Writing & content

Edit and tighten someone else's copy

Fix grammar, cut the length and match a house tone without losing meaning.

Saves 40 minutes per documentBeginnerBest pick: Grammarly

Best tools for this task

Every pick scored out of 10 on how accurate its output is, how fast it gets you a usable result, and how cheap it is to run. Reorder the list by whichever matters most.

Most accurate

Grammarly 9.0

Fastest to a result

Grammarly 9.1

Cheapest to run

QuillBot 8.1

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1. Grammarly

Best pick
Free · Pro $12/mo · Business $15/user/mo

Catches grammar and tone across every app you already type in.

Accuracy
9.0/10
Speed
9.1/10
Cost
7.6/10
QB

2. QuillBot

Free · Premium $9.95/mo (annual)

Cheapest way to shorten and paraphrase long paragraphs.

Accuracy
8.3/10
Speed
8.6/10
Cost
8.1/10
WT

3. Wordtune

Free · Advanced $13.99/mo · Unlimited $24.99/mo

Rewrites single sentences with options rather than one flat suggestion.

Accuracy
8.5/10
Speed
8.9/10
Cost
7.2/10

How to do it, step by step

  1. 1

    Paste the house style rules at the top of the prompt or set them once in the editor.

  2. 2

    Fix mechanics first, then ask for a 20% shorter version.

  3. 3

    Compare both versions side by side and keep the sentences that carry meaning.

What usually goes wrong

Paraphrasing tools change technical terms — check names, numbers and product wording.