Writing tools for students
If you are a student, most of your writing time goes on three things: hitting a word count, formatting citations correctly, and keeping the language at the right reading level for your tutor. The marking rubric punishes inconsistency in any of those, even when the argument is solid.
Phrasit pulls those tasks into one place. The citation generator handles APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, and Harvard from a URL, DOI, or ISBN, the reading level analyzer tells you whether your draft is in the right grade band, and the word counter tracks the same essay length your rubric does. Everything runs in the browser. Nothing is stored. There is no signup and no paywall, so you can use it from a library PC or your phone the night before a deadline.
Core tools
The ones students 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.
- Word counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in any text. Real-time stats, mobile-friendly, no signup.
- Essay outliner
Generate a structured 3-level outline for argumentative, expository, narrative, or compare-contrast essays.
- Reading level
Analyze text with Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG, and Coleman-Liau scores. Get grade-level and simplification tips.
- Flashcards
Make browser-based flashcards from your notes. Save locally, shuffle, and study with spaced review.
- Words per page
Estimate page count for an essay by font, size, and spacing. Times, Arial, Calibri, and Verdana supported.
Helpful supporting tools
Useful adjacent to the core set- Paragraph counter
Count paragraphs, sentences, and words. Get average length per paragraph and pinpoint the longest one.
- Grammar checker
Catch grammar, spelling, and style issues with LanguageTool. Inline suggestions, explanations, and one-click fixes.
- 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.
- Find and replace
Bulk find and replace across long text with support for regex, case sensitivity, and whole-word matching.
- Character counter
Count characters with and without spaces. Built for Twitter, SMS, meta descriptions, and form length limits.
Guides for students
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.