Writing tools for researchers
Early-career academic life is a lot of small admin done under deadline pressure. A PhD student or postdoc is typically running two or three papers at a time, each aimed at a journal with its own house style, and the source list quickly grows past a hundred entries that include software, datasets, and conference proceedings as well as the usual journal articles. Most online citation tools quietly skip the awkward source types and force a manual fix later.
Phrasit is built to keep that work moving. The citation generator covers 20 source types, including software, dataset, and conference paper variants, and switches between APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, and Harvard without losing the metadata you already entered. The bibliography converter moves entries between BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, and EndNote XML so swapping reference managers stops being a project of its own. The reading level analyzer is useful for keeping a public-facing abstract or grant lay summary in the right band. Everything runs in the browser with nothing stored.
Core tools
The ones researchers reach for first- Citation generator
Paste a URL, DOI, or ISBN and generate APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, or IEEE citations in one click.
- Bibliography converter
Convert citations between BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, and EndNote XML. Drop-in compatible with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, and JabRef.
- Reading level
Analyze text with Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG, and Coleman-Liau scores. Get grade-level and simplification tips.
- Word counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in any text. Real-time stats, mobile-friendly, no signup.
- Text comparator
Compare two pieces of text side-by-side with line and character-level diff. Shows similarity percentage.
- Grammar checker
Catch grammar, spelling, and style issues with LanguageTool. Inline suggestions, explanations, and one-click fixes.
Helpful supporting tools
Useful adjacent to the core set- Find and replace
Bulk find and replace across long text with support for regex, case sensitivity, and whole-word matching.
- Paragraph counter
Count paragraphs, sentences, and words. Get average length per paragraph and pinpoint the longest one.
- Words per page
Estimate page count for an essay by font, size, and spacing. Times, Arial, Calibri, and Verdana supported.
- Word frequency
Find the most common words in text with stopword filtering, minimum length controls, and count bars.
- Reading time
Estimate how long text takes to read and to speak aloud, with slow, average, and fast wpm presets.
- Text formatter
Clean messy text. Trim whitespace, collapse spaces, strip blank lines, convert smart quotes, normalise line endings.
Guides for researchers
Pick one and try it now
No signup, no paywall, runs entirely in your browser. The fastest way to see whether Phrasit fits your workflow is to open the tool and paste in a real piece of text.