About PERRLA

Our mission

We help students write smarter and stress less.

Formatting should never be the thing that gets in the way of a good idea – so we build tools that handle the nitty-gritty of citations, references, and document styling.

PERRLA allows you to spend your time on the work that matters most.

For us, it's about more than just proper formatting

Helping students is in our company's DNA

Stress less & write confidently

PERRLA creates, formats, and keeps your references up to date as you write. Our human-built reference engine supports every source type in the APA, MLA & Turabian styles.

Finish your paper faster

PERRLA starts you with a correctly formatted document so you can skip the tedious setup.

Get your best grade

Use PERRLA in Microsoft Word (desktop & web), in PERRLA Online, and with our Google Chrome extension – take PERRLA wherever you write. Google Docs coming soon!

Focus on what's most important – learning

Wherever you write, PERRLA generates a perfectly formatted Word document that’s ready to turn in. Create Research Papers, Discussion Posts, Reference Lists & Annotated Bibliographies with confidence.

Your questions, answered fast.

PERRLA makes for smooth, stress-free writing. Find out more about us below.

How did PERRLA start?

Our founder, Gary, was tired of writing piles of APA papers. He built a tool to make the process less painful, shared it with classmates, and PERRLA was born. Since then, we’ve helped millions of students get through the worst parts of paper writing and move on to the next chapter of their lives.

Each & every paper our students finish becomes part of PERRLA’s story – and we love being a small part of so many big moments.

What does PERRLA do?

PERRLA creates professor-ready Word documents with the correct styling built in, builds and updates your citations and reference list as you write, and saves versioned backups so you can recover previous drafts. It works where you write – Word Desktop, Word for Web, PERRLA Online, and our Chrome extension. Perfectly formatted papers are only a few clicks away.

Why does PERRLA matter?

Formatting rules are tedious, confusing, and distracting. We remove that friction so you:
- Save time and effort
- Avoid losing points for formatting errors
- Get feedback on your ideas instead of rework for layout
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If you’re panicked about a paper, you’re in the right place. Our US-based Support Team is standing by nightly to help you finish strong.

How do I get started?

You can subscribe to PERRLA right now! Select a subscription based on how long you're in school – from 6 months to 2 years. The longer you use PERRLA, the more you save!

What if I have more questions?

We’ve got your back! Check the Help Center for guides and tips to get you started. Want to talk to a human? Reach out to our friendly, human Support Team whenever you need it.