What causes "Grammarly Desktop App Disappeared"?

Floating widget replaced by a right-edge tab Grammarly tab or menu bar icon turned off (Mac) Generative AI features disabled, which hides the Mac tab App or site on the Block List Superhuman Go activated Damaged installation

How do I fix "Grammarly Desktop App Disappeared"?

1. Find the right-edge tab: Hover over the right edge of the screen On Mac, click the menu bar icon > Turn on Grammarly tab 2. Restore the Mac menu bar icon: System Settings > Menu Bar > Allow in the Menu Bar Turn on Grammarly Desktop or Superhuman Apps Manager 3. Turn on generative AI features (Mac): Open account settings > Feature customization Enable generative AI features 4. Check the Block List: Open Grammarly Settings > Block List Remove apps/sites under 'Blocked by you' 5. Restart or reinstall: Quit Grammarly from the tray/menu bar and relaunch If still missing on Windows, reinstall from grammarly.com/desktop

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Grammarly Desktop App Disappeared

Workaround available Windows, Mac Updated October 21, 2026

Quick answer

On Windows and Mac the floating widget was replaced by a tab on the right screen edge, so many users think Grammarly vanished. Hover the right edge, re-enable the Grammarly tab and menu bar icon, check the Block List, and restart Grammarly.

Most likely fix: Find the right-edge tab.

Symptoms

No Grammarly widget or underlines in apps, the tray/menu bar icon missing, or Grammarly working in some apps but not others.

Why it happens

Floating widget replaced by a right-edge tab
Grammarly tab or menu bar icon turned off (Mac)
Generative AI features disabled, which hides the Mac tab
App or site on the Block List
Superhuman Go activated
Damaged installation

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. Find the right-edge tab
1. Hover over the right edge of the screen
2. On Mac, click the menu bar icon > Turn on Grammarly tab
2. Restore the Mac menu bar icon
1. System Settings > Menu Bar > Allow in the Menu Bar
2. Turn on Grammarly Desktop or Superhuman Apps Manager
3. Turn on generative AI features (Mac)
1. Open account settings > Feature customization
2. Enable generative AI features
4. Check the Block List
1. Open Grammarly Settings > Block List
2. Remove apps/sites under 'Blocked by you'
5. Restart or reinstall
1. Quit Grammarly from the tray/menu bar and relaunch
2. If still missing on Windows, reinstall from grammarly.com/desktop

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