Linwich

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by giangdvdotdev

Vocabulary tracking and grammar mistake detection for non-native English speakers.

Updated 1mo agoMIT
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Linwich — Obsidian Plugin

Vocabulary tracking and grammar mistake detection for non-native English speakers.

Screenshots

Vocab hover card

Grammar mistake tracker

Features

  • Vocab sidebar — Browse all saved vocabulary words with definitions, examples, and backlink counts. Click any word to open its note.
  • Add to Vocab — Right-click any single word in the editor to save it with a definition and example sentence.
  • Vocab hover card — Hover over any saved word in your notes to see its definition and example inline.
  • Mistake tracker — Right-click in any note and choose "Check grammar" to send it to Claude for analysis. Mistakes are saved as notes and shown as dismissible cards in the sidebar.

Requirements

  • Obsidian 0.15.0 or later
  • Desktop only (no mobile support)
  • A Claude API key (Anthropic) for the grammar-check feature

Installation

Community Plugins (recommended)

  1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community plugins → Browse.
  2. Search for Linwich.
  3. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.
  2. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into your vault at: 
    <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/linwich/
  3. Restart Obsidian and enable Linwich in Settings → Community plugins.

Configuration

Open Settings → Linwich:

SettingDefaultDescription
Linwich folderlinwichRoot folder where Vocab and Mistakes sub-folders are created
Claude API key(empty)Your Anthropic API key — required for grammar checking

Get a Claude API key at console.anthropic.com.

Usage

Saving vocabulary

  1. Select a single word in the editor.
  2. Right-click → Add to Vocab (or Edit in Vocab if the word already exists).
  3. Fill in the definition and optional example sentence.

Checking grammar

  1. Right-click anywhere in the note → Check grammar (or use the command palette).
  2. Results appear in the Mistakes tab of the Linwich sidebar.
  3. Click Dismiss on any card to archive it.

Command palette

  • Linwich: Check grammar — runs grammar check on the active note (assignable to a hotkey).
  • Linwich: Open Linwich sidebar — opens the sidebar.

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # watch mode
npm run build    # production build
npm run lint     # ESLint check

Built files: main.js, manifest.json, styles.css.

License

MIT

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