See the writing happen.

Send a link. Students write in a paste-proof editor with no login. You get a replay and a one-page authorship report.

Free for one class this school year. No student accounts. No AI-detection guesswork.

How it works

1
Create an assignment.

Title, optional prompt, optional time limit and word target. Twenty seconds, no account. You get a student link and a private dashboard link.

2
Students write in the link.

They type their name and write in a full-screen editor. Paste, drop, and drag-in are blocked and every attempt is counted. Works on Chromebooks and phones, survives reloads, tolerates flaky Wi-Fi.

3
You watch the replay.

Every session shows words, active minutes, typed vs inserted, paste attempts, tab switches, and idle gaps. Scrub the keystroke replay, print a one-page authorship report, export the class as CSV.

What the dashboard shows

Built for teachers, by request. This came out of an r/Teachers thread with 650 upvotes asking for exactly this: a paste-blocked, no-login place for students to write, with a history the teacher can actually look at. The best answer in that thread was "pencil and paper". This is the next best thing, and it works for typed work.

Honest FAQ

What does this prove?

It records what happened inside the editor: when each character was typed or deleted, when the window lost focus, when a paste was attempted, how fast text arrived. That is a strong record of how the text was produced. It is evidence for a conversation, not a verdict about a student.

What can it not prove?

It cannot see other screens, other devices, or a person reading from a phone and retyping. A student can type text from another source; the replay will then show a suspiciously steady pace with no revisions, which is worth noticing but is not proof. It also cannot tell you who was at the keyboard.

Is this AI detection?

No. There is no model guessing whether text "sounds like AI". Every number on the report is something that was directly observed in the editor. We think that is the only honest basis for a conversation with a student.

What about privacy?

No student accounts. The only personal data is the name the student types, which the teacher can tell them to abbreviate. Text and keystroke timing are stored to produce the replay and are deleted 180 days after the assignment is created. No third-party scripts, no analytics trackers, no ads. See the privacy page.

Do students need to sign in?

No. They open the link, type a name, and write. If the page reloads or the tablet goes to sleep, the same session continues on that device.

Can students cheat the paste block?

Keyboard paste, right-click paste, drag-and-drop, and browser "paste" menu items are all blocked and counted. Text can still arrive through browser extensions, accessibility tools, or scripted typing; those show up as large single insertions or machine-speed bursts and are flagged.

What does it cost?

Free for one class this school year. If your department wants shared dashboards, rosters, and longer retention, leave your email below and we will tell you when Pro exists and what it costs.

Who runs this?

A small independent project, hosted on Cloudflare. Questions or requests: hello@writtenlive.com.

Free for one class this school year. Pro for departments coming soon.

Want to know when Pro exists (and help us price it)? One email when it ships, nothing else.