How to use the sentence rewriter

1Paste a sentence or paragraph into Sentence or paragraph.
2Choose what to change: Shorten wordy phrases, Use everyday words, and optionally Remove filler words.
3Read the Plainer version and the Changes made list; check Worth a manual look for long or passive sentences.
4Copy the result, or press Reuse to keep editing it.

The built-in example

Input

In order to finish the project on time, we need to utilize all available staff. It is important to note that the end result was delayed due to the fact that a large number of users commenced testing prior to the launch date.

Output

To finish the project on time, we need to use all available staff. The result was delayed because many users started testing before the launch date.

Real output: 8 changes, 43 words down to 26. “was delayed” is then listed as possible passive voice to check by hand.

Rewrite styles: formal, casual, concise, simple

This rewriter does one job: it makes text concise and simple using fixed lists, so the same input always gives the same output.

Shorten wordy phrases (about 100 entries): in order to → to, due to the fact that → because, at this point in time → now, a large number of → many, prior to → before, make a decision → decide. Empty openers such as “it is important to note that” are deleted.
Use everyday words: utilize → use, commence → start, facilitate → help, approximately → about, with each verb form listed so tense is kept (utilized → used).
Remove filler words (off by default): very, really, quite, basically, actually, literally and similar.

It doesn't change tone to formal or casual; that needs a language model, which this page doesn't use.

Comparing versions

The original stays on the left and the plainer version on the right, and Changes made lists every replacement with the old wording struck through, so you can check each one. Untick a group of changes to see the text without it. Worth a manual look lists sentences over 25 words and possible passive constructions (“was delayed”), which a phrase list can't fix: split long sentences at “and”, “but” or “which”, and name who does the action.

Keeping meaning and facts intact

The replacements are chosen to keep meaning in normal use, but a phrase list can't read context. “Additional” → “more” is wrong in “additional (extra-charge) baggage” for some readers, and removing “very” changes emphasis. Numbers, names and technical terms are never changed. Review the list of changes before using the text, especially in legal or technical writing. For spelling and grammar, run the result through the online proofreader.

Rewriting vs plagiarism

Swapping words in someone else's text doesn't make it yours: the ideas and structure still belong to the author, so rewritten passages need a citation just like quotations. This tool is meant for your own drafts. To condense a source for notes, the text summarizer picks key sentences that you can then quote and cite; check length with the word counter.

Is my text private?

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text is not uploaded to our servers.

Sources

Questions about the sentence rewriter

Will the rewrite keep my meaning?

Usually, because it only swaps fixed phrases for shorter equivalents and never restructures a sentence. A few swaps can shift nuance, so review the list of changes.

How long can the input be?

Any length; it runs in your browser and updates as you type. It works best on paragraphs of your own writing.

Is rewriting someone else's text allowed?

Rewording doesn't remove the need to credit the source. Quote and cite other people's work; use this tool on your own drafts.

Sentence Rewriter