Chrome extension
Underlines in Google Docs as you write, with sources and citations a click away.
Set up
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Add
Add Tracely to Chrome
From the Chrome Web Store. It also works in Edge and Brave.
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Turn it on in Google Docs
Open a Doc and turn Tracely on, once. Until you do, nothing is read from the page.
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Sign in with Google, if you like
No account is needed. Sign in to keep your plan on every device.
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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.
- Match my document
Citation style
Match my document, MLA, APA or Chicago.
- Pause for an hour
Pause
For an hour, or until midnight.
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.