Free paraphrasing tool

The mode decides how far the rewrite moves from your original. Picking the right one is most of the difference between a result you can use and one you have to fix.

• Standard is the default for a reason: same meaning, same length, different wording. Use it when you need your own phrasing of something - notes from a source, a paragraph you have used before, a sentence that just reads wrong.
• Fluent is for text that is correct but awkward, often because it was written quickly, translated, or written by someone working in a second language. It changes rhythm more than vocabulary.
• Formal lifts casual writing for a report, an application or an email to someone senior. It removes contractions and slang and tightens the structure.
• Simple goes the other way: shorter sentences, everyday words, one idea per sentence. Good for instructions, customer-facing copy and anything read on a phone.
• Creative takes the most liberty - useful for marketing lines, social posts and headlines where a literal reword would be flat. Check the meaning carefully afterwards.
• Shorter and Longer keep your point and change the word count, for a character limit or a section that needs more substance.

A paraphrase is only useful if it says the same thing. The tool is instructed to keep your meaning, facts and names - people, products, numbers, dates - and to change the sentence structure and word choice around them.

What it will not do is add facts that were not in your text. If a rewrite reads as if it knows more than you told it, treat that as an error and run it again in Standard mode.

Two things are worth checking every time:

• Technical terms. A synonym for a defined term ("the tenant" becoming "the renter" in a lease, "revenue" becoming "income" in a report) can change the meaning. Put the original term back where it matters.
• Hedges and qualifiers. "May reduce" and "reduces" are different claims. Make sure the rewrite did not quietly make yours stronger.

Paraphrasing a source in your own words is a normal part of academic writing, and so is citing it. Rewording someone else's idea does not make it yours: the citation stays whether you quote the source or paraphrase it.

Use the tool to understand a dense passage and to draft your own phrasing, then compare against the original to make sure you have not kept its structure sentence by sentence - the pattern most plagiarism checks look for. Many schools also have specific rules on AI-assisted writing; check yours before you hand anything in.

The guide to using AI on college application essays covers where the line usually sits.

Copying text into a tool and back again is fine for a paragraph. For the writing you do all day - email, documents, LinkedIn posts, support replies - the Copilotly extension rewrites text where it is.

• Select text on any page and a small toolbar appears with rewrite, tone and length controls.
• The result shows a word-by-word comparison with your original, so you can see exactly what changed.
• Replace the selection in place, insert below it, or step back through earlier versions.
• Pick the model that writes best for you - Claude, GPT, Gemini and others are in the same menu.

It works in Gmail, Google Docs, Outlook on the web, Notion, LinkedIn and ordinary text boxes on almost any site. Install it for Chrome, Edge or Firefox.

The tool on this page is free with a small number of runs per day, and it needs no account. Text you paste is sent to the AI model to produce the rewrite and is not stored against you or used to build a profile. Do not paste passwords, card numbers or anything you would not put in an email.

For more runs, longer text and every model, the free Copilotly plan includes 10 premium-model messages a day on top of unlimited use of fast models, and Pro removes the limit on premium models entirely.

What is paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing means restating an idea in your own words and sentence structure while keeping its meaning. Writing guides such as the Purdue OWL describe it as more than swapping synonyms: you change the structure, not just the vocabulary, and you still credit the source.

Is paraphrasing the same as summarizing?

No. A paraphrase is about as long as the original and covers the same detail. A summary is shorter and keeps only the main points. If you want fewer words, the text summarizer is the better tool, or use Shorter mode here.

Does rewording make an idea mine?

No. APA Style and every other major style guide still expect a citation when you paraphrase someone else's idea. Rewording is how you express the idea. The credit is how you acknowledge where it came from.

How do I paraphrase without losing the meaning?

1. Read the passage until you could explain it without looking.
2. Paraphrase from that understanding, or let the tool draft it.
3. Compare with the original: the ideas should match, the structure should not.
4. Restore any technical term, number or name that the rewrite changed.

All seven modes keep your meaning. They differ in how far the wording and structure move.

Mode	Length	What moves	Check afterwards
Standard	About the same	Wording and some structure	Defined terms
Fluent	About the same	Rhythm and phrasing	That your voice survived
Formal	Same or slightly longer	Register: no slang or contractions	Tone fits the reader
Simple	Often shorter sentences	Vocabulary and sentence length	Precise terms kept
Creative	Varies	Most freedom with expression	Claims not made stronger
Shorter	Fewer words	Cuts redundancy	No caveat dropped
Longer	More words	Adds context and connectives	Nothing added that you did not say

Which mode should I try first?

Start with Standard. If the result is too close to your text, try Fluent. Reach for Creative only when a literal reword would be flat, and always read the output once against your original.

Can I paraphrase for plain language?

Yes, Simple mode follows the same instincts as the federal plain language guidelines: short sentences, common words, one idea at a time. For forms, instructions and customer-facing pages it is usually the right first pass.

You want a different tone, not different words

Use the tone changer. It keeps your content and changes how it sounds: professional, friendly, confident, diplomatic and more.

You want to write an email from notes

The email writer turns a short brief into a subject line and a draft.

You want to translate

Paraphrasing keeps the language. For a whole web page in another language, shown next to the original, see page translation.