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About these shortened versions
These shortened versions are AI-generated. The tool is instructed to cut redundancy, not substance: your meaning and key facts should survive. Re-read the result, it stays fully editable.
Shortening is NOT a plagiarism or AI-detection bypass; integrity systems recognise AI-processed text however it was produced.
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How it works
The Sentence Shortener runs your text through a large language model with a single job: make it shorter without losing meaning. It cuts filler, collapses roundabout phrasing, and prefers active constructions. You get an editable result, a changed-words highlight, before and after word counts, and readability scores.
Free visitors shorten up to 1,500 characters per submission, and paid plans up to 12,000. For other rewriting jobs, such as tone, formality, or expansion, use the Paraphrasing Tool, the same engine with all eight modes.
What you will see
- Your text
- The sentence or sentences to tighten. The counter turns amber near your plan limit.
- Shortened card
- The tighter version, fully editable, with Copy and Shorten again.
- Highlight changes
- Marks what changed against your original, with a % reworded figure.
- Readability
- Flesch reading ease before and after. Shorter sentences usually raise it.
- Recent shortenings
- Your last 10, kept in your own browser for 30 days.
Frequently asked questions
How do I shorten a sentence with this tool?
Paste the sentence, or a whole wordy paragraph, and click Shorten. The tool removes repetition, filler phrases, and roundabout wording while keeping your meaning. It highlights exactly which words changed.
What makes a sentence too long?
Not length itself, but load. Stacked clauses, hedge words ("in order to", "it should be noted that"), doubled-up modifiers, and passive constructions all add load. Readability research suggests readers start losing the thread past about 25 words. Our Sentence Counter flags those sentences, and this tool fixes them.
Will shortening lose my meaning?
It should not. The instruction is to cut repetition, not substance, so key facts, names, and qualifiers should survive. The result stays editable, and the changed-words highlight makes it easy to check that nothing important vanished. If a phrase must stay for legal reasons, list it under Keep these words.
How much shorter will my text get?
Usually 20 to 40 percent fewer words on wordy input. Text that is already tight shrinks less, because there is less to cut, which is what you want. The word and character counts on the result card show the exact before and after.
Can I shorten a whole paragraph or email?
Yes. Anything up to your plan's character limit works: 1,500 characters free, up to 12,000 on paid plans. Paragraph breaks are kept. To trim a whole article section by section, the Article Rewriter's Shorten mode uses the same engine.
What does the % reworded figure mean?
The share of your original words that were changed or removed. A low figure means the tool made small cuts. A high figure means it restructured the sentence. Use it with the highlight to see how far the rewrite went.
Can I make sure certain words stay?
Yes. List them under Keep these words before you click Shorten. Product names, legal phrases, and keywords listed there are kept word for word in the result.
Is it free?
Yes, with no signup. Each shortening uses part of a shared daily AI allowance, shown live by the quota chip on the page.