Have you ever written something and thought, “This doesn’t quite sound right”? You know what you want to say, but putting this down clearly and paraphrasing effectively can be a struggle. Whether you’re a student chasing a deadline, a researcher trimming down a long abstract, or an academic professional preparing a conference paper, writing and rewriting to paraphrase text, reduce word count, and achieve the right tone is likely where most of your time goes.
Overwhelmed academics are turning to free paraphrasing tools. However, basic paraphrasers are not equipped to handle technical content, introducing errors or leaving users frustrated with changes in meaning. What academics really need is a reliable academic paraphraser, one that enhances your writing without compromising intent.
That’s precisely why we have reimagined and expanded Paperpal Rewrite, one of our most-used features, turning it into a smarter, sharper academic paraphrasing tool. This upgrade meets the evolving needs of students, researchers, and educators by providing a word paraphraser that understands how academics write and what they’re trying to achieve.
The revamped Rewrite feature combines everything you love with everything you want. Driven by user feedback and suggestions, Paperpal has introduced powerful new capabilities that make Rewrite the best paraphrasing tool for academic writing. It’s no longer just a good rewording tool—it’s a fully loaded, academic-first AI paraphraser with a smarter engine and a smoother user interface. Here’s what you get now with the new and improved Rewrite:
Earlier, the Rewrite modes were limited to Paraphrase and Make Academic. Now, you have two more: Improve Fluency and Simplify. The new modes allow the AI paraphrasing tool to generate more natural and readable text without changing your intended meaning.
The Trim feature now gives users the flexibility to pick between three-word reduction levels—Less, Moderate, and Significant. You can seamlessly switch between these levels to compare outputs from each or Retry to get different suggestions under each level of Trim.
Paperpal now adjusts the tone of your writing to better match your specific context, purpose, and target audience. Choose your preferred tone from five options—Polite, Conversational, Persuasive, Creative, and Professional and ensure your text produces exactly the effect you want on your audience.
We noticed that our users love Rewrite and paraphrasing features so much that they try to use them in their native language. So we’ve introduced this capability, allowing academics to use Rewrite in any language and get reliable outputs in the same language!
What stays constant is our expert academic focus; rewritten text will maximally preserve the meaning, nuance, numbers, citations, etc., in your original text. With increased flexibility, more tailored outputs, and seamless access, the new AI rephrase gets your writing to the finish line faster. Try the new Rewrite now for free!
Paperpal Rewrite is built for anyone navigating the challenges of academic writing, whether you’re drafting, editing, or polishing your work for publication.
Here’s a quick explainer on how to maximize and get the best out of Rewrite. It’s as simple as selecting your text and choosing a feature based on what you want to do.
This core mode is perfect when you want to restate a sentence in a new way without losing the intended meaning. Unlike basic rewording tools that swap synonyms, our academic paraphrasing tool rewrites using smarter structure and better vocabulary. It maximally retains in-text citations, understands academic nuances and works across all major disciplines.
Want your draft to sound more professional and scholarly? This mode tightens your writing and adjusts it for an academic audience—ideal for journal articles, theses, or research proposals. A favorite among students and researchers, it boosts formality without adding fluff to keep your arguments clear and authoritative.
This Rewrite mode eliminates awkward phrasing and makes your writing smoother. Perfect for non-native English speakers, this word paraphraser fixes your grammar and phrasing without over-editing and improves readability to sound more human while preserving your voice.
Great for early drafts or when explaining technical concepts to broader audiences, this AI rephraser helps make complex sentences easier to digest. It breaks down jargon and uses plain language with short sentences to help you deliver polished blogs, essays or teaching materials.
The pressure to meet stringent word counts is real, especially in academic writing. That’s why Paperpal offers you three levels of word reduction.
It’s like having an academic rephrase tool with a precision scalpel.
Not every writing format or assignment needs the same tone. That’s why we have added five new tone settings to help you effortlessly produce high-quality writing that resonates with your intended audience:
🎓 Professional – Ideal for academic and workplace settings; best for reports and official communication.
📢 Persuasive – Strengthen arguments; best for compelling writing and strong calls to action.
💬 Conversational – Friendly and approachable; best for casual and user-friendly content.
🙏 Polite – Diplomatic and courteous; best for emails and communicating with journals.
🧠 Creative – More expressive and vivid; best for storytelling and creative content like blogs
Unlike generic tools, this AI paraphraser lets you match tone to context, something that’s especially useful when toggling between email, proposals, or journal writing.
Let’s be honest: There are tons of paraphrasing tools online, so what makes Paperpal different? Here’s how we stack up:
| Feature | Paperpal Rewrite | Other AI Paraphrasing Tools |
| Understands academic language and context and retains nuances and important data from your text. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Maximally preserves your in-text citations & references | ✅ | ❌ |
| Compare different mode outputs & use the option best suited to you | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tailored outputs with multiple tone settings for all use cases | ✅ | ❌ |
| Instant word count reduction with control on how much to cut | ✅ | ❌ |
| Seamless access as in-line commands and sidebar | ✅ | ❌ |
| Supports paraphrasing in multiple languages | ✅ | ❌ |
| Complete AI paraphrasing toolkit with editing support, consistency checks, and other writing tools | ✅ | ❌ |
If you’re looking for the best paraphrasing tool for academic writing, you can’t go wrong with Paperpal. And yes, it’s a free paraphrasing tool for individual users, so take a minute and try the Rewrite for free now!
How to Use Paperpal Rewrite?
Rewrite is easily accessible via the sidebar menu or as in-line AI commands on the Paperpal web writing interface. You can access it from either place or switch between the two depending on your convenience. Using Paperpal’s revamped AI rephraser is as simple as ever:
Whether you’re working in the Paperpal web editor, on MS Word, or Google Docs, the free paraphrasing tool works smoothly across platforms. So stop second-guessing your writing and experience the AI academic paraphraser designed for your needs. Sign up for free and try the new Rewrite now!
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