Final Version

For teachers and students

Essay feedback that shows every change, draft by draft.

A student shares their essay. A teacher, tutor or classmate edits and comments right in the browser. Every change goes back to the student, and every draft stays on record.

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  • Free during the beta
  • Reviewers just need a browser
  • Made for text
Should school start later? · Draft 2Edit now

Teenagers don’t get enough are chronically short on sleep, and early start times make it worse. Starting school at 8:30 would help.

A 2014 study of eight high schools found that alot of more students got eight hours of sleep after a later start.

Ms. RiveraThis is your thesis. Make it the last sentence of your first paragraph, and say why it would help.
Maya → Ms. Rivera · 3 edits, 1 comment

How it works

How essay feedback works

One essay, one link, as many rounds as it takes.

  1. Step 1

    Share the draft

    The student pastes their essay and picks who reviews it. If your class allows AI, they can send it from ChatGPT or Claude instead.

  2. Step 2

    Edit and comment in the browser

    The teacher opens the link, fixes words in place, comments on exact sentences, and adds an overall comment for the whole essay.

  3. Step 3

    Revise and send it back

    Every edit and comment goes back to the student. They accept or dismiss each comment, revise, and share draft 2.

Every draft on record

See how the essay changed, not just where it ended up

Final Version keeps every version of an essay and who touched it. Open All versions to put draft 1 next to the final, or All changes to read every edit in one list.

It’s the writing process, written down. Useful for grading revisions, for conferences with students, and for the student, who can see how far the essay came.

  • Who shared each draft, and with whom
  • Every edit, marked in place
  • Which comments the student accepted or dismissed
  1. Draft 1Maya shares her essay with Ms. Rivera
    Shared
  2. FeedbackMs. Rivera: 6 edits, 3 comments, an overall comment
    Reviewed
  3. Draft 2Maya accepts 2 comments, dismisses 1, rewrites the ending
    Revised
  4. Peer reviewJordan, a classmate, reads it for clarity
    Reviewed
  5. FinalMaya marks the essay complete
    Complete

Built for revision

What teachers and students get

Comments on exact words

Highlight a phrase and say what’s wrong with it. No more “see paragraph 3” in the margin.

One essay, one link

Every version lives on the same link. No more essay_final_v3.docx in your inbox.

One reviewer at a time

Only the person holding the draft can edit, so feedback never collides. The student chooses who reads it next.

Private to the people in it

A draft is visible only to the people it was shared with. Unfinished feedback stays private until it’s sent.

A routine that works

A simple peer review routine for essays

Each round is its own version in Final Version, so you can see what changed at every stage.

  1. Round 1: the big picture

    The reviewer comments only on the thesis and the structure. No line edits yet, so the student doesn’t polish sentences they’ll cut.

    Use the overall comment for the big picture, and inline comments to point at the thesis.

  2. Round 2: paragraph by paragraph

    Does each paragraph support the thesis? Is the evidence there, and is it explained? Comment on anything that doesn’t pull its weight.

  3. Round 3: sentences

    Now fix wording, grammar and flow, right in the text. The student sees each change marked and learns from it.

    All changes lists every edit from the round, so the student can go through them one by one.

Use it for

Feedback on any kind of student writing

  • Argumentative essays
  • College application essays
  • Personal statements
  • Research papers
  • Lab reports
  • Book reports
  • Scholarship essays
  • Short stories
  • Literature reviews
  • Cover letters

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Give your next essay real feedback.

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Frequently asked questions

Do students need an account?

Everyone signs in with Google. During the beta we set up accounts by hand, so join the beta and tell us about your class or tutoring group.

Can I use it with a whole class?

Not yet. Final Version handles one draft with one reviewer at a time, and the beta is small. It works well for a few students, a tutoring group, or college application essays.

Is it okay to use with student work?

Check your school’s rules on student data and outside apps first. Drafts are visible only to the people they’re shared with, and we don’t sell them or use them to train AI. Read our privacy policy.

Can it tell me if a student used AI?

No. Final Version doesn’t detect AI. What it gives you is the full history: every draft, every edit, and who made it.

Is there AI inside Final Version?

No. It’s a space for people. Students can connect their own ChatGPT or Claude if your class allows it, and if not, it’s just people.

What does it cost?

Free during the beta.

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