Paper Software mainly offers Contract Tools for Microsoft Word and Turner for Mac. The former is a Word add-in for Windows aimed at contract drafting, review, and proofreading; the latter is a standalone macOS app that provides similar capabilities for contract navigation, defined terms, cross-references, and proofreading. The product is very vertically focused: it is not a full contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, but a tool designed to improve lawyers’ efficiency while working inside documents.
Contract Tools focuses on “understanding” the structure of a contract: it automatically identifies defined terms, cross-references, clauses, to-dos, comments, and formatting anomalies. Users can double-click a defined term to jump to its definition, inspect cross-reference targets, and use Back/Forward navigation to return. It can also check for undefined terms, duplicate definitions, and inconsistent formatting, and fix some formatting issues with one click. Other features include autocomplete for defined terms, reusable clause Snippets, searches for amounts/dates/times, and copying or sharing to-do lists. On the collaboration side, it mainly relies on copying and pasting results, sharing snippets, and enterprise licensing; we did not find information on role-based permissions, real-time multi-user collaboration, or approval workflows.
Contract Tools is available by subscription at USD 24/month or USD 240/year, with cancellation at any time; the 7-day trial does not require payment information. Enterprise licensing, discounts for more than 5 licenses, and 3-month organizational pilots require contacting sales. For deployment, Contract Tools runs on Windows 7+ and Word 2007+, and supports Word for Microsoft 365 on Windows PCs. It does not support Word Online, mobile versions, or Word for Mac. Mac users should consider Turner instead. Virtual machine environments require at least 5 licenses and the use of License Server, which can be hosted on AWS or self-hosted.
One major advantage is that document analysis is performed locally, without sending contract content to remote servers. Internet access is mainly used for trials, license validation, and update checks. The company states that it does not record or share document information, and that the software uses EV code signing, antivirus whitelist submissions, and VirusTotal scans. Integrations are primarily centered on Word. Compatibility with document management systems is not guaranteed one by one, though a configuration option for iManage Integration for Office is mentioned. No API, SDK, or Webhook is disclosed.
Its strengths are its tight focus on legal contracts, practical features for defined terms, cross-references, and formatting consistency, and local processing that better suits sensitive documents. Its limitations are that Contract Tools only works with Word on Windows, has limited support for non-English documents, and does not provide OCR, redline/blackline comparison, or a full CLM workflow. It is best suited to law firms, in-house legal teams, transactional lawyers, and teams that frequently handle long English-language contracts.
The source material does not provide information on access from mainland China, payment methods, or localization, so availability can only be rated as unknown. If you have strict requirements around connectivity, payments, Chinese contract recognition, or data compliance, we recommend first using the 7-day trial or applying for an organizational pilot, while also evaluating Word’s native features, document comparison tools, and local contract review alternatives.
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