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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.
Recent shortenings
How it works
The Sentence Shortener runs your text through a large language model pinned to 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/after word counts, and readability scores.
Free visitors shorten up to 1,500 characters per submission; paid plans up to 12,000. For other rewriting jobs (tone, formality, expansion) use the Paraphrasing Tool, the same engine with all eight modes.
What you will see
- Your text
- The sentence(s) 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 redundancy, filler phrases, and roundabout constructions while keeping your meaning, and 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. Readability research suggests readers start losing the thread past roughly 25 words, our Sentence Counter flags those, and this tool fixes them.
Will shortening lose my meaning?
The instruction is to cut redundancy, not substance: key facts, names, and qualifiers should survive. The result stays editable and the changed-words highlight makes it easy to check nothing important vanished. If a legally-required phrase must stay, list it under Keep these words.
How much shorter will my text get?
Typically 20-40% fewer words on wordy input; already-tight text shrinks less because there is less to cut, which is the honest behavior you want. The words and characters 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), and paragraph breaks are preserved. For trimming a whole article section by section, the Article Rewriter's Shorten mode is the same engine.
Is it free?
Yes, no signup. Each shortening uses part of a shared daily AI allowance, shown live by the quota chip on the page.