Spell Catcher X and Spell Catcher X Lite for Mac OS X
Spell Catcher X 10.2.3 and Spell Catcher X Lite 10.2.3 Installer and Updater
This is a free update for Spell Catcher X 10.2, 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 owners, your existing "X102" license will be used as-is.
What's the difference between Spell Catcher X and Spell Catcher X Lite?
Spell Catcher X 10.2.3 can be used in Trial mode for 14 days (with some limited functionality). If you are upgrading a licensed installation of Spell Catcher X version 10.1.3 or earlier, you must upgrade your existing "SCX" license after installing version 10.2.3. Upgrading your "SCX" license is either free, or $14.95USD. You can quickly check your upgrade eligibility if you so desire. It only takes a few seconds to upgrade your existing license from within the Spell Catcher application.
See What's New in Spell Catcher X 10.2.3.
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) users please read these FAQs!
9.6M Mac OS X Disk Image
Requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
Older releases of Spell Catcher X are available for those using Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.3.8.
To keep this download a manageable size, only the U.S. English language databases are included. Additional languages can be downloaded directly from within the Spell Catcher X application by choosing the Get Updates and Languages command from the Spell Catcher menu, or from below on this page.
Spell Catcher X Pre-Release Downloads
Pre-release versions of Spell Catcher X and associated add-ons can sometimes be found on our Pre-Release Downloads page.
There are no pre-release downloads for Spell Catcher X 10.2.3.
Spell Catcher X 10.2 Languages 













You are welcome to download additional languages to use with Spell Catcher X. You can also use the Get Updates and Languages command available in the Spell Catcher menu to download languages directly.
Five additional languages are available at an additional cost of $10 USD - Canadian English, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Visit our online store at Kagi to purchase these languages.
If your copy of Spell Catcher X 10.2 is licensed, you can download all 8 additional languages at once - look for an item named "All Standard Language Plug-Ins" in the Updates and Languages window. Only a single language may be downloaded at a time when running Spell Catcher X in trial mode, and only one language in addition to U.S. English will be used (even if more are installed) until you purchase a license.
These languages require Spell Catcher X version 10.2 or later. Languages for version 10.1.x can be found further down on this page.
Detailed specifications for each language (word counts, available databases and copyright notices) can be found on the Spell Catcher X Languages page.
To install a Spell Catcher X language, simply download it by clicking a link to the right. Most browsers will automatically open disk image files after the download is complete. If your browser doesn't, locate the file and double-click it. Open the "Easy Install" application and follow the onscreen instructions. More details and other language installation options can be found in the "How to Install" document.
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US English (included with every download)
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British English
1,014.7k Mac OS X Disk Image
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French
797.0k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Canadian French
801.8k Mac OS X Disk Image
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German
1.6M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Swiss German
1.5M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Italian
539.2k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Spanish
937.3k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Swedish
2.1M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Canadian English Buy from Kagi
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Dutch Buy from Kagi
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Portuguese Buy from Kagi
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Brazilian Portuguese Buy from Kagi
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Danish Buy from Kagi
Spell Catcher X Uninstaller
The Spell Catcher X Uninstaller application is included on the installation disk image. We are making it available as a separate (much smaller) download as well.
Spell Catcher X Uninstaller v1.0.6
65.9k Mac OS X Zip Archive
Spell Catcher X 10.0 Manual
This manual is included in the Spell Catcher X 10.2 application, choose Spell Catcher User Manual from the Help menu in the Spell Catcher application. It's available here as a separate download for your convenience.
This manual describes the original Spell Catcher X 10.0 software. While much of it is useful and relevant, documentation for new features introduced since Spell Catcher X 10.1 are not included. Other parts are outdated (the Installation instructions, for example). The best source of documentation for new features is the online Help Book. Choose Spell Catcher Help from the Help menu in the Spell Catcher application to view the online help, or view it on our web site.
Other useful sources of documentation are the "What's New?" documents. Choose What's New? from the Help menu in the Spell Catcher application, or view them on our web site.
951.1k PDF file
Depending on your installed browser plug-ins, PDF files may open inside your browser window. Most PDF browser plug-ins can save the file to your hard disk. Alternatively, you can use your browser's download link to disk (or equivalent) command by control-clicking the link.
Spell Catcher X 10.2.1 Installer and Updater
Spell Catcher X 10.2.1 is still available for those using Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.3.8.
9.4M Mac OS X Disk Image
To keep this download a manageable size, only the U.S. English language databases are included. Additional languages can be downloaded directly from within the Spell Catcher X application by choosing the Get Updates and Languages command from the Spell Catcher menu, or from here on this page.
Spell Catcher X 10.2.1 Recommended Downloads
We strongly recommend that anyone installing Spell Catcher X 10.2.1 also install Spell Catcher X input method component version 10.2.1 (Build 5B1).
Spell Catcher X 10.1.3 Installer (Old)
This old, outdated version of Spell Catcher X has been replaced by Spell Catcher X 10.2.3 (above). We are keeping it on our downloads page for those customers that opt not to upgrade.
Use Spell Catcher X 10.2.3 with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Do not use this old, outdated version of Spell Catcher X on Tiger.
7.3M Mac OS X Disk Image
Spell Catcher X 10.1 Languages (Old) 












You are welcome to download additional languages to use with Spell Catcher X. You can also use the Get Updates and Languages command available in the Spell Catcher menu to download languages directly.
Four additional languages are available at an additional cost of $10 USD - Canadian English, Dutch, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Visit our online store at Kagi to purchase these languages.
If your copy of Spell Catcher X 10.1.x is licensed, you can download all 8 additional languages at once - look for an item named "All Standard Language Plug-Ins" in the Updates and Languages window. Only a single language may be downloaded at a time when running Spell Catcher X in trial mode, and only one language in addition to U.S. English will be used (even if more are installed) until you purchase a license.
These languages require Spell Catcher X version 10.1.x - they are not for use with Spell Catcher X 10.2.x.
Use Spell Catcher X 10.2.3 with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Do not use this old, outdated version of Spell Catcher X on Tiger.
Detailed specifications for each language (word counts, available databases and copyright notices) can be found on the Spell Catcher X Languages page.
To install a Spell Catcher X language, simply download it by clicking a link to the right. Most browsers will automatically open disk image files after the download is complete. If your browser doesn't, locate the file and double-click it. You will see a document named "How to install". Open that document and follow the instructions. It's as simple as copying a file to a specific folder on your hard disk.
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US English (included with every download)
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British English
937.4k Mac OS X Disk Image
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French
702.4k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Canadian French
707.8k Mac OS X Disk Image
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German
1.4M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Swiss German
1.4M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Italian
454.1k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Spanish
853.6k Mac OS X Disk Image
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Swedish
1.9M Mac OS X Disk Image
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Canadian English Buy from Kagi
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Dutch Buy from Kagi
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Portuguese Buy from Kagi
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Brazilian Portuguese Buy from Kagi

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