Newv0.9.0 is the 1.0 release candidate: tested and fixedv0.9.0 release candidate

Writing that sounds like you.

A free Claude skill that turns stiff, chatbot-sounding text into plain, natural writing. Your facts, numbers, and formatting stay exactly where you left them.

Download the skill How to install

Latest version v0.9.0All releases

  • Free and open source
  • Web, desktop, and phone
  • No special commands

Works with the things you already use

WordPDFGoogle DocsExcel and SheetsPowerPointGmail and OutlookWhatsAppWeb pagesSubtitlesScreenshots
136
writing guides inside
161
test cases before each release
32+
languages, plus mixes like Hinglish
MIT
free and open source
93%
test pass rate on v0.9.0

What do you want to do?

Tap one to see how in the guide.

Recently added

What's new

Help with the words around your code, quick choices when a request is vague, and messages for work chat.

See how to use each one in the guide See every release in the changelog

Files in, files out

Create new files, or fix the ones you have

Ask for a Word document, a PDF, or a spreadsheet and the words read naturally from the first draft. Or send one you already have and get it back with the wording fixed and the layout untouched.

Create a new file

Create

WriteLikeHuman writes the content in plain, human words. Claude builds the file with its own file tools.

  • Word documents

    Letters, cover letters, reports, and notices, ready to open and edit.

    Write my leave letter as a Word fileleave-letter.docx

  • PDFs

    Print-ready notices, invitations, and handouts.

    Make this society notice into a PDF I can printwater-cut-notice.pdf

  • Spreadsheets

    Trackers and lists with clear headings and notes. Your numbers go in exactly as you gave them.

    Put these expenses in a sheet with a notes columntrip-expenses.xlsx

Edit a file you have

Edit

Only the words change. Every edited file comes back as a new copy, so your original stays safe.

  • Word documents

    Rewritten in place. Fonts, tables, headers, and lists stay put, with tracked changes if you want them.

    Humanize my resume, keep the formattingresume-humanized.docx

  • PDFs

    Reads every page and gives you an editable Word copy, since a PDF can't be safely edited in place. Scanned pages are flagged.

    Fix the wording in this PDF reportreport-humanized.docx

  • Spreadsheets

    Only text cells, notes, and comments are touched. Numbers, dates, and formulas are never changed.

    Clean up the Remarks column, don't touch the numbersbudget-humanized.xlsx

Also works with PowerPoint slides and speaker notes, Google Docs, Pages and Keynote, web pages, and subtitle files. Needs Code execution and file creation turned on in Claude.

For developers

Writes the words around your code. Never touches the code.

READMEs, commit messages, pull requests, architecture docs, API docs, error messages, and code comments. Use it in Claude Code, or paste the text into any chat with Claude.

Ask in your own words

Paste the text, or ask in Claude Code with your project open.

  • Write a README for this project
  • Write a commit message for my staged changes
  • Explain our folder structure for a new teammate
  • Make these error messages friendlier
  • Clean up the comments in billing.py, leave the code alone

What stays safe

Only the words people read change.

  • Commands, code blocks, file paths, and version numbers stay exactly as written
  • Translation keys and placeholders like {name} are never touched
  • A script rewrites code comments and refuses to save if any code would change
  • In a git repo, it edits files in place and tells you how to check or undo the change with git diff or git checkout
  • Nothing is committed or pushed unless you ask
See the developer guides

Features

One skill for everything you write

Upload one zip, once. Claude picks the right approach from what you give it and what you ask for.

Files in, files out All examples

Kinds of writing

43types

From a WhatsApp reply to an RTI application.

EmailsResumesLettersSpeechesBiodataReviews

Files stay intact

Fonts, tables, and formulas stay put. You always get a new copy.

Check before you send

Say "check this before I send it" and it catches the small mistakes.

  • Says "attached" but nothing is attached
  • "Monday 14 March 2027" is actually a Sunday
  • Every question in their email is answered

Sounds like you, not a template

Share a few things you wrote and it learns your voice. Keep more than one.

Natural in your language, and in your mix

32 languages, plus Indian English and mixes like Hinglish. Never translates unless you ask.

Indian EnglishHinglishTanglishहिंदीதமிழ்తెలుగుಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംবাংলাमराठीગુજરાતીਪੰਜਾਬੀଓଡ଼ିଆاردوঅসমীয়া
नेपालीසිංහලकोंकणीEspañolFrançaisDeutschPortuguêsItalianoTürkçeBahasa Indonesiaالعربية日本語한국어中文Filipino

Private by default

Your text stays in your own chat with Claude. The skill never saves or sends it anywhere.

Honest by design

It helps you say what you mean in your own words. There are things it won't do.

  • Change your names, numbers, dates, amounts, or quotes
  • Write fake reviews, or reviews of things you haven't used
  • Add experiences or qualifications you don't have
  • Promise that writing will get past any checker

Install

Ready in two minutes

If you can upload a photo, you can install this. Skills added on the website show up in the Claude phone app too.

  1. 01Download

    Get the zip

    Download WriteLikeHuman.zip. Don't unzip it. Older versions are on the releases page.

  2. 02Enable

    Turn on file creation

    In Claude, open Settings > Capabilities and turn on Code execution and file creation.

  3. 03Upload

    Add the skill

    Go to Customize > Skills, click +, choose Upload a skill, and pick the zip.

Using Claude Code? Install it as a plugin 
> /plugin marketplace add thisiskurubaran/WriteLikeHuman> /plugin install write-like-human@writelikehuman

FAQ

Questions

More in the install guide, in three languages:

Englishहिंदीதமிழ்

Is it free?

Yes. WriteLikeHuman is free and open source under the MIT license. You need a Claude account where skills are available.

Will it mess up my document?

It changes words, not layout. Fonts, tables, lists, and formulas stay put, and you always get a new copy named with "-humanized", so your original is untouched.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Upload it once on the Claude website or desktop app, then use it in the Claude phone app with the same account.

It didn't kick in. What now?

Start your message with "Use WriteLikeHuman to...". If that doesn't help, check that the switch is on under Customize > Skills.

Can I help improve it?

Yes, especially if you speak one of the supported languages. None of the language guides have been checked by native speakers yet. Suggest a fix or read the contributing guide.

Is my writing private?

Your text stays in your own chat with Claude. The skill is a set of instructions and small scripts. It doesn't save your writing or send it anywhere. More on the privacy page.

Which Claude plans can use skills?

Skills work wherever Claude offers them, and Anthropic decides which plans include them. To check your account, open Settings > Capabilities and look for the skills setting. Anthropic's help page has the current details: Use skills in Claude.

How do I update to a new version?

Download the new zip and upload it the same way, in Customize > Skills. Check that only one WriteLikeHuman is listed there, then start a new chat. In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace update writelikehuman.

Can I remove it?

Yes. Switch it off or remove it in Customize > Skills. In Claude Code, run /plugin uninstall write-like-human@writelikehuman.

Found a bug, or something that reads wrong? Report a problem

Try it on your next email

Download once, upload once, and use it for every message after that.

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