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Mini Spell Checker

Mini Spell Checker

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A lightweight spell checker extension
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Mini Spell Checker

A lightweight spell checker extension designed for legacy Visual Studio Code and VSCode-like editors.

Key Benefits

  • Compatible with older VSCode engine versions (1.45.0+)
  • Works with VSCode-like editors (e.g. WeChat Developer Tools)
  • Minimal dependencies and lightweight implementation
  • Perfect for environments where mainstream spell checkers cannot be installed

Features

  • Real-time spell checking for English words
  • Built-in dictionary support
  • Custom user dictionary
  • Support for multiple file types (plaintext, markdown, javascript, typescript)
  • Quick fix suggestions for unknown words

Installation

  1. Go to the releases page
  2. Click the "Install" button on the page
  3. Reload VS Code

Usage

  • The extension automatically checks spelling as you type
  • Unknown words will be underlined with a warning
  • Click on underlined words to:
    • Add them to your user dictionary
    • See suggestions

Commands

  • Spell Checker: Reload Dictionary: Reload the main dictionary
  • Add Word to User Dictionary: Add selected word to user dictionary

Configuration

{
  "spellChecker.enabled": true,
  "spellChecker.languages": [
    "plaintext",
    "markdown",
    "javascript",
    "typescript"
  ]
}

Compatibility

  • Visual Studio Code v1.45.0 and above
  • VSCode-based editors including:
    • WeChat Developer Tools
    • Other editors using the VSCode engine

Known Limitations

  • Only supports English spell checking
  • No external API dependencies
  • Uses basic dictionary approach for maximum compatibility

Dictionary Format

The spell checker uses simple text files (.txt) for both main dictionary and user dictionary, with one word per line.

  • dictionary.txt: Main dictionary file
  • userDictionary.txt: Custom user words

Dictionary Data Credits

The default dictionary data is derived from the high-frequency-vocabulary project, which contains a list of the 30,000 most common English words in order of frequency. The data is:

  • Based on Peter Norvig's compilation of the 1/3 million most frequent English words
  • Includes dictionary explanations for each word

License for Dictionary Data

Open source and free to use for any purpose.

License

MIT

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