Saleem Proofreader

Apply approved Arabic text corrections from a JSON report directly to your project files.

What it does

You receive a JSON report of approved Arabic corrections. This extension scans your project, finds the original Arabic strings, and applies the approved corrections — all locally, with no network calls.

Who it's for

Developers maintaining Arabic websites or applications who receive proofreading reports and need to apply corrections to their codebase without manual search-and-replace.

How to use

1. Load the report — Open the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P) and run Saleem: Load Report. Select your JSON file.
2. Review matches — The extension scans your workspace and shows every match grouped by file in a side panel.
3. Approve or ignore — Review each match individually, or use bulk actions to approve all at once.
4. Apply — Click Apply All Approved. Files are modified but not saved, so you can review the diff before committing.

Example

Before (in your code):

<h1>مرحبا بكم في موقعنا</h1>

After (approved correction applied):

<h1>مرحباً بكم في موقعنا</h1>

Commands

Settings

Configure under saleem.* in VS Code settings:

Privacy & Security

• 100% local — No network requests. Your code never leaves your machine.
• No telemetry — The extension does not collect usage data.
• No AI calls — Pure string matching. No language models involved.

Troubleshooting

No matches found The strings in your report may be generated server-side (e.g., from a CMS) and not present in your source files. This extension only matches exact strings in your code.

A file was skipped Files that aren't valid UTF-8 are skipped automatically. Check the output panel for the file path if needed.

Slow scan on large projects Tighten the saleem.excludeGlob setting to skip folders you know don't contain Arabic text.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85 or newer (also works with Cursor and VSCodium)

License

MIT