AutoCrit

Fiction editing software with genre-aware manuscript analysis

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What is AutoCrit?

AutoCrit is an editing tool for fiction authors. Upload a manuscript and it reports on pacing, dialogue, repetition, cliches, sentence variation, strong verbs and word choice, then compares your text with published books in your genre. That genre comparison is the distinctive part: rather than applying one generic standard, it benchmarks against mystery, romance, fantasy or thriller norms and flags where your manuscript diverges. It also offers targeted searches for specific problems such as overused adverbs, and an AI-assisted rewrite for individual passages. It analyses finished drafts rather than helping you compose them.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

  • Genre-specific analysis benchmarked against published fiction
  • Reports on pacing, repetition, dialogue and sentence variation
  • Cliche, adverb and filter-word detection across the manuscript
  • Readability and word-choice scoring broken down by chapter
  • Targeted search for specific craft problems in your text
  • AI-assisted rewrite suggestions for individual flagged passages

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Genre benchmarking is unusual and genuinely useful for novelists
  • Report format suits revision of a complete manuscript
  • Flags craft problems that a grammar checker ignores entirely

Watch out for

  • Built for fiction, so it is poor value for other kinds of writing
  • Reports can overwhelm authors working through a first draft
  • No free tier, which makes trying before buying harder

Best for & use cases

novel revision, fiction self-editing, genre benchmarking and manuscript cleanup

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FAQ

Is AutoCrit for non-fiction too?

The reports are tuned to fiction: pacing, dialogue, genre comparison and scene-level craft. A non-fiction author can still use the repetition and readability checks, but most of what makes the tool distinctive will not apply to the work.

When should I run a manuscript through it?

After a complete draft, once the story holds together. Running it on a half-finished manuscript floods you with craft notes before the plot is settled, which tends to stall revision rather than help it.

Does it replace a human editor?

No. It catches mechanical and craft patterns consistently, which complements an editor's judgement about story, character and structure. Many authors run it before professional editing to fix what a tool can find and save an editor's time.