Description
Scribbr is an academic writing platform for students working on essays, papers, theses, dissertations and other coursework. It combines paid editing services with a set of free and paid writing tools, all aimed at helping a paper meet academic standards before submission.
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Its main paid services are Human Proofreading, where an editor reviews and edits a paper in about three hours, and AI-Proofreading, which reviews an entire paper in about five minutes. Scribbr's editors work on document types including essays, theses, PhD dissertations, research proposals, personal statements, admission essays, motivation letters, reports, reflection papers, journal articles and capstone projects.
Alongside editing, Scribbr runs a Plagiarism Checker that compares a paper against academic databases using technology it describes as similar to what universities use, and an AI Detector that flags text likely generated by tools such as ChatGPT. A Citation Generator produces references in APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA, IEEE and ACS style, and a browser extension can cite a webpage or article in one click. An academic-check option runs grammar, citation, clarity, plagiarism and AI-detection checks on a single uploaded document at once.
Scribbr also offers free writing tools, including a paraphrasing tool, a summarizer, a general grammar checker for short text and an AI Humanizer for rewriting AI-generated text to read more naturally. Its Knowledge Base provides free how-to articles, videos, lecture slides for instructors and downloadable templates on topics such as academic writing, plagiarism, citing sources and APA style, which the site says are used by about 5 million students a month.
Scribbr is aimed at students and postgraduate researchers, and its editing team is described as available around the clock, every day of the year. Site content is offered in multiple languages, including English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian, and the company also publishes lecture slides aimed at teachers and professors who want ready-made material for classes on academic writing and citation.
The domain paperrater.com, an earlier academic writing tool that offered similar plagiarism and grammar checking, now redirects permanently to Scribbr, putting the two brands in the same academic-writing space under Scribbr's name.
- CategoryAcademic Writing & Citations
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
Scribbr's Core Features
Plagiarism Checker comparing papers against academic databases
AI Detector for identifying AI-generated text
Human Proofreading with editor turnaround in about 3 hours
AI-Proofreading reviewing a full paper in about 5 minutes
Citation Generator supporting APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA, IEEE and ACS
Paraphrasing tool and summarizer
AI Humanizer for rewriting AI-generated text
Browser extension for one-click citation of web pages
Free Knowledge Base with guides, videos and templates for students and teachers
How to use Scribbr?
Upload your paper: Submit an essay, thesis or other document to Scribbr.
Choose a check: Pick plagiarism checking, AI detection, proofreading or an academic check covering several checks at once.
Get proofreading: Choose Human Proofreading for editor review, or AI-Proofreading for a faster automated pass.
Generate citations: Use the Citation Generator to format references in your required style.
Review results: Read flagged issues, suggested edits or plagiarism/AI-detection matches.
Learn more: Use the free Knowledge Base guides and templates for additional writing help.
Scribbr's Use Cases
- Thesis and dissertation editing
- Plagiarism checking
- Citation formatting
- AI-content detection
