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Simple scholarly tools.

Lightweight manuscript, reference and file-integrity utilities that run directly in your browser.

Processed locally in your browser

These Simple Tools run locally in your browser. Your selected file or manuscript text is not uploaded to GreyMind for these tools. No account is required.

Available Simple Tools

All utilities below run locally. The text tools work directly on this page; the file and document tools open on their own pages.

  • Manuscript Word Count

    Runs in browser

    Count words and characters for plain manuscripts, with an estimated reading time.

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  • LaTeX Word Count

    Runs in browser

    Count prose words in LaTeX manuscripts, ignoring markup, math and comments.

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  • Reference Diagnostics

    Runs in browser

    Surface common referencing problems: missing years, missing authors and inconsistent author style.

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  • Citation Conversion

    Runs in browser

    Convert an author–year reference list into a numbered reference list.

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  • Citation & Reference Extractor

    Runs in browser

    Extract active Zotero and Mendeley citations and reference metadata from Word and OpenDocument manuscripts.

    Open tool

  • File Integrity & SHA-256 Generator

    Local

    Generate a SHA-256 digest for a file and download a .sha256 sidecar.

    Open tool

  • SHA-256 Verifier

    Local

    Verify a file against an expected SHA-256 digest.

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  • SHA256SUMS Manifest

    Local

    Generate a standard SHA256SUMS package manifest for one or more files.

    Open tool

  • Basic File Inspector

    Local

    Inspect basic file properties — name, extension, size, reported type and last-modified time.

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Manuscript word count

Count words and characters for Word or LaTeX manuscripts, with an estimated reading time.

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Characters
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Reading time
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Reference-format diagnostics

Paste a reference list to surface common referencing problems: missing years, missing authors, incomplete entries and inconsistent author style.

Findings

    Citation conversion

    Convert an author–year reference list into a numbered reference list. A light utility for reformatting; it does not alter the underlying citations.

    Need heavier processing?

    Some scholarly tasks require full software environments — such as a complete LaTeX or Office installation — that are not practical inside a browser. Those run on our server.

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