What is the SHeLL EDITOR?

Clear and simple health information is fundamental to high quality, safe, and person-centred healthcare. In practice though, writing health information in plain language is often difficult to get right.

The SHeLL Editor uses fine-grained real-time feedback to help you learn and apply evidence-based health literacy strategies to written health information.

Grounded in evidence
on health literacy and plain language
Real-time feedback as you edit
tells you about long sentences, complex words, passive voice, lexical density and lexical diversity
Improves health information
with specific advice on medical terms and person-centred language
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SHeLL EDITOR Features

Basic

SHeLL Editor Basic health literacy feedback:
Grade reading level, complex language, passive voice check, real-time feedback on words, sentences and paragraphs.

Advanced

SHeLL Editor Advanced health literacy feedback:
Basic features + lexical density, lexical diversity, paragraph structure, double-barrelled and complex questions.
Feedback on person-centred language for specific health conditions
Plain language suggestions (Advanced plan offers >1000 entries including legal and financial terms)
Option to exclude 1-5 essential complex medical terms from assessment
Choose which sections of text to exclude from Grade Reading Score
Assess multiple texts in one go
Create a health literacy report for your text
Import and export your work
Easily compare revised and original texts

Professional

SHeLL Editor Advanced features
+ integrated ChatGPT functions (coming soon).
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SHeLL EDITOR Subscription Plans

Payment frequency

Basic

Try the basic SHeLL Editor features.

Free

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  • Assess up to 300 words at a time
  • Basic health literacy feedback
    Grade reading score, complex language and passive voice
  • 30 plain language suggestions

Advanced

Subscription to the SHeLL Editor advanced features.

$19 $195 /month

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  • No word limit on text
  • Advanced health literacy feedback
    Basic health literacy feedback plus lexical density, lexical diversity, sentence structure and double-barrelled questions.
  • >1000 plain language suggestions
  • Person-centred language suggestions

Professional

Subscription to the SHeLL Editor professional features.

     

Coming Soon
  • Generative AI integration
  • No word limit on text
  • Advanced health literacy feedback
    Basic health literacy feedback plus lexical density, lexical diversity, sentence structure and double-barrelled questions.
  • >1000 plain language suggestions
  • Person-centred language suggestions

Corporate

Access the SHeLL Editor for your entire organisation .

 

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  • Company wide subscription
  • No word limit on text
  • Advanced health literacy feedback
    Basic health literacy feedback plus lexical density, lexical diversity, sentence structure and double-barrelled questions.
  • >1000 plain language suggestions
  • Person-centred language suggestions

ChatGPT version coming soon

Utilise the power of AI with integrated ChatGPT functions

SHeLL EDITOR FAQ's

The directors who led the development of the software are health literacy academics at the University of Sydney. Read more about their research here.

Unlike other writing software, the SHeLL Editor is an evidence-based tool, developed and tested by academic experts in health literacy. The suggestions for simplifying complex language are based on best practice health literacy guides, including language preferred by health consumers.

The subscription is paid up front for the month or year, but you can stop any time before the next payment is due. Read more about managing your subscription here.

Individual accounts are linked to a single email address. Contact us for organisational subscription options.

When you subscribe you will get access to online training resources. We also offer training workshops for organisations.

Contact us to discuss your needs.