Shorten Essay Tool

Cut out unnecessary fluff while preserving your arguments
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Don’t Lose Anything Important

Our Shorten Essay tool is context-aware — it analyzes your writing to understand what you’re talking about, what the main points are, and what can be condensed or cut outright without compromising the structure of your essay. Throw out all the frills and filler, and get no-nonsense text with facts, statistics, and key players preserved instead.

Handle Deadlines Like a Pro

Got a little too ambitious? Overshot your word limit by a few hundred words and only noticed after polishing everything, fitting every line into place, and connecting all the sections nicely? You don’t have to kill your darlings personally. Meet deadlines and adhere to the required word count without making every agonizing, time-consuming editing decision yourself. Use our Write My Research Paper and Essay Writer tools for further assistance.

Features of Our Shorten My Essay Tool

Academic Focus

All our tools were designed specifically with academic and professional writing in mind, so we understand your context, no matter how complicated the topic is.

Several Tone Modes

You can adjust the tone of your text or match any style necessary while you’re already here reworking it: pick between presets like Academic and Formal for optimal results.

Work in Multiple Languages

You can work with text in one of the 9 supported languages, including two dialects of English, and translate your essay as you shorten it into Spanish, Portuguese, and more.

Chrome Extension

Textero can support you with its best tools no matter where you go online through our handy extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

How Does Our Essay Shortener Work

Step 1. Input Your Essay
Paste your text directly into the field or upload a file in one of the supported formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT, and TXT.
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Step 2. Pick Necessary Settings
Select your target language, activate the “Shorten” mode, and press the button. Watch your word count drop in seconds.
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Step 3. Review
Look over the results to make sure everything is in place. You can also further rework your essay if you’d like to make style changes right on the spot. Copy in one click!
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Repurpose Your Work

Don’t let the time and effort you’ve invested in research and writing go to waste. One section of a semester paper can easily become a foundation for a shorter essay. You can turn your findings into blog posts or an outline for future research, writing samples for portfolios, and abstracts for publications. Format matters, and reformatting a piece of writing can give it a new life. Optimize your output — work smarter, not harder.

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FAQ

Is our AI Shortener free to use?

Yes, our AI Shortener is free with a daily limit of 200 words and 2 writing tokens per day. If you need more, the Unlimited plan removes the cap and gives access to advanced stylistic modes — perfect for students or anyone working with longer texts.

How to shorten my essay?

You can always start by manually trimming filler words and repetitive points. Chop up overly long sentences and keep your delivery factual and bare-bones. That takes time and brainpower, and if those are scarce at the moment, just paste your essay into the tool, click “Shorten,” and Textero will instantly condense it. It keeps your key ideas intact while cutting the fluff. Easy and fast.

How much time can you save with Shorten Essay tool?

A lot. Instead of manually cutting down word count (which can take forever), AI does it in seconds. You could easily save 30 to 60 minutes on each essay — more if you're dealing with strict limits or complicated text. Great for last-minute edits or quick drafts.

Who can use our Essay Shortener?

Anyone! It’s designed for students, writers, teachers, content creators, and professionals — basically anyone who needs to turn long text into something shorter without losing meaning. You can trim an essay for class or cut fluff from an article with equally effective results.