AI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: local dictation and on-device cleanup plus 5,000 words of managed cleanup. Monthly: $6.99 per month, cancel anytime. Lifetime: $199 one-time payment.
Monthly Plan, Annual Plan, Quarterly Plan available. Multi-year Plans: 2 years ($229) or 3 years ($289). Paperpal for Teams offers up to 25% savings on annual subscriptions. Student discounts available.
Key features
Local dictation and on-device cleanup
Cloud-based text cleanup to remove filler words
Teach custom words and jargon corrections
Audio stays on your Mac
Dictation history stored locally
Supports up to three Mac activations per license
Free updates included
Grammar check with academic-grade suggestions trained on millions of scholarly edits
Plagiarism checker against 99 billion sources
AI paraphraser to restructure and improve academic tone
Research and citation in 10,000+ citation styles
Access to 250 million verified research articles
Pre-submission checks for 1,500+ top journals
Chat with PDFs to extract key insights
Works across MS Word, Google Docs, Chrome, and Overleaf
Translator for multiple languages
What makes it different
Audio processing stays on your Mac by default
Removes filler words automatically
Learn custom terminology for consistent corrections
Choose between subscription or lifetime ownership
Built exclusively for academic writing, trained on millions of scholarly articles
All-in-one platform combining writing assistance, citations, plagiarism checks, and pre-submission support
Works seamlessly within existing writing tools without switching applications
Used by over 5 million researchers and trusted by 1,500+ journals
Maintains academic integrity and originality of user work
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