Frequently asked questions

FAQ

General

  • InstaText is an advanced editing assistant that improves the clarity, readability, flow, and word choice of your texts. You see every suggested change and decide what to accept – so your writing stays yours. InstaText works for academics, writers, business professionals, students, and anyone who wants to communicate more clearly.

  • Paste or type your text, click improve, and InstaText shows you a set of suggestions for clarity, readability, flow, and word choice. You review each change and accept or reject it – nothing is applied automatically. One action, one result, no prompts to write. InstaText improves your existing text without generating new content, so your voice and meaning stay intact. See the How to use page for more details.

  • InstaText improves your text for clarity, readability, flow, word choice, grammar, and spelling – going beyond what proofreading tools offer. Every change is visible and optional: you accept or reject each suggestion, so you stay in control. Your voice, style, and intent are preserved – InstaText improves how your ideas are expressed without changing what you're saying. Over time, reviewing suggestions also helps you develop stronger writing skills.

  • ChatGPT generates new text based on prompts – which means it can alter your meaning, add information you didn't intend, or change your voice in ways that are hard to detect. InstaText takes a fundamentally different approach: it improves your existing text without generating new content. You see every suggested change and decide what to accept. No prompts to write, no guesswork about what changed. Your voice, your meaning, and your authorship stay intact. See this article for more details.

  • Grammarly and similar tools focus on proofreading – checking grammar, spelling, and punctuation. InstaText goes deeper: it improves clarity, flow, word choice, and readability at the sentence level. Think of it as the difference between correcting mistakes and genuinely improving your writing. InstaText also gives you one clear suggestion per issue, rather than multiple options with lengthy explanations – so editing is faster and less overwhelming.

  • InstaText improves how your ideas are expressed – it does not generate new content, add new information, or change your core message. Your voice, tone, and word choices are preserved. Every change is a visible suggestion you can review and accept or reject, so nothing is altered without your knowledge. This makes InstaText suitable for academic publishing, journalism, and any context where originality and authorship matter.

  • No. InstaText is an editing assistant, not a writing tool. It improves your existing text for clarity, readability, flow, and word choice – but it does not generate new content. Your words stay yours: every change is a suggestion you can accept or reject.

  • InstaText is for anyone who wants to improve their texts by enhancing clarity, readability, flow, structure, style, tone, conciseness, word choice, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and more. Our users include academics and researchers, writers and content creators, editors, business professionals, and everyday users.

  • InstaText is suitable for a variety of writing needs, including:

    • Academic and professional writing: It improves the clarity and readability of research papers, dissertations, books, case studies, and grant proposals.
    • Content creation and media: It polishes thought leadership articles, journalistic content, blog posts, and social media posts.
    • Business and personal communication: It improves emails, reports, messages, and everyday writing to ensure they are clear and effective.

  • Yes. InstaText supports English and other major languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese, with additional languages being added over time. This allows you to edit and improve texts across languages while maintaining clarity, accuracy, and natural tone. You can easily switch between languages using the language dropdown menu. Read this article to learn more.

  • InstaText is for anyone who wants to improve the clarity, readability, and polish of their writing. While it's particularly popular with non-native English speakers – who use it to bring their texts to native-level quality – many native speakers rely on InstaText to refine clarity, coherence, and word choice in their academic papers, business communications, and professional writing.

  • Yes, you can use InstaText on Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and other compatible browsers. It enables you to edit texts directly in Google Docs, Gmail, and other apps without losing focus or switching tabs, while fully respecting your privacy. No need to copy and paste. Learn more or install the extension here.

Why InstaText

  • Three things set InstaText apart:

    You decide what changes. Every suggestion is visible. You accept or reject each one – nothing is applied automatically. Unlike ChatGPT, which returns rewritten text you have to compare line by line, InstaText shows you exactly what it proposes.

    No prompts, no complexity. Paste your text, click improve, review the result. No instructions to write, no multiple options to choose between, no configuration. One action, one result.

    Your writing stays yours. InstaText improves how your ideas are expressed without generating new content. Your voice, meaning, and authorship are preserved – making it suitable for academic publishing and any context where originality matters.

  • InstaText provides in-depth editing to enhance the clarity, readability, and precision of your text – key aspects of academic writing. Many researchers have reported that InstaText has significantly improved their acceptance rates and shortened the time to publication. InstaText improves your text without generating new content, so your authorship and originality remain intact – important for journals and conferences with strict publishing standards. You see every suggested change and decide what to accept, giving you full control over the final text.

  • Yes. InstaText improves your existing text without generating new content, so your authorship and originality remain intact. Many journal and conference guidelines permit the use of editing tools that improve language quality without generating content. InstaText has been used by researchers at institutions including UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, and Cambridge. For guidance on how to disclose editing tools in your submissions, see this article.

  • Clear communication drives business results. InstaText helps you write emails, reports, and proposals that are polished, professional, and easy to understand – by improving clarity, conciseness, flow, and word choice. It works directly in Gmail, Slack, Google Docs, and 20+ other platforms, so there's no copying and pasting or switching tools.

  • InstaText helps non-native speakers bring their writing to native-level quality by improving clarity, readability, flow, word choice, tone, grammar, and more. You see every suggested change and decide what to accept – so you stay in control and learn from each edit. Over time, reviewing InstaText's suggestions helps you develop stronger writing instincts and build confidence in your English writing.

  • Yes, InstaText is versatile and is suitable for both scientific and non-scientific texts. It helps refine complex, technical texts such as research papers and academic articles, providing clarity and precision without changing the original meaning. At the same time, it improves the readability and style of non-scientific content such as creative texts, business communication, or everyday emails.

