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Academic writing requires precision, clarity, and strong grammar, but editing in Google Docs can be limiting when you need comprehensive writing support. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce a major upgrade to Paperpal for Google Docs, transforming it from a grammar checker into a complete AI writing assistant designed to help students and researchers write better, faster, and with greater confidence—all without ever leaving Google Docs.
Whether you’re drafting an academic essay, thesis, research paper, or professional report, Paperpal now offers the full suite of AI-powered writing tools right within your Google Docs interface, eliminating the need to constantly switch between platforms and effortlessly produce flawlessly written content, right from the first draft.
Why Academics Need More Than Basic Grammar Checking in Google Docs?
If you’ve ever struggled with grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, or maintaining a consistent academic tone when writing in Google Docs, you’re not alone. Grammar checkers in Google Docs offer basic spell checks and grammar correction, but they often miss complex errors, technical terms, and nuanced academic writing conventions.
Manually editing and proofreading drafts for language and grammar takes time that can otherwise be used for critical research activities; moreover, there’s always a chance you may overlook avoidable grammar errors. While available grammar checkers in Google Docs like Language Tool, QuillBot, Google Spell Check, and Grammarly offer general grammar and style checks, they may not fully address the complexities of academic language. This leaves researchers and students juggling multiple tools—one for grammar, another for paraphrasing, a third for citations—creating a fragmented and inefficient writing process.
This is where Paperpal for Google Docs comes in! Trained on millions of scholarly articles, Paperpal provides accurate, real-time support to seamlessly refine and edit in Google Docs. With advanced grammar correction for academic text, smart spell checks that can catch and correct technical terms, punctuation error fixes like missing commas, precise academic tone alignment, and language improvements to ensure clear, coherent writing, it’s like getting an academic editor to polish your work as you write in Google Docs.
From ideation to final draft, Paperpal supports every stage of your writing process. Use Write to overcome blank page syndrome and Rewrite to refine your arguments—all without leaving Google Docs.
What’s New in Paperpal for Google Docs?
Previously, Paperpal for Google Docs offered language suggestions and consistency checks to help academics refine their writing. Now, we’ve expanded the extension to include three game-changing features:
Write Feature
Overcome writer’s block with AI-powered writing assistance that helps you:
- Brainstorm research topics and ideas
- Generate content based on your prompts
- Kickstart sections when you’re stuck
- Create outlines and structure your thoughts
- Summarize complex information
Rewrite Feature
Transform your text with intelligent rewriting options to:
- Paraphrase content while preserving meaning
- Change tone to match academic standards
- Simplify complex sentences for clarity
- Reduce word count without losing impact
- Improve fluency and readability
- Find better synonyms and alternatives
5 Reasons Paperpal for Google Docs is Perfect for Academics
Looking for a reliable grammar checker in Google Docs? Here are five reasons why it is the perfect choice for academics to instantly elevate your writing.
Tailored to enhance academic writing
Built to help students and researchers quickly deliver high-quality academic writing without any of the stress, Paperpal supports every stage of your writing process. Use Edit to do grammar checks and proofread, and get contextually accurate suggestions to polish your text 2x faster. Use Write to overcome blank page syndrome, Rewrite to refine your arguments.
More accurate than other grammar checkers
Paperpal can detect errors that the more basic Google Spell Check can’t! Unlike grammar checkers in Google Docs like Grammarly and QuillBot, Paperpal provides the most accurate language, spelling, punctuation, and grammar correction tailored for academic writing.
Faster, better collaboration on Google Docs
Co-authors can access Paperpal grammar checks for shared documents, allowing you to eliminate back-and-forth edits for minor grammar mistakes. By catching errors early, Paperpal minimizes feedback loops, reduces the need for proofreading corrections from supervisors or collaborators, and allows you to focus on conveying your work effectively.
Complete security and privacy guaranteed
Paperpal proofreading and grammar checks are performed directly within Google Docs, ensuring your work is 100% secure, private, and confidential. You retain full ownership over your work; Paperpal does not store your documents or use your work to train its AI models.
Accessible across all major web browsers
Paperpal for Google Docs allows you to access superior academic writing and real-time editing support on all major web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. This means you will always have Paperpal by your side, regardless of the browser you use.
Explore Paperpal for Google Docs for Free
Paperpal for Google Docs allows you to polish your work quickly with 200 free spelling and grammar corrections per month. The best part is that you can get started with Paperpal’s grammar checks in 3 simple steps.
- Install the Add-on: Click here and grant the required permissions to link Paperpal’s grammar checker to your Google Docs account.
- Enable Paperpal: Open Google Docs, go to the “Extensions” menu and find Paperpal listed under the available “Add-ons.”
- Start Editing: Click on the Paperpal icon to launch the side panel and get real-time language and grammar correction.
Here’s a quick video that walks you through the process.
Upgrade to Paperpal Prime to Unlock More Powerful Features
Paperpal is a reliable proofreader, grammar checker, spell checker, sentence checker, and punctuation checker for academic text, empowering you to seamlessly write and edit on Google Docs. But this is just the beginning. Paperpal plans to expand its Google Docs Add-on to include other features from its writing toolkit. Until then, you can upgrade to a Prime plan to access other advanced features directly from within the Paperpal interface.
Here’s a quick look at what you get with a Paperpal Prime plan:
- AI Reference finder with access to 250 M+ verified research articles
- Citation generator that ensures accurate citations in 10,000+ styles
- Plagiarism checker trusted by academics, journals, and institutes globally
- AI Translation across 30 languages while retaining context, technical terms
- 30+ key submission readiness checks for language and technical compliance
And much more!
Ready to Transform How You Write in Google Docs?
Don’t let minor language and grammar errors slow down your academic writing. Direct your focus on conveying your ideas and findings clearly—while Paperpal for Google Docs ensures your writing is polished and impactful.
Paperpal is a comprehensive AI writing toolkit that helps students and researchers achieve 2x the writing in half the time. It leverages 22+ years of STM experience and insights from millions of research articles to provide in-depth academic writing, language editing, and submission readiness support to help you write better, faster.
Get accurate academic translations, rewriting support, grammar checks, vocabulary suggestions, and generative AI assistance that delivers human precision at machine speed. Try for free or upgrade to Paperpal Prime starting at US$25 a month to access premium features, including consistency, plagiarism, and 30+ submission readiness checks to help you succeed.
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