The internet is loud, fast, and increasingly written by machines. Proliterate is a small collection of free tools that help non-experts see clearly — what's tracking you, what's lying to you, and what's worth your attention.
Each tool is its own thing — its own design, its own voice — but they all share a commitment to telling you what's going on without jargon.
See what websites see about you.
A privacy auditor that runs in your browser, scores how much of you is exposed, and walks you through what to fix. Includes a Terms of Service analyzer, a surveillance simulation sandbox, and a side-by-side comparison of how different browsers protect you.
Open the toolkitRead what you're actually reading.
Paste an article. Get a plain-language verdict on whether it was probably written by AI, whether it leans politically, and what to watch out for. Designed for the moment when something you're reading feels off, but you can't put your finger on why.
Open the toolkitMore tools are in the works.
Future projects will tackle other places where ordinary people get steamrolled by complexity — bills, scams, contracts, health claims. If you've got an idea, the source is on GitHub.
As an author, organizer, and former cybersecurity professional, I wanted tools that help ordinary people understand what's happening to them — without requiring a corporate job or a master's degree.
Most tools that promise to "fight misinformation" or "protect your privacy" are written for people who already speak the language. They're full of dashboards, scores, technical jargon, and toggles labelled with acronyms. They're useful — if you're already in the room.
Proliterate is the opposite. Every tool here is built for the person outside that room. The grandmother forwarded a scary email. The friend who got fooled by a viral tweet. The cousin worried about which browser to use.
The promise is simple: plain language, honest uncertainty, no upsells, no accounts, no tracking. Tools you can hand to someone you love, with confidence that they won't be patronized, scared, or sold to.
No jargon, no acronyms, no scores without an explanation. If a tool can't tell you what it found in one sentence, it isn't done yet.
Detection isn't certainty. When the answer is "we're not sure," the tools say so — and tell you what to do next instead of pretending.
Nothing is logged on a server we control. If a tool talks to an AI, you bring your own key and the request goes straight from your browser. We can't read it. Neither can anyone else.