TextQuest/ReFo provides readability formulas for many languages in a programme library. Coded in C++, cross-platform with wxWidgets
The following features have been implemented:
- has implemented readability formulas that other programs/apps do not have.
- in English-language texts, counting of syllables is based on the Carnegie Mellon University Dictionary.
- uses complete word lists, e.g. Dale-Chall and Spaulding, not just the basic forms.
- breaks down a text (string) into grammatical sentences. In order to do this successfully:
- detects abbreviations that exist for each language, up to 3000 entries for German and English, for example.
- detects direct speech and quotations.
- detects headings as sentences without having to insert a full stop at the end of the heading.
- detects enumerations as separate sentences, which is useful for instruction leaflets, for example, and saves a lot of manual editing.