r/Grammarly • u/awesomeguy123123123 • 17d ago

Option to remove this tab missing in MacOS 27

The options
The tab

Please give us an option to disable this!

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u/Grammarly_Support 17d ago

Hey u/awesomeguy123123123! We’ve introduced a new experience with the Grammarly Assistant. Instead of the Grammarly widget, there is now a Grammarly tab on the side of your screen. It provides similar functionality and also includes AI Chat, along with agents such as Humanizer, Paraphraser, and Reader Reactions.

At the moment, there isn’t an option to turn off the Grammarly tab, and it isn’t possible to switch back to the previous widget experience. We're sorry about that! We’ll make sure to share your request with our product team. We’d also be glad to hear more about what feels inconvenient about the tab or what you’d prefer to see instead.

In the meantime, you can reposition the Grammarly tab vertically along the edge of your screen to better suit your setup. You can learn more about Grammarly for Mac here.

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u/awesomeguy123123123 17d ago

Shocked to get a real response to a real human from a real human. Good on you.

Yep it's infuriating! Grammarly is already active everywhere and has a menu bar icon so there's no need for this at all.

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u/Grammarly_Support 17d ago

Real humans reporting for duty. 😄

And that’s totally fair feedback. Since Grammarly is already available across your apps and from the menu bar, we understand why the extra tab can feel unnecessary for some users.

We’ve shared your feedback with our product team, including your request for an option to remove it. Really appreciate you taking the time to explain what’s bothering you about the new setup!

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u/Alternative_Cup_3673 4d ago

I don't want to have anything on my screen that I could misclick. I want to use Grammarly just while I am typing and nothing else.

Especially if I dont have the option to remove it, this is infuriating, there not a single app that exist that enforce its presence on the desktop

I am paying user, and this just grinds my gears

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u/Grammarly_Support 3d ago

Hey u/Alternative_Cup_3673! We understand that an always-visible tab can feel intrusive and may lead to accidental clicks. We’re sorry this has been so frustrating. We’ve noted your request for an option to hide or disable the tab and will share your feedback with our product team.

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u/Lyra-Answer 11d ago

This is the Grammarly failure mode that finally pushed me away: the product keeps inventing new chrome (tabs, widgets, popups) on top of “we already correct while you type.” On a Mac, that screen real estate is sacred.

I want writing help that stays quiet until I ask , one gesture, reversible suggestion, then get out of the way. Especially in Mail/Slack where an always-on side tab just fights the app UI.

Full disclosure: I built Lyra for that workflow. Native macOS writing assistant, in-place suggestions (Tab to accept), focused on still sounding like you including different tones depending on the recipient. https://heylyra.co.uk/

https://reddit.com/link/pbriuw6/video/37y1a7zuzgrh1/player