve the meaning. The tool offers a one-click version only for simple, high-confidence cases and gives editing guidance for the rest.
Find who did the action and make them the subject. ‘The report was written by Maya’ becomes ‘Maya wrote the report.’ If the sentence never says who acted, you have to supply the actor yourself, which is why the checker cannot convert those for you.
Yes. There is no sign-up, and the patterns are matched inside your browser, so the draft you check is never sent anywhere.
Finish the thought before you edit it.
Typeahead suggests the next few words in every Mac app, on-device. Review the voice here once the draft exists.
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