Review of Paraphraser.io

Besides being the hub of information, the internet is also a sea of valuable tools. Among those valuable tools, there is ‘Paraphraser.io.’ But what are the fortes of this tool? Is this tool worth the hype?

If the aforementioned questions represent your situation or you want someone to share their hands-on experience with this tool, you have arrived at the right place.

Here, we will take an in-depth look at ‘Paraphraser.io’ and its sub-modules. So, without any further ado, let’s begin this detailed review guide. 

What Is Paraphraser.io?

Paraphraser.io is a website that provides a collection of handy tools for bloggers, students, teachers and writers. All the tools of this website are available for free. But to try the advanced features of some tools, you will have to spend a few bucks. So, let’s review each tool of this website, starting with the main one—the paraphrasing tool. 

Detailed Review of Each Tool:

The website (Paraphraser.io) is a combination of six tools. So, let’s see the detailed review of each tool to identify whether it’s worth it or not.

1. Paraphrasing Tool:

The ‘Paraphrasing Tool’ of paraphraser.io is a freemium tool that provides a one-click paraphrasing service for free and in exchange for money. This tool is the main module of paraphraser.io and it works on NLP and advanced AI algorithms to rephrase the entered text as humans. But how can a tool paraphrase the text like humans?

• Working:

Since Natural Language Processing (NLP) works at the backend of this tool, it works by detecting the context of information. So, when you enter the text into this tool, it performs the following operations before providing you with the final output:

• Analyzing the tone and context of input.
• Feeding the interpreted information to the machine in machine language.
• Changing the wording and sentence structure.

However, this tool doesn’t shift the output from its original meaning. So, even the modified sentence structure and wording will reflect the same meaning as the source text.

• Multiple AI Modes:

This tool takes assistance from four AI rephrasing modes to paraphrase the entered material. Two of them are free, whereas the other two are for premium members only. So, let’s see the details of each AI rephrasing mode.

• Fluency:

This mode focuses on the fluency of the content while paraphrasing. It is available for free.

• Standard:

This mode works on the conventional paraphrasing mechanism to paraphrase the content. It is also available for free.

• Creative:

This mode is more advanced than the other two modes. It creatively picks high-end (fancy) phrases and words while paraphrasing the text. Therefore, this mode is available for premium members only

• Smarter:

This mode smartly rewords the paraphrased version without shifting it from its original theme. It’s the most advanced mode of this tool. So, it has the benefits of all the other three modes. However, it is also available for premium members only.

Output:

Let’s see the quality of paraphraser.io’s paraphrasing engine through the following example:

Advantages:

• The paraphrasing engine of this tool provides state-of-the-art and human-level results. So, its premium plan is worth purchasing.
• As you can see in the output and working of this tool, it takes assistance from four AI rephrasing modes. So, the availability of multiple modes is enough to answer people’s diverse needs.
• As of now, this tool can rephrase the uploaded content in 20 languages.
• This tool is not platform-dependent because you can try its paraphrasing facility on smartphones by downloading its iOS or android application.
• It has a ‘WordPress Plugin’ that lets you set up its paraphrasing engine on your WordPress website. However, if you have a non-WordPress website, you can try its ‘Paraphrasing API.’
• You can save the output of this tool in a Microsoft Word file or copy it to the clipboard.
• With one click, you can clear the contents of the current paraphrasing session and begin the next one.

Disadvantages:

• The word count limit of this tool might be a dealbreaker for some people because it only allows paraphrasing 400 words at once for free.

2. Plagiarism Checker:

It is a good practice to check the plagiarism of content before submitting or publishing it. So, if you want a free alternative to the paid plagiarism checkers, you can try the ‘Plagiarism Checker’ of paraphraser.io.

Working:

The plagiarism detector of paraphraser.io works on advanced AI algorithms to deeply scan the uploaded content for plagiarism. Once you have uploaded the text, it checks the content against different internet sources to determine its uniqueness.

Thus, after completing the scan for plagiarism, it will provide you with the percentage of unique and plagiarized content. But besides this, it will mark the unique sentence with green and plagiarized sentences with red colors.

Output:

Here’s an example of how the plagiarism checker of paraphraser.io presents the results.

Benefits:

• It is a sentence-wise plagiarism checker. So, it differentiates unique and plagiarized sentences with different colors. This way, you can quickly identify the original and plagiarized portions of the content.

Drawbacks:

• The free version of this plagiarism checker limits you to scanning 1000 words. However, if you want to extend this range to 5000 words, you will have to buy its premium plan.

