Limato
Paraphrasing Tool
Rephrase any sentence or paragraph — same meaning, fresh wording. AI-powered, free, no signup. Changed words are highlighted so you see exactly what moved.
How to use the paraphrasing tool
Paste up to 750 words in the box above and click Paraphrase. The rewritten text appears on the right with every changed word highlighted, so you can check the rewrite against your original at a glance. Click Copy and you're done. Your text is processed and returned — never stored.
What a good paraphrase changes — and what it keeps
A real paraphrase restructures sentences, varies the rhythm, and picks different words — while keeping the meaning, facts, names, and numbers exactly as they were. That's what this tool does.
Cheap "article spinners" swap words for thesaurus synonyms in place ("use the door" becomes "utilize the aperture") and leave the sentence skeleton untouched. The result reads awkward and is trivially recognizable. Limato rewrites the whole sentence the way a fluent writer would rephrase it out loud.
Paraphrasing for non-native English writers
If English isn't your first language, your drafts can be grammatically perfect and still sound translated — long openers, formal hedging, word-for-word structures carried over from your native language. Paraphrasing your own draft is the fastest fix: keep your ideas, replace the phrasing. See the 12 ESL patterns native speakers never use for the habits worth breaking.
How to paraphrase without plagiarizing
Rewording someone else's ideas without credit is still plagiarism, even when every word is different. The rules that keep you safe:
- Cite the source whenever the idea isn't yours — a paraphrase needs a citation just like a quote.
- Quote directly when the exact wording matters (definitions, laws, famous lines).
- Paraphrase your own writing freely — rewording your own drafts to sound clearer is just editing.
The tool handles the rewording; the citation is on you.
Paraphrase anywhere you write
Limato's Chrome extension rephrases text inline on any website — Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, Notion. Highlight, rewrite, paste back. 20 free rewrites a day.
Add to Chrome — FreeFrequently asked questions
Is the paraphrasing tool free?
Yes — one free paraphrase per device on this page. The Limato Chrome extension gives 5 free rewrites a day without sign-in, or 20 a day with a free Google sign-in. No card required either way.
How is this different from QuillBot?
QuillBot's standard modes mostly swap synonyms inside your existing sentence structure. Limato rewrites the full sentence — structure, rhythm, and word choice — and is tuned for non-native and AI-sounding text. The result reads like a person rephrased it, not a thesaurus.
Will it change the meaning of my text?
No. Facts, names, numbers, and intent stay intact — only the wording and sentence structure change. Changed words are highlighted so you can verify the rewrite against your original.
Can I paraphrase text in Spanish or other languages?
Yes. Paste text in any major language and it is rewritten in that same language. There is a dedicated Spanish version at limato.app/es/parafrasear, and the Limato extension also translates between 34 languages.
Is my text stored or used for training?
No. Text is sent to the rewrite API, processed, and returned — not stored, logged, or used to train models.
Is using a paraphrasing tool plagiarism?
Not by itself. Paraphrasing your own writing is just editing. Rewording someone else's ideas without citing them is plagiarism no matter what tool you use — always credit the source of ideas that are not yours.