Alternatives to QuillBot
An AI writing tool for paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and generating citations. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
QuillBot
An AI writing tool for paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and generating citations.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as QuillBot.
Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes.
Grammarly checks grammar, spelling and clarity as you type with tone suggestions and an AI detector, but has no citation generator or native Windows or mobile apps.
Wordtune
An AI writing assistant that suggests rewrites, adjusts tone and proofreads English text.
Wordtune offers several rewrite suggestions per sentence, tone switching and proofreading, focuses on English text, and runs on web, iOS and a browser extension.
HyperWrite
An AI writing assistant with a document editor and Chrome extension for autocomplete, rewriting and research.
HyperWrite provides autocomplete, rewriting and research with scholarly citations through an editor and Chrome-only extension, without Windows or mobile apps.
Rytr
An AI writing assistant with over 40 templates for drafting, rewriting and improving text.
Rytr offers more than 40 templates plus rewording, shortening and grammar tools on web and Chrome, aimed at marketing copy rather than academic citations.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
ProWritingAid adds deeper style and line-editing feedback and works in Microsoft Word and a desktop editor. It is geared toward fiction writers rather than paraphrasing and citations.
Also worth comparing
These listings name QuillBot as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Paperpal
An AI academic writing tool with grammar checks, citations, paraphrasing and journal submission checks.
QuillBot offers paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and a citation generator, with Windows, Android, iOS apps and browser extensions, but no journal submission readiness checks.
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SciSpace
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Scholarcy
An AI summarizer that turns papers, articles and videos into interactive flashcard summaries.
ChatGPT
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DeepL
An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.
