QuillBot alternative
A QuillBot alternative that rewrites in the app you are already in
A QuillBot alternative that paraphrases, shortens and fixes text right where you write it. No paste box, no word limits per run, works in any app on Windows and Mac. Free plan.
QuillBot is a paraphrasing box: paste text, pick a mode, read the new version, copy it out. For students rewording a paragraph, that is what they need.
KeyShift puts the same rewriting under one shortcut in every app. Select the paragraph in Word, Google Docs or the email you are drafting, pick Rephrase or write your own instruction, and the new version is typed back in place. Your words, your tone, no paste box.
What QuillBot is built around
- A web paraphraser with named modes (fluent, formal, simple, and so on) and a browser extension that mirrors it.
- Per-run word limits on the free plan.
- Paraphrasing, grammar and summarizing as separate tools in the same site.
What KeyShift does instead
- Rewrite in place. Select text, press Ctrl+Shift+A, pick Rephrase, Make professional, Make casual, Shorten or Expand. The result replaces the original; Ctrl+Shift+Z brings it back.
- Instructions instead of modes. Type keyshift rewrite this for a 10-year-old, then space twice. Any instruction you can write is a mode.
- No separate tools. Grammar, summarizing, translation and replies sit in the same list as the rewrite.
- Custom actions for the rewrites you repeat ("academic tone, keep citations untouched"), each with its own hotkey.
- Works everywhere: Word, Docs, Notion, Overleaf in the browser, your LMS, your email.
QuillBot vs KeyShift at a glance
| QuillBot | KeyShift | |
|---|---|---|
| Paraphrase a paragraph | Paste into QuillBot, copy out | In place, one shortcut |
| Rewrite modes | Fixed list | Built-in actions plus any instruction |
| Grammar, summary, translation | Separate tools | Same shortcut |
| Word limit per run | On free plan | None per run; monthly action count |
| Custom actions with hotkeys | No | Yes (Pro) |
| Voice typing and text from screen | No | Yes |
| Works in | Web and extension | Any text field on Windows, macOS, Android |
Based on each product's public features. Other products change; if something here is out of date, write to support@keyshift.ai and we will fix it.
How KeyShift works, in any app
- Quick Actions: select text, press Ctrl+Shift+A (⌘⇧A on Mac), pick an action. The result replaces the selection.
- The typed trigger: write normally, add keyshift plus your instruction, press space twice. No selection, no shortcut.
- Voice (Ctrl+Shift+M), text from screen (Ctrl+Shift+O) and clipboard history (Ctrl+Shift+V) for the text you do not have yet.
- Undo any replacement with Ctrl+Shift+Z, up to 20 steps.
Windows 10 and later, macOS 11 and later, and Android. See the getting started guide.
Questions people ask
Does KeyShift have a paraphrasing mode?
Rephrase is a built-in action. For a specific style, write the instruction in the typed trigger or save it as a custom action on Pro.
Can I see the changes before accepting them?
Yes. The Quick Actions result shows what changed, and Replace puts it back. If you replaced too fast, Ctrl+Shift+Z undoes up to 20 steps.
Is there a free plan?
Yes: 25 AI actions a month with every tool, no card needed.
Try it in your own apps
Free plan, 25 AI actions a month, no card needed. Pro from €4 a month billed yearly.