AI-Powered Simplification
A Plain English Tool That Untangles Dense, Overwritten Sentences
Paste in a paragraph of legal jargon, corporate-speak, or academic prose and get back the same meaning in clear, direct English — without losing accuracy.

Features
Everything you need
Meaning-First Rewriting
Rewrites for clarity by identifying the actual point of a sentence first, then rebuilding it — not just swapping in shorter synonyms.
Jargon and Nominalization Detector
Flags buried verbs, passive constructions, and stacked noun phrases that make sentences feel technical but say little.
Tone Control
Choose how plain to go — light edit for polished writing, or full rewrite for readers with no background in the subject.
How It Works
From input to plain English
Paste your text
Drop in a sentence, paragraph, or full document — contracts, emails, policies, or reports all work.
Pick your plainness level
Select a light clarity pass or a full plain-English rewrite depending on your audience.
Compare and edit
See original and rewritten text side by side, then tweak wording before you copy it out.
Why Retardify
Built for clarity
Readers stop rereading
When sentences are structured around one clear idea, people understand them the first time, not the third.
You keep the substance
Unlike generic simplifiers, it preserves specific terms, numbers, and obligations instead of vaguely softening them.
Overview
A plain English tool takes writing that's technically correct but hard to follow — dense legal clauses, corporate memos, academic abstracts, government notices — and rewrites it so an ordinary reader can understand it on the first pass. It doesn't just shorten sentences; it identifies the real subject and action buried under qualifiers, passive voice, and stacked nouns, then rebuilds the sentence around them.
This is useful anywhere clarity determines whether someone acts correctly on what they read. Common use cases include:
- Simplifying contracts and policy documents for customers
- Rewriting internal HR or compliance communications
- Making academic or technical writing accessible to general readers
- Cleaning up emails and reports before they go out
It's built for people who already know their content is accurate but suspect it's not landing — writers, editors, communications teams, and anyone translating specialist knowledge for a non-specialist audience. The goal isn't to dumb content down, but to remove the friction between what's written and what's understood.
What sets a dedicated plain English tool apart from a general grammar or paraphrasing tool is intent: it specifically targets the structural habits that make writing feel official but unclear — passive constructions, buried verbs, long subordinate clauses — rather than just checking spelling or swapping synonyms.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Pricing
Simple, credit-based pricing
Free
Perfect for trying out Retardify
- 25 credits per month
- Both Retardify tiers
- PDF & Word export
Monthly Pro
For professionals and power users
- 1,000 credits per month
- Credits roll over, max 3,000
- Priority processing
Yearly Pro
Best value for serious users
- 15,000 credits per year
- Credits roll over, max 18,000
- Save $20 vs. monthly
Need more credits? Check out our credit packs starting at $8.
Make Your Next Sentence Easier to Understand
Paste in your hardest paragraph and see what a genuine plain English rewrite looks like — no signup required to try it.
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