Free word, citation, and writing tools that respect your time.
No signup, no upsell modals, no email gate. Everything runs in your browser, every tool is embeddable, and the work loads as fast as the page.
Try the word counter
Paste any text. Words, characters, reading time, and readability scores update as you type. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Three jobs, one toolbox
Counting and cleaning text, citing sources, and writing better. Pick a card.
Text tools
Count, clean, convert, compare. 48 browser-based utilities, all free.
Study tools
Citations, readability, outlines, and flashcards. Built for the moments before a deadline.
- Citation generator5 styles, 30 source types
- Bibliography converter
- Reading level
- Essay outliner
- Flashcards
- Bibliography cleanup
- Bibliography builder
- Similarity check
- Citation checker
Writing tools
Grammar and tone checks for cover letters, emails, and applications.
Citations done right
APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE. 30 source types from books to ChatGPT conversations to court cases. Free, no signup, no upsell modals.
Character limits, every platform
34 live counters for the platforms students, writers, and marketers actually use. Paste your text, see the bar fill, hit publish.
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- Word counter
- Character counter
- Citation generator
- Reading time
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title="Word counter by Phrasit"
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Long-form guides
Plain-English references for the rules students and writers actually look up.
- APA 7 citation rules11 min read
- MLA 9 citation rules10 min read
- Chicago style guide9 min read
- Harvard referencing guide9 min read
- Common citation mistakes7 min read
- Essay structure guide8 min read
- How to format a research paper9 min read
- IELTS writing tips7 min read
- Reading levels explained6 min read
- Resume formatting rules7 min read
- How to cite a book chapter8 min read
- How to cite a magazine article8 min read
- How to cite a conference paper8 min read
- How to cite a thesis7 min read
- How to cite a government report7 min read
- How to cite a court case8 min read
- How to cite an interview8 min read
- How to cite a film7 min read
- How to cite a book8 min read
- How to cite a journal article9 min read
- How to cite a website8 min read
- How to cite a news article8 min read
- How to cite a YouTube video8 min read
- How to cite a podcast episode8 min read
- How to cite a TikTok video8 min read
- How to cite a tweet (X post)8 min read
- How to cite a blog post8 min read
- How to cite a PDF report8 min read
- How to cite a ChatGPT conversation8 min read
- How to cite a dataset9 min read
- TikTok caption character limit7 min read
- Pinterest pin character limit7 min read
- Discord message character limit7 min read
- Telegram channel post character limit7 min read
- YouTube description character limit8 min read
- Reddit post character limit8 min read
- Snapchat caption character limit6 min read
- Tumblr post character limit7 min read
- Facebook post character limit7 min read
- Slack message character limit8 min read
Free citation cheat sheets
Two-page PDFs. No signup required to download.
- APA 7 cheat sheetPaper format, in-text patterns, references
- MLA 9 cheat sheetWorks Cited patterns + 8 common mistakes
- Chicago 17 cheat sheetNotes-Bibliography and Author-Date
- IEEE cheat sheetNumbered citations for engineering and CS
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