How it works
What you do
Step 1 — Paste the paragraph that's confusing you.
Step 2 — Tell us what kind of document it's from (optional, but it helps).
Step 3 — Get a plain-English breakdown in seconds.
What you get back
A one-sentence translation of what the paragraph actually means. The key points in plain language — what you're agreeing to, what's expected of you, and where the deadlines or money sit. A separate list of things to watch out for: clauses that quietly tilt against you, fine print that auto-renews, language that's vaguer than it looks. And a few questions worth asking before you sign or agree, so you walk into the conversation prepared instead of guessing.
How it actually works under the hood
Plainly uses Anthropic's Claude AI to read the paragraph you paste and explain it back to you. Your text is processed in memory and not stored unless you choose to save it. The tool is designed to explain documents, not give legal or financial advice — it's a reading aid, not a substitute for a lawyer or licensed professional.
What this tool is not
This is not legal advice. It's not financial advice. It's not a replacement for professional review of high-stakes documents. For anything serious — major contracts, severance agreements, anything you'd lose sleep over — talk to a qualified professional who can sit with the full document and your situation. We tell you this because we'd rather you trust us than oversell what AI can do.