Before using AI as a student, make sure you're aware of SNHU's Student Use Guidelines. You can view the AI Guidelines Infographic or watch the Student Guide to AI video. Verify all AI use with your instructor's course policies.
What is QuillBot?
QuillBot is an AI-powered writing and paraphrasing tool that helps users enhance their writing by rewording, summarizing, and refining text. It is commonly used for academic writing, content creation, and professional communication.
College students can use QuillBot for various writing-related tasks:
Writing Assistance
- Paraphrasing – Rewords sentences while maintaining their original meaning
- Summarizing – Condenses lengthy texts into key points
- Grammar & Spell Check – Identifies and corrects errors
- Style & Tone Adjustments – Tailors writing for different academic and professional contexts
Academic Applications
- Avoiding Plagiarism – Helps rewrite content in a unique way while maintaining accuracy
- Clarifying Ideas – Enhances sentence structure and readability
- Writing Efficiency – Speeds up revision processes
- Review Suggestions – Ensure paraphrased content accurately represents the original meaning
- Maintain Academic Integrity – Do not use QuillBot to generate entire assignments or bypass academic integrity policies
- Customize Settings – Adjust formality, tone, and conciseness to fit academic writing standards
Citing QuillBot is necessary when:
- You reference its specific output or analysis in your work
- You use its summarization or paraphrasing features and directly include the AI-generated text in your writing (see the disclaimer below)
Citing QuillBot is not necessary when:
- You use it for general proofreading or minor edits
- You manually adjust the suggested paraphrasing without copying AI-generated content verbatim
Disclaimer: Not all instructors will allow quoting AI in your papers. Please verify all AI use with your instructor and their course policies.
APA (7th Edition)
QuillBot. (2025). QuillBot AI writing assistant. Retrieved from https://quillbot.com/
MLA (9th Edition)
"QuillBot AI Writing Assistant." QuillBot, 2025, https://quillbot.com/.
Chicago (17th Edition)
QuillBot. 2025. "QuillBot AI Writing Assistant." https://quillbot.com/.
This resource was organized using ChatGPT.
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
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