Do you miss spell-check feature in any Windows application? tinySpell is a small, free tool that adds spell-check in any Windows application, even if it was not shipped with a spelling checker.

While one is typing, tinySpell keeps a tab in the background and whenever it detects a misspelled word, it beeps and shows a spelling tip, and the tinySpell icon in the system tray turns from white to yellow. The tool also check the text copied in clipboard.

When a misspelled word is detected, click the tinySpell icon or press the hot-key to get a of suggested words. If the misspelled word is detected in copied text, one can select a correction from the list. The selected word is inserted into the document, or is copied to the clipboard so that you can paste it in your document, or both (depending on your settings).

This small application installs itself in the system tray for easy access, thus not cluttering your desktop. tinySpell is a totally free tool, though there's a paid version as well.

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