3. Article Rewriter:

The ‘Article Rewriter’ of paraphraser.io is a freemium tool that provides a one-click rewriting service for free. Its working mechanism is similar to the paraphrasing tool. But the article rewriter doesn’t exclude unnecessary information. Instead, it adds relevant content as supporting material to the unnecessary information. 

• Working:

This tool also takes assistance from NLP technology to produce a rewritten version of the entered text. So, it rewrites the text by detecting the context. However, like the paraphrasing tool, this rewriting tool won’t shift the output from its original meaning.

This rewriting tool works on content accuracy while rewriting the content. For that, this tool takes assistance from the following rewriting modes:

• Word Changer.
• Creative.

Output:

Here is an example of how the article rewriter of paraphraser.io produces output.

Pros:

• Although its rewriting engine is a bit slower than the first tool, it provides decent results with the ‘Creative’ mode.
• There is no word count limit here. So, you can rewrite a lengthy document at once with this tool.
• It allows rewriting the text in the following languages:
  • English.
  • Spanish.
  • French.

Cons:

• There is no option for clearing the contents of the current session.

4. Citation Generator:

Although paraphrasing and rewriting are effective approaches to avoiding plagiarism, some materials are hard to paraphrase and rewrite. In such situations, writers turn to double quotes and reference citing.

In fact, if you paraphrase the material, you will still have to cite the source. But if you don’t know how to cite the references of the included information, you can try the ‘Citation Generator’ of paraphraser.io.

Working:

The citation generator of paraphraser.io is an entirely free tool to generate citations in ‘APA,’ ‘MLA’ and ‘Chicago’ styles. It creates citations from the URLs.

Thus, once you have filled in the required fields, you will have to click on the ‘Create Citation’ button. The tool will generate citations in three popular citing styles within a few seconds.

Output:

Here is an example of how the one-click citation generator of paraphraser.io presents the output.

Benefits:

• With this tool in the bag, there is no need to remember the pattern of APA, Chicago and MLA referencing styles.
• This tool is entirely free.
• You can copy the generated citations to the clipboard.

Drawbacks:

• It doesn’t cover all the citation styles.

5. Text Summarizer:

The conclusion is vital in any form of writing because it concludes the entire discussion with the help of a few words. So, once you have written the content for a blog post or article, you will have to provide the gist of your discussion in conclusion. That’s where the ‘Text Summarizer’ of paraphraser.io will come in handy.

Working:

The text summarizer of paraphraser.io works on the abstractive summarization concept. So, it takes assistance from NLP and AI algorithms to create an overview of a lengthy discussion. That is why the output of this tool will modify the sentence structure but will never alter the text’s original meaning.

Output:

Let’s see the quality of paraphraser.io’s summarizing engine through the following example:

Advantages:

• This summary generator is entirely free and there are no word limits here.
• It is ideal for creating bullet points for presentations or slides.
• This tool’s output will always retain its original meaning, courtesy of NLP technology.
• With one click, you can clear the contents of the current session.
• You can export the generated summary to the clipboard or save it in a Microsoft Word file.
• As of now, this tool can generate summaries in 8 popular languages.

Disadvantages:

• There is no option for controlling the summary length in this tool. So, it doesn’t provide complete control over the summary.

6. Grammar Checker:

It is necessary to check the written content for punctuation and grammatical errors. But most grammar-checking tools are freemium or paid tools. So, if you want a free alternative to those freemium tools, you can try the ‘Grammar Checker’ from paraphraser.io.’

Working:

The grammar checker of paraphraser.io is an AI-powered grammar assistant that works by identifying a variety of grammatical mistakes and punctuation errors. Anything from minor punctuation mistakes to more complicated grammatical errors, like irregular verb tenses, this tool can detect all that and many more.

Output:

Let’s see the quality of paraphraser.io’s grammar checker through the following example:

Pros:

• This grammar checker underlines the identified mistakes. So, you can hover over the underlined words and phrases to reveal the suggestions of this tool.
• This free grammar checker has no word count limit. So, you can proofread a lengthy document at once with this tool.
• This tool is a multilingual grammar checker, as it can check the content for grammatical errors and typos written in 5 languages.

Cons:

• Sometimes, its grammar checker provides vague suggestions.
• Often, its suggestions are not reliable. Therefore, we do not recommend it.

Conclusion:

Paraphraser.io is a handy website because its ‘Citation Generator,’ ‘Paraphrasing Tool’ and ‘Text Summarizer’ provide decent results. In fact, the premium plan of this website’s paraphrasing module is worth the money, as you can try it for the rephrasing of paragraphs. 

Since paraphraser.io offers freemium services, we recommend checking the quality of this website’s services for free. This way, if you like the results, you can go for its premium plan. Otherwise, you can stick with its tool for free because, nowadays, it’s hard to find decent and safe tools for free.