Esmond reads the paper, thesis or dissertation you already have and flags factual errors, inconsistencies and blind spots from within your field, with the exact place in your own PDF. It comments on the content, never writes for you and does no language editing. Most reviews are ready in minutes.
If your AI statement clearly doesn't cover what you describe elsewhere in your thesis, Esmond points it out.
Whether you write with AI or alone, you can't see your own blind spots. You know what you meant, so you read that into the page. A step that feels obvious to you can be missing for everyone else. UNC's Writing Center says that “asking for feedback at any stage helps you break out of the isolation of writing.”
Your advisor and committee are that second reader, and they have limited time. UNC's advice for asking any reader is to be specific: “you need to be specific about where you are in the writing process and the kind of feedback that would help.” A review before the meeting can give you that focus, because you arrive with the passages you still have questions about.
A hypothetical example of a commentYour hypothesis predicts a drop in turnover, but your conclusion treats a drop in absenteeism as confirmation. Which outcome did you set out to test?
A first comment on one part of your own draft, right away and without an account.
Get a free previewEach comment sits next to the passage it is about. These three examples are fictional.
| What it flags | What such a comment can look like |
|---|---|
| A factual error | You describe the Affordable Care Act as passed in 2012. It was signed in 2010. Check the year against your source. |
| An inconsistency | Your introduction says the sample is all first-year students, but chapter 4 also reports on second-year students. Which is right? |
| A blind spot | You treat the drop in complaints as a success of the new policy. Did you consider that fewer students may have been using the service? |
The sample report shows a fictional review, part by part. How Esmond works covers the upload and who sees your paper.
When you upload, you give your broad field and the type of paper. The review follows both: a sociology thesis is read for what matters in sociology, and a law paper for what matters in law. It isn't specific to any country, university, program or course, and Esmond doesn't look up your school's rules. Those stay with you and your advisor.
A review narrows down where to look. The work after that is yours:
Esmond evaluates every assignment before you submit. It never writes it.
Esmond is an AI tool that doesn't write for you. If your course doesn't allow any AI tools, don't use Esmond for that work. If you're unsure, ask your instructor or advisor.
Can I use Esmond? lists what to check and how to name it, and Can I get AI feedback on my thesis? goes through who decides.
No. It comments on the content of your thesis. Esmond does no language editing: no spelling, no grammar and no style.
No. You get your own PDF back with comments in the margin. Every change is yours to make.
No. Your advisor and committee decide what your thesis needs. A review can help you see what to bring to them.
No. It is generated by AI and can contain errors. Treat each comment as something to check against your data and your sources.
Read on November 4, 2026.
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