- 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.
Limited "free" checking
remendez
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.
Looks cool on the tin
simplest2remember
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.
desktop plagiarism
cleopatrabrown
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!
good and effective search engine
mdshofiqulislam
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
Terrific product from CBS that actually works!
billandmisty78
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.