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Passive-Voice & Weasel-Word Highlighter

Highlight passive voice, weak adverbs, and weasel words so you can rewrite flabby sentences into direct, confident prose.

This highlighter marks passive constructions and vague qualifiers (“very”, “basically”, “it is believed”) that weaken writing.


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What we found

    🔒 Runs entirely in your browser - open DevTools → Network and you'll see zero requests. Works offline. Nothing is uploaded.

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    How to use it

    1. Paste your draft.
    2. See passive voice and weasel words highlighted in place.
    3. Rewrite the flagged phrases in the active voice.

    Private by design

    There is no server and no upload. Everything runs with plain JavaScript on your device, so you can safely work with confidential or unpublished text. Open your browser's DevTools Network tab while you use it and you'll see zero requests - and it keeps working with your connection turned off.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Why is passive voice an AI tell? +

    Models lean on passive constructions and hedges (“it could be argued”) that blur who did what. Human editors cut them for directness. The highlighter shows where they cluster so you can switch to the active voice.

    What are weasel words? +

    Vague qualifiers that dodge commitment - “some say”, “basically”, “virtually”, “it is believed”. They pad a sentence without adding meaning; the tool flags them so you can cut or make them specific.

    Is my text uploaded or stored anywhere? +

    No. Everything runs in your browser with plain JavaScript - your text is never uploaded, stored, or logged. Open your browser’s DevTools Network tab while you use it and you’ll see zero requests. The tool also works offline.

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