  • InstaText makes editing faster and more effective. Instead of re-reading your text multiple times for different issues, you get one set of suggestions covering clarity, readability, flow, and word choice – all at once. You review each change and accept or reject it, so you stay in control without spending time on complex settings or prompts. Learn more in the article InstaText: Most helpful for drafting, editing, or proofreading?.

  • Yes, InstaText adapts to different writing styles and contexts, from academic to business and creative writing. The Personal dictionary allows you to adapt to specific terms or industry jargon. In addition, the Language settings allow you to adjust the tone of voice (formal/informal) and dialect (American/British English) to ensure the text is tailored to the target audience while improving clarity and readability.

Where InstaText works

  • The InstaText browser extension allows you to use InstaText seamlessly within your applications without having to switch tabs or copy and paste your text. It's ideal for improving documents, academic papers, professional emails, social media posts, and any other text-based task—right where you write. Learn more or install the extension here.

  • You can install it easily and quickly from here.

  • InstaText is compatible with Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and all other Chromium-based browsers. Internet Explorer is not supported.

  • InstaText works with a variety of applications, including Google Docs, Gmail, WhatsApp, Slack, Overleaf, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, Medium, LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), Messenger, Meta Business Suite, Confluence, Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Discord, Instagram, Jira, Notion, WordPress, GitHub, GitLab, and Google Keep. See details here.

  • Yes, InstaText is available as a Word add-in for both the online and classic versions. You can use Word's built-in Track Changes to review suggestions. Find out how to use and install the InstaText for Word add-in here.

  • Yes. You can use InstaText directly in Overleaf through the browser extension – no need to copy and paste your text. InstaText edits your text while preserving your LaTeX formatting. This is especially useful for academic papers where you want to improve clarity and readability without leaving your writing environment. Learn how InstaText works with LaTeX and Overleaf here, or install the browser extension here.

  • Click the InstaText icon in your browser’s toolbar to adjust language settings and quickly activate or deactivate the extension in specific applications.

Subscription information

  • New accounts start with a starter allowance so you can fully explore InstaText. When this higher allowance ends – either after a short initial period or once you’ve used it up – your account switches to the Free plan: 5 improvements per day and up to 1,500 characters per edit. Limits reset daily. To remove limits, upgrade to InstaText One for unlimited improvements and characters. See our Plans page for details.

  • Yes. InstaText offers both monthly and yearly plans. You can save 60% with the InstaText One yearly plan. The yearly plan is ideal if you write frequently, whether for academic, professional, or everyday use.

  • Generally, no. With InstaText One, you don’t need to worry about character limits as long as you use it "fairly." This means using a reasonable number of devices and enough characters for personal or professional writing. The yearly limit is several million characters, which is hard to reach even with intensive use.

  • We accept payments by credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Alipay. Team plans can also be paid by bank transfer. The Free plan doesn’t require a payment method.

  • Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time. Your subscription will remain active until its expiration date, and no further charges will apply. You can cancel your subscription through your profile or by contacting our support team.

  • Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time if you don’t want it to renew. Your subscription will remain active until its expiration date. Order-related inquiries are managed by our online reseller and merchant, Paddle.com.

  • We currently do not offer refunds. However, you can cancel your subscription at any time. Your subscription will remain active until the expiration date and no further charges will apply.

  • You will receive an invoice by email immediately after your purchase. You can enter the details of your company or institution (click on the link "Add VAT/GST number"). You can also edit your invoice online later.

  • Yes, we offer volume discounts on annual plans. We also offer special discounts for educational institutions. Please contact sales.

Privacy and security

  • No, InstaText never stores the texts you submit or their improvements. Only metadata, such as the request time and number of processed characters, is saved for billing and statistical purposes.

  • Yes. We comply with EU data protection laws. All texts are deleted immediately after improvement is completed.

Support

  • Please find our contact information here. Note that you must be a registered InstaText user to access this page.

  • Click on your display name in the menu and log out. Go to the Sign in page, click on "Forgot your password?" and follow the instructions.

Affiliate program

  • InstaText's affiliate program is simple and efficient - place a banner or tracking text link on your website (or social media profile, email, e-book, etc.) and get paid every time a referred user upgrades to a premium plan. Affiliates can earn a lot without making a big sales pitch because we have a high conversion rate and an attractive commission rate. The top performers get higher commissions and have exclusive discounts available. If you are interested in becoming an affiliate, please visit this website for more information on how to become an InstaText affiliate.

  • InstaText helps people around the globe - students, researchers, scientists, professionals, language lovers and anyone who writes in English or other supported languages. InstaText's affiliate program is perfect for websites or blogs related to writing. We also have several thriving affiliates whose content focuses on education, science, technology, business, career development, and numerous other areas that appeal to InstaText's diverse user base. You can maximize your chances of being accepted into our affiliate program by creating content that aligns with our mission and ensuring it is relevant, well-structured, and up-to-date. For more information on how to become an affiliate partner, please visit this page.

  • Once you are accepted into the program, we will provide you with a number of affiliate links and banners. You can also use emails and newsletters to promote InstaText. When placing our links and/or banners, please make sure to include them visibly on pages with useful and relevant content. It is best not to place the links and banners next to several other banners/links. Please do not give your customers incentives or rewards for joining InstaText. The affiliate referrals may not come from Google Ads or any other search engines' pay-per-click ads.

  • Our exceptional commission structure offers you a sales commission of 30% of the transaction value per paid upgrade - this applies to all payments within the first 11 months (e.g. when a user signs up for a monthly subscription). Each link on your website has a specific tracking code. Every time a customer clicks through your website to instatext.io and upgrades to a paid plan, we document that conversion and associate it with your account. You can view your conversions and revenue at any time via the dashboard. Thanks to the extended 90-day cookie window, affiliates receive commissions when users upgrade to premium plans within 90 days of their first visit to the site.

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