Desktop Plagiarism Checker for Windows

User Reviews

• Ok for beginners

  April 22, 2015

  Pros

  It is free

  Cons

  - The soft misses a lot of plagiarism. - Doesn't search well through .pdf and .doc files.

  Summary

  It is OK as a free tool and if you don't need a serious check. If you work with content professionally, I would recommend to try professional and more reliable paid tools like https://unplag.com or others.

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• Limited "free" checking

  remendezDecember 5, 2013

  Pros

  What was checked was well referenced.

  Cons

  The number of characters you can enter at one time is limited (i.e. you can't submit your entire paper to be checked). I ended up submitting one page at a time and then was only able to run the first 3 pages of my paper before I was told I had exceeded my usage and would have to return in 24 hours.

  Summary

  Since most papers that will care about plagiarism are greater than 3 pages, this is quite an obstacle. My paper is due tomorrow! I can't wait 24 hours to run a check on the next part of my paper. This is very inconvenient.

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• Looks cool on the tin

  simplest2rememberApril 22, 2013

  Pros

  none for me because can't use it. it also didn't work at work (behind a proxy)

  Cons

  unless you know what you're doing (i.e. have used it before), then don't expect and free scans. You need to sign up first. Or wait 24 hours. But if you need it within 24 hours you can sign up. But if you do you're told to wait up to 12 hours for - some kind of processing. Waste of time for me.

  Summary

  meh.

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• desktop plagiarism

  cleopatrabrownFebruary 20, 2013

  Pros

  tells you and rates the originality of your sentences line per line. Lets you know if you have any cliches phrases. Breaks it down for you for percentage of originality of your article or paper.

  Cons

  There is a limit on how many times use per 24hrs

  Summary

  Awesome tool! easy to use for a beginner and Ill always use it!

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• good and effective search engine

  mdshofiqulislamNovember 3, 2012

  Pros

  Easy find useful software.

  Cons

  Sometimes difficult to install as well as license key not available

  Summary

  Overall it is good and user friendly

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• Terrific product from CBS that actually works!

  billandmisty78March 19, 2012

  Pros

  This is small application that takes your text input and scans it over Google, Bing, and Yahoo search engines. All fields are highlighted for originality and it even gives you a percentage for originality at the bottom of the page! Virus check comes back clean and there isn't any information saved to the file. There is also an option to convert your report into PDF in the event your instructor questions your work. CBS Interactive creates this application so it's a trusted source in my book.

  Cons

  You are only permitted to enter 5000 characters per check. Not a problem since you can run one check after another without limits, it's just annoying on larger assignments. But hey....it's free and works!

  Summary

  I would recommend to all students. Works great with college level assignments.

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