Spell check in Messenger?

June 11, 2008 3:49 PM

Spell check in MSN Messenger?

Is there a spell check program that runs in MSN Messenger that isn't spyware?

posted by joelf to computers & internet (5 comments total)

There's a script for MSN Plus! that does this using aspell.

Just be sure to not install the sponsor program that comes with MSN Plus! (It asks you quite clearly during the installation process).
posted by Memo at 3:59 PM on June 11, 2008

There are a bunch of spell check plug-ins for the IM app Pidgin, quick Google searches should find what you need.

If your hesitant to switch from the default MSN client, give it a go, it's very polished with all sorts of interesting features and a huge plug-in community.
posted by huxley at 4:34 PM on June 11, 2008

If you are on a mac, it is built-in - if Messenger is a Cocoa-app, of course. Else use Adium.
posted by KimG at 5:24 PM on June 11, 2008

I'm on a PC. pidgin is free, open source and GNU. Sounds like the best one!

Thanks!
posted by joelf at 6:06 PM on June 11, 2008

pidgin is a no brainer
posted by complience at 7:30 AM on June 12, 2008