Tracely
Add to Chrome

Chrome extension

Underlines in Google Docs as you write, with sources and citations a click away.

Set up

  1. Add Tracely to Chrome

    From the Chrome Web Store. It also works in Edge and Brave.

    Add
  2. Turn it on in Google Docs

    Open a Doc and turn Tracely on, once. Until you do, nothing is read from the page.

  3. Sign in with Google, if you like

    No account is needed. Sign in to keep your plan on every device.

  4. Write as usual

    Every few seconds, Tracely checks your draft and underlines what it finds.

Settings you can change

  • Check Google Docs

    Turn Tracely on or off for every Doc.

  • Look for evidence automatically

    Search a claim before flagging it.

  • Citation style

    Match my document, MLA, APA or Chicago.

    Match my document
  • Pause

    For an hour, or until midnight.

    Pause for an hour

What it reads

  • Google Docs

    Only after you turn Tracely on for Docs.

  • Other sites

    Only where you switch it on.

  • Password fields

    Never read, nor anything that looks like a sign-in form.

  • Shortcut

    Alt+Shift+K opens the panel.