Grammarly AI Suggestions Not Appearing in Google Docs: Fix Guide
Grammarly’s AI-powered writing suggestions are designed to work directly within Google Docs, catching grammar mistakes, improving clarity, and offering style improvements as you type. When those suggestions stop appearing, your writing workflow loses a valuable safety net.
Here is how to troubleshoot this problem.
Why Suggestions May Not Show Up
The Grammarly browser extension might be disabled or not installed. Grammarly works in Google Docs through a browser extension, and if the extension is turned off, uninstalled, or outdated, LISBOA77 suggestions will not appear.
Google Docs has its own built-in spell checker and grammar checker. Sometimes these native tools conflict with Grammarly, causing one or both to behave erratically.
If you are using Google Docs in a browser other than Chrome, Grammarly support may be limited. The extension works best in Chrome and Edge, while other browsers may have reduced functionality.
Account authentication issues can prevent the extension from loading your writing preferences. If your Grammarly session has expired, the extension may appear active but not function correctly.
Heavy documents with extensive formatting, comments, or tracked changes can slow down Grammarly’s processing to the point where suggestions appear delayed or not at all.
Quick Steps to Get Suggestions Back
Check that the Grammarly extension is installed and enabled. Click on the extension icon in your browser’s toolbar. If you see a green circle, it is active. If the icon is grayed out or missing, reinstall the extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Make sure the extension is turned on for Google Docs specifically. Click the Grammarly icon, then check whether writing suggestions are enabled for the site docs.google.com.
Refresh the Google Docs page. A simple page reload can re-establish the connection between Grammarly and the document.
Sign out of your Grammarly account in the extension and sign back in. This refreshes your session and reloads your writing preferences.
Additional Troubleshooting
Disable Google Docs’ built-in spelling and grammar checker to avoid conflicts. Go to Tools in Google Docs, then Spelling and Grammar, and uncheck the options.
Try disabling other browser extensions temporarily. Some extensions, particularly ad blockers and privacy tools, can interfere with Grammarly’s ability to interact with web pages.
Clear your browser cache and cookies, then try again. Cached data from an older version of Grammarly can cause display issues.
If you are working on a very large document, try splitting it into smaller sections. Grammarly processes the active document, and extremely long documents can overwhelm the extension.
Update both your browser and the Grammarly extension to the latest versions.
Privacy Consideration
Grammarly processes your text through its servers to provide suggestions. Be mindful of this when working on documents containing sensitive or confidential information. Review Grammarly’s privacy policy to understand how your data is handled.
If privacy is a concern, consider using Grammarly’s offline features where available, or consult with your organization’s IT team about approved writing tools.
In Summary
Grammarly AI suggestions not appearing in Google Docs is typically an extension, browser, or conflict issue. Verifying the extension is active, refreshing the page, and resolving conflicts with native tools will restore suggestions in most cases.