Last updated on 12 May 2026
On the occasion of Educatech Expo 2025, the French digital educational fair held this week in Paris, Antidote software reaffirms its presence alongside its Mysoft Distributor.
And the timing couldn't be better: the day before the show itself, Computer Druid Launched Antidote 12 v3, an important update This improves AI reformulation, refines proofreaders and greatly enriches language resources. This convergence deserves attention, as it illustrates Antidote’s trajectory in the education sector.
I propose you to discover the main novelties of this update of the correction software and assistance with drafting and interviewing Jean-Guillaume Dumont, Director of Sales and Marketing at Antidote, crossed Porte de Versailles.
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Software to learn, not to replace
‘Antidote is not a content generator’. It is this distinction that Jean Guillaume Dumont would like to make clear at the outset in the interview he gave me, which you can read below. While ChatGPT creates prefabricated content from instructions, Antidote analyses the texts written by the students and proposes suggestions for improvement. The nuance is crucial for the education sector.
I have already said all the good I thought of Antidote in a previous article. It is a writing aid for both novices who make mistakes and professionals who are looking for the right word. At school, Antidote makes it possible to go even further. It accompanies students to learn from their mistakes. The proofreader detects them, language guides explain them and dictionaries enrich the vocabulary of young people.
Far from being a simple spelling correction tool, Antidote offers a complete suite combining corrector, enriched dictionaries and detailed language guides. This architecture makes it a true pedagogical companion for both students and teachers.
Antidote 12 v3: an update that reinforces the pedagogical added value
This new version brings substantial improvements to the use of Antidote in education.
Smarter AI reformulation
The functionalities of reformulation by artificial intelligence Generative have been considerably perfected. In particular, the deletion of repetitions and fidelity to the meaning of the text have progressed, in particular in the "Rewrite and Shorten" sections. A new setting now preserves segments in quotation marks or italics – a useful feature for work citing sources.
A more precise and contextual correction
The correction benefits from multiple improvements, including the optional conversion of numbers from zero to twenty into letters. The Correction Express, now active in new Web contexts, understands better that the point at the end of the sentence will soon be entered. Improvements that reflect the attention of Druid feedback from users.
Dictionaries considerably enriched
All dictionaries are updated, with the addition of 1 500 words and locutions (geónef, taquéria, share of angels, etc.). But also 5 000 etymologies accompanied by 54 etymological remarks, and 6 additional articles in the guides, covering practical topics such as writing time zones.
English is no exception: 2,350 words and phrases (memeify, solarpunk, angel’s share), 25,000 synonyms, 6 guide articles, and 16,600 new translations for bilinguals.
Improved integrations and enhanced security
Integration with Microsoft Word increases speed and robustness, while the LibreOffice connector provides increased stability and updates automatically.
On the security side, multi-factor authentication will appeal to IT managers and anyone concerned about online protection. Windows users will also benefit from a dark mode and an executable optimized for ARM64 processors.
Offers adapted to establishments
Druide and Mysoft offer several options for schools, adapted to their specific needs:
- Antidote 12 multi-post licence : Preferential tariff for educational establishments.
- Antidote Web : online version that offers interesting flexibility, accessible at school and at home, with granular control for teachers (possibility of blocking the corrector during an evaluation, for example).
- Antidote 12 School Site Licence : for general installation.
Contact Mysoft or visit them on their stand at Educatech (l50) for a demonstration or additional information on pricing policy.
Interview with Jean-Guillaume Dumont, Antidote Sales and Marketing Manager
Antidote is present as every year via Mysoft at the Educatech Expo in Paris. What is the meaning of this presence?
Antidote is a writing aid for both novices who make mistakes and professional feathers who are looking for the right word.
In the world of education, Antidote makes it possible to go even further. It accompanies students to learn from their mistakes. The proofreader detects them, language guides explain them and dictionaries enrich the vocabulary of young people. This is what Mysoft is showing at the Educ@tech Expo. This continued presence in recent years is justified by the number of novelties to be presented and by its many uses for learning French and English – because, yes, Antidote is also ‘the write cure’!
Antidote is often seen as a professional tool. What role can it play in the education and daily life of teachers and pupils? Can you cite concrete use cases in class or for homework?
Antidote is much more than just a fix. Its suite of professional tools combining proofreader, dictionaries and language guides serves both learners and teaching staff to develop their writing skills.
Druide, the publisher of Antidote, regularly publishes on his blog articles specifically designed for the school environment. Here you will find many tips and advice for use in school contexts. However, I give you an example:
The teacher can use an article on rehearsals in our Style Guide to teach their writing lesson. Then, he can set a maximum percentage of repetitions in a text written by the students and ask them not to exceed this threshold. The proofreader's Repetitions filter will help them spot them, while the Synonyms dictionary will allow them to find the right word to replace an overly frequent term.
How does Antidote fit into a responsible digital ecosystem at school (data protection, accessibility, inclusion, GDPR compliance)?
Druide took great care to write in plain language, with short sentences, accessible vocabulary and unambiguous syntactic structures. its Privacy Policy for Antidote sites and applications. I invite your readership to consult it to discover our responsible and respectful practices.
What our school clientele likes most is that the proofreader processes texts locally on Antidote 12. When they pass through our servers, as with Antidote Web, we destroy them as soon as the fix is complete. The same applies to reformulated texts; they are not retained or used to train artificial intelligence models.
With the rise of generative AI, how do you position Antidote as an ally of fundamental learning (writing, critical thinking) rather than doing the work instead of the students?
Generative AI tools create prefabricated content in response to instructions. On the contrary, Antidote first analyses the texts written by the students and offers suggestions for rewriting. It does not replace their work, but rather helps them with its reliable language resources. Students can replace an entire sentence or choose words from several options to improve their expression. They can thus compose, correct, verify and improve their written productions.
ChatGPT can edit, improve, and list changes to a text. However, his explanations lack detail, sometimes contain falsehoods, and do not always mention their source. Students then have difficulty understanding their mistakes and verifying the information. Conversely, Antidote promotes student autonomy through an adapted interface. The explanatory tooltips of his corrector represent his ability to target a fault and to give a clear and rigorous explanation of what does not work. In addition, they provide a link to the right page of Antidote’s reference works.
What specific offers do you offer to schools and educational institutions?
We offer a preferential rate for educational institutions wishing to obtain a multi-post licence for Antidote 12. As for its cloud-based version, Antidote Web, it offers unparalleled deployment flexibility by giving access to this application both at school and at home. In addition, with it, teaching staff can choose to block the proofreader, or other functions, so that students can use only dictionaries during a written assessment, for example. Finally, the Antidote 12 school site licence offers advantageous rates based on the number of employees, regardless of the number of students or computers, to install our software on all computer stations.
Other projects to follow?
Of course! In 2022, for the very first time in France, 470 schools received a free licence to install Antidote 11 on ten computers. This represented a donation worth almost EUR 300 000. Druide had made the announcement with the help of its distributor Mysoft as part of Educ@tech Expo. This year we will repeat the operation with Antidote 12 licenses. The official announcement will reveal, before the end of the year, the quantity of licences, the number of winning institutions and the value of this donation resulting from our Antidote donation programme for schools.
A tool designed for learning
At a time when generative AI promises to transform education and writing, Antidote offers an interesting alternative. A tool that does not create content instead of students, but helps them understand, learn and progress. The Antidote 12 v3 Update, just announced, reinforces this promise with concrete improvements in correction, reformulation and language resources.
For schools, educational centres and faculties reflecting on their EdTech strategies, Antidote deserves real consideration. The presence of Mysoft at the Educatech Expo 2025 can be a good opportunity to discuss it concretely.
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