Ouriginal is being phased out – Inspera Originality takes over
On October 31, 2025, Ouriginal will be shut down and replaced by a new plagiarism detection system – Inspera Originality. The change is due to the fact that the company behind Ouriginal has been acquired and has decided to discontinue the service. The new tool Originality will be integrated into Canvas and will offer both similarity checks and extended features for identifying text manipulation and translation plagiarism.
What is Inspera Originality?
Just like Ouriginal, Inspera Originality is used to analyze student submissions and generate reports as a basis for your own assessment. The system will be accessible directly via Canvas, and there will also be an option for standalone checks, for example, of theses or other texts outside course rooms. All data from Ourginal will be migrated to Originalty.
KTH is currently working on implementing Inspera Originality to ensure the switch happens as smoothly as possible. We strive to ensure that you as a teacher have access to a plagiarism checking system throughout the transition, but there may be a brief interruption when the new system is implemented.
Unfortunately, due to procurement rules, KTH has not been able to influence the dates for either the shutdown of Ouriginal or the availability of Originality. Ouriginal will be available until October 31st and Originality will be available from November 1st. The systems will not exist in parallel with each other. This ensures that the migration of previous students' submissions is complete, thereby ensuring that the review of future students' work is correct.
What happens next?
Ahead of the transition, we are planning several support activities:
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During October and November, workshops, open Q&A sessions, and Lunch ‘n’ Learn events will be held to give you more information about how Inspera Originality works. Read more at E-Learning´s calander .
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The intranet will gather all updated information about the tool’s features, user support, and guidelines. Plagiarism review using Inspera Originality .
When?
Ouriginal will close on October 31. Inspera Originality will be available on November 1.
Benefits of Inspera Originality
Inspera Originality continues the same purpose as Ouriginal - to support you as a teacher in your work against plagiarism. Those of you who use the plagiarism tool through Canvas can continue to work in the same way as before to start the review. The report will have an updated appearance and content. Originality includes the following features:
✔ Similarity checks against public web pages, academic databases, and previous student submissions
✔ Option to detect translation plagiarism in multiple languages
✔ Detection of text manipulation, such as hidden content or reformatted text
✔ Integration into Canvas – easy access directly in your assignments
Want to read more?
If you want start familiarizing yourself with Inspera Originality now we recommend the following pages:
Information about Inspera Originalty from Inspera.
Guides about Originality from Inspera.
Do you have questions already? Please contact us at E-learning. ( e-learning@kth.se )