Features and Specifications

PlagAware is a modern, reliable and powerful anti-plagiarism system for educational institutions, businesses and individuals. The exact specifications and the scope of performance can be found in this list.

Plagiarism Scans

  • check_circleUtilized Sources:
    • arrow_forwardAll documents and texts of supported file types publicly accessible in the world wide web
    • arrow_forwardAll reference documents uploaded to your personal library (optional, free of charge)
    • arrow_forwardAll texts of performed or scheduled plagiarism scans (optional, free of charge)
  • check_circlePlagiarism Scan Costs: 1 ScanCredit per text page, see also Pricing and License Models
  • check_circlePlagiarism Scan Duration: Depending on server workload and text length between few seconds up to several hours
  • check_circleMaximum Text Length: 750'000 characters (approx. 350 pages)
  • check_circleEditing of Plagiarism Scans: Exclusion of not relevant sources, selection of reporting area, editing of meta information (e.g. description, author, project)
  • check_circleSharing of Plagiarism Scans: Download ass PDF report, permanent link for external reviewers

Submission of Texts

  • check_circleText Submission: Upload of text files, copy & paste of plain texts, programming interface (API)
  • check_circle Supported File Formats:
    • arrow_forwardPlain text files (*.txt),
    • arrow_forwardFormatted (rich) text files (*.rtf),
    • arrow_forwardWeb pages (*.htm, *.html),
    • arrow_forwardMicrosoft Word documents (*.doc, *.docx),
    • arrow_forwardOpen Office documents (*.odt),
    • arrow_forwardAdobe Acrobat documents (*.pdf),
    • arrow_forwardDirect text submission by copy & paste
  • check_circleMaximum file size: 15 MB per file
  • check_circleMaximum count of parallel file uploads: 50

Text Monitoring and Content Protection

  • check_circleSubmission of Monitored Texts:
    • arrow_forwardAutomatic acquisition of web page URLs during web site monitoring
    • arrow_forwardSubmission of web page URLs by sitemap file
    • arrow_forwardManual entry of web page URLs
    • arrow_forwardManual upload of text files using you personal library
  • check_circleSelection of scan area: Automatic detection or using PlagAware HTML comment tags
  • check_circleScan Scheduling:
    • arrow_forwardManually between 500 and 2500 scans per day
    • arrow_forwardAutomatic usage of subscription ScanCredit volume

Further Free Services

  • check_circleGrafical comparison of two or more given texts
  • check_circleCreation of content reports including text contents and screenshot of a given web page
  • check_circlePlagiarism scans of texts against the private text library

Encrypted transmission of documents and secure payment options

  • encrypted data transmission
  • Payment of plagiarism check by PayPal
  • Payment of plagiarism scan by Sofortueberweisung