Plagiarism-Finder for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 7, 2008

The Internet makes it easier than ever for students to plagiarize term papers, but this application aims to strike fear into the hearts of deceptive students by comparing a document with the Web to find excessive similarities. The user-friendly interface lets you quickly select files for examination, although the trial version only supports one document at a time. The program generates HTML reports, highlighting suspicious passages, and gives you a link to the Web source, so you can check for yourself. Plagiarism-Finder was fairly accurate with passages of seven or more words but didn't work as well with smaller bits of text. Therefore, we feel the program does a good job of catching blatant cases of plagiarism, but can't be called foolproof. Though it may not help finger the most savvy cheats, this app still can serve as a handy weapon for teachers and professors.

Plagiarism-Finder for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: November 9, 2004

Latest update: November 7, 2008

Version: 1.2.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 124,186

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2.2/5

10 User Votes

Not able to use it due to password failure
purukSeptember 12, 2010
Pros
unknown due to not using
Cons
unknown due to not using
Summary
unknown due to not using
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sanad82July 19, 2010
Pros
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Cons
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Summary
Not usable
bobjr94July 13, 2010
Pros
none, well it makes a noise
Cons
I picked english when it installed but its all in German. Cant read any of the buttons or options (there are alot)
Summary
Unless you rear German, its useless
Does not work well!
Sharee1966December 8, 2009
Pros
Nothing!!!
Cons
This is a German company. When my program did not work, it took me six months to get a reply from them in English. I sent mail in German. I never got a program that worked. I wasted over two hundred dollars.
Summary
The biggest thing is that it is a foreign company, and they were hard to deal with. They never refunded my money, and I never got it to work. They told me to download another version in six months, but then they wanted me to pay for it again.
havn't managed to get on yet
cnerakApril 14, 2009
Pros
when I get on I will be able to rate it
Cons
appears to be time consuming
Summary
Haven't managed to check my paper yet
Wonderful - Simply wonderful!
melliacooperDecember 31, 2008
Pros
detected all sources with ease
Cons
none at all!
Summary
perfect!
Waste of time
gfevrierJune 30, 2008
Pros
This was a complete waste of time. Many of the UI elements are still in German even running it in English. Did several tests and it found nothing.
Cons
Summary
rip off
halletippyApril 6, 2008
Pros
Cons
I cut and pasted a WORD FOR WORD item from an internet site and the detailed search came back non plagarized!! <p>Hopefully I can get my money back!
Summary
useless
TwistedcanFebruary 11, 2008
Pros
Cons
The software doesn't seem to work. I copied 200 words from Wikipedia, 200 words from a fake thesis page and 200 words from an thesis freely available on the internet. Pasted the words into txt documents and ran the tests. The software found nothing,
Summary
I purchase the license but it seems to limit checks to European sites
bsheppyMay 22, 2007
Pros
Limited use in academic settings but at least gives some indication of plagiarism
Cons
Poor support. No response to e-mail requests for technical assistance. Upgrades have caused blue screen freezes
Summary

Developer’s Description

Search documents for copy-and-pasted phrases from the Internet.