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unmask.shield is already flagging institutional euphemisms for you — that's the free, permanent static tier, and it runs with no account at all. This key is only for the optional layer on top: AI-assisted detection for the phrasing the static list doesn't recognise yet.
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Try the free tier right now, no key neededOpen Gmail or any text field and paste:
Kinetic operations resulted in acceptable collateral effects. Click the underlined phrases for the plain-language translation and legal citation.2
The static list won't catch everythingIt's a maintained phrase library, not AI — new or context-dependent euphemisms can slip through unrecognised.
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A free key adds AI-assisted detectionReads the phrasing the static library misses. Only your selected text is ever sent, capped at 3,000 characters — or skip our servers entirely and run it locally via Ollama.
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50 AI-assisted detections a day, free forever. Delivered instantly by email, no card required.
- AI-assisted detection — 50 scans / day, catches what static matching misses
- Static phrase detection — unlimited, already running whether you register or not
- Works in Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Firefox coming soon)
- No credit card, cancel anytime — it's free
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Where to put it
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Click the unmask.shield icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the popup.
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Open the AI Detection section (it's usually already expanded).
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Paste your key into the unmask.tools API Key field and click Save. The badge at the top of that section will confirm it's active.
Every phrase you optionally choose to share (off by default) feeds a public, anonymised dataset that journalists and researchers use to track institutional language — see the Report page.