Welcome

After the Deadline is an intelligent language checking server, made to scale. This page hosts the source code and resources released under the GNU General Public License.

If you want to embed After the Deadline into an application, visit the After the Deadline Developers page to find useful libraries that interact with this service.

If you want to use After the Deadline:

  1. Read the Technology Overview
  2. Download the AtD Source Code
  3. Learn how to Get Started

If you’re interested in adding new rules then:

  1. Read the Rule Modification Guide
  2. Download and install the Bootstrap Data

How to cite

If you’re using AtD and looking for a way to give credit in the code or documentation, here is a suggested bibliography format:

Mudge, Raphael S. (2009) After the Deadline – Language Checking Technology. Automattic. http://open.afterthedeadline.com.