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Your report should be an editor, not a verdict

A wall of red text tells you that you have problems. It doesn't help you fix them. On one-click fixes, Fix All, and treating the report as a workspace.

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Source rules: robots.txt for your plagiarism check

Sometimes you know a match is fine — your own site, a mirror, a source you already cite. Wildcard include/exclude rules put you in control of what counts.

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Why we built a plan for the paper due Thursday

Most SaaS pricing assumes you want a relationship. Sometimes you have one paper and a deadline. On subscriptions, honesty, and the $7.99 week.

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A plagiarism checker that shows its sources

Most checkers hand you a scary percentage and no evidence. Here is why a number without a source is just an accusation — and what we do instead.

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Citations are a solved problem. So why are they still so annoying?

APA, MLA, Chicago — the rules are fixed and public. The friction is all in the doing. On formatting, missing citations, and letting the tool do the boring part.

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