Get to know five free programs to detect plagiarism | Productivity

Plgio is the total or partial copy of someone's intellectual work. The practice can be detected on the Internet through specialized programs. The misuse of this information is common in articles and academic works, in which the author appropriates texts found on the web without indicating the credits to the original author.

In search of original and wholesome content, academic institutions adopt preventive methods against plagiarism and punish cases in which these copies are identified. In the list below, the dnetc features five free and Portuguese tools for finding transcripts characterized as plagiarism.

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Programs such as Plagiarism improve the quality of CBT by detecting and preventing the occurrence of plagiarism Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc       Programs such as Plagiarism improve the quality of CBT by detecting and preventing the occurrence of plagiarism Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc

Programs such as Plagiarism improve the quality of CBT by detecting and preventing the occurrence of plagiarism Photo: Carolina Ochsendorf / dnetc

Efficient and sophisticated, Plagius is one of the main tools for identifying possible text transcripts. The program takes up little space, free, has a friendly interface, has a quick installation and still has support for the Portuguese.

Plagius makes complete analyzes and presents results in a clear and effective way. Photo: Reproduo / Daniel RibeiroPlagius makes complete analyzes and presents results in a clear and effective way. Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

Plagius makes complete analyzes and presents results in a clear and effective way. Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

The user can switch between their tabs to check plagiarism in files, excerpts of text in the program itself or on web pages. With reports and graphs to indicate the percentage of duplications of intellectual works, the software searches repositories on the Internet or on the computer itself.

Plagio Farejador is a Brazilian identifier that tracks transcripts by searching for data and information on different websites. The results of the surveys are displayed in a detailed manner in a Microsoft Word document, with an indication of all the analysis criteria.

Objective and practical, the Plagiarism Sniffer is a great tool for identifying copies Photo: Reproduo / Daniel RibeiroObjective and practical, the Plagiarism Sniffer is a great tool for identifying copies Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

Objective and practical, the Plagiarism Sniffer is a great tool for identifying copies Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

In a simple and minimalist interface, the plagiarism checker displays all resources on the side and displays the addresses of copy sources on the Internet on the opposite side. Plagiarism Sniffer is also a small and free software that makes a quick and objective analysis, but only checks all files sent in the paid version of the service.

With support for the Portuguese and in a modern and intuitive look, Plagium is a website with tracking transcripts quickly and effectively. The free service, works online and presents the results on a timeline, indicating when the identified excerpts were published.

Plagium is an online tool with excellent resources for detecting plagiarism cases Photo: Reproduo / Daniel RibeiroPlagium is an online tool with excellent resources for detecting plagiarism cases Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

Plagium is an online tool with excellent resources for detecting plagiarism cases Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

The plagiarism checker offers filters for relevance in the search and can analyze excerpts from texts or addresses on the web, while the paid version acts with advanced search criteria. The program also allows you to compare similarities between identified parties, displays search history and offers automatic copy identification alerts.

Plagiarism presents resources clearly and objectively, with emphasis on the results and comparative analyzes, based on identified excerpts. With support for Portuguese, the program to identify plagiarism makes quick searches for excerpts of texts, documents sent or URL addresses.

With a sophisticated result table, Plagiarisma is an excellent online tool Photo: Reproduo / Daniel RibeiroWith a sophisticated result table, Plagiarisma is an excellent online tool Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

With a sophisticated result table, Plagiarisma is an excellent online tool Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

The service works online and presents a series of information about the searches made, with an explanation of the character count and pages with identified passages. At the same time, the results still show similarity summaries and measurements on the chances of plagiarism occurring.

In an objective and customizable interface, Plag.pt offers a private environment in which texts can be loaded, verified and compared. The results show graphs and percentages on identified transcripts, highlighting the risks of the documents being plagiarized.

Plag presents an environment in which it is possible to upload and compare texts Photo: Reproduo / Daniel RibeiroPlag presents an environment in which it is possible to upload and compare texts Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

Plag presents an environment in which it is possible to upload and compare texts Photo: Reproduo / Daniel Ribeiro

However, most of the platform's resources are restricted to subscribers of the paid plans offered. This limits the performance of Plag.pt, which becomes only a system for identifying excerpts, without showing any details about the sources found.