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Plagiarism review using Inspera Originality

Inspera Originality is a tool for plagiarism checking of assignments and should be used by teachers and examiners when students submit text files in Canvas. Originality is primarily used through Canvas but can, in exceptional cases, also be used independently.

Inspera Originality has replaced Ouriginal

On October 31, 2025, Ouriginal was shut down and replaced by the new plagiarism checking tool: Inspera Originality. The change was due to the fact that the provider behind Ouriginal was acquired and chose to discontinue the service. Just like Ouriginal, Inspera Originality is used to analyze student submissions and generate reports to support your own assessment. 

Due to the transition, it’s important that you select Inspera Originality for assignments in Canvas. You as a teacher will need to manually select Inspera