Sourcely

What it does

Sourcely takes in pasted text, such as an essay or paper, and returns academic sources matched to the passages that need citations. It also summarizes individual sources, keeps a personal citation library, and exports references in more than 700 citation styles. Search filters include publication year, authorship and relevance.

Typical use: paste a draft paragraph, let the tool highlight citation-worthy sentences, review the suggested sources, and save useful ones to a library. Compared with a keyword search, the paste-and-match workflow is the main difference, along with deep search, source credibility checks and a chat-with-sources option.

Sourcely suits students and researchers who want help finding sources for writing. Access is through a web app with account sign-up. Pro is listed at $9 per month and Ultra at $19 per month on annual billing, with higher monthly rates. Deep searches and credibility checks are capped monthly on both plans.

What it can do

• Finds academic sources matched to pasted essay or paragraph text
• Highlights citation-worthy parts of pasted text
• Summarizes individual sources
• Stores sources and citations in a personal library
• Exports references in 700+ citation styles
• Applies filters for publication year, authorship and relevance
• Offers deep academic search and source credibility checks
• Lets users chat with sources

Example workflows

Source a draft paragraph

Input: a pasted paragraph from an essay. Steps: paste the text, run the source search, review highlighted citation-worthy sentences, apply year or relevance filters, save chosen sources to the library. Output: candidate sources linked to specific sentences, stored in the library.

Build a reference list

Input: saved sources in the personal library. Steps: select the sources, choose a citation style from the export options, export the references. Output: formatted references in the chosen citation style for pasting into a bibliography.

Before you choose

• Deep searches and source credibility checks are capped monthly on the Pro and Ultra plans.
• Source summaries and matching quality should be checked against the original papers.
• The product is web-based.

Listed under

• Data
• Research
• Academic research
• Citation
• Literature review
• Paper summaries
• Source finding
• Students

Get started

Free entry includes up to 300 characters; paid plans are listed on the pricing page.

1. Create an account via the Get started link on the homepage.
2. Paste your essay or paragraph into the search box in the app.
3. Choose Quick or Deep search and apply filters for year, authorship or relevance.

Pro and Ultra prices are displayed per month on annual billing (Save 50% toggle). Free entry allows up to 300 characters; whether this is a permanent free tier or a trial is not confirmed.

Source: sourcely.net/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Sourcely | Find Academic Sources with AI ↗www.sourcely.net
• Pricing | Sourcely | Find Academic Sources with AI ↗www.sourcely.net

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