Linux
3.3.13
Joplin 3.3.13 (prod, linux)
Device: linux, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics
Revision: 144ed59
Backup: 1.4.3
Markdown Editor
Spell check isn't working. It's enabled (using English UK), but doesn't pick up on misspelt words.
Is Joplin allowed to access the Internet? When you enable spell checker for a specific language for the first time, it needs to download a dictionary for it in order to work.
It should be able to access the internet. Is there a way to test that?
Alternatively, can you tell me where it stores the dictionary files? I could try setting a new language and see if new dictionary files appear.
They will be kept in a directory called Dictionaries inside the folder with Electron files. In Windows, the path is %APPDATA%\Joplin, but I'm not sure what the location in Linux is
LeoW
22 July 2025 23:59
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Hi, @RobinP
On Linux the dictionaries are found in the following directory.
In the home folder go here:
.config/Joplin/Dictionaries
I found the relevant directory. It has the en-GB dictionary, and the permissions look right:
$ ls -lh ~/.config/Joplin/Dictionaries/
total 444K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 robin robin 442K Jul 23 09:47 en-GB-10-1.bdic
Changing the spell checker language downloads other dictionary files, but still nothing is marked as misspelt.
Just to verify, you've ticked "Enable spell checking in Markdown editor" in the General options category, have you?
I thought I had, but apparently I hadn't
That fixed it. Thank you.
system
22 August 2025 11:03
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. Please keep in mind that this isn't the same path as the one where the database, resources, settings, etc. are stored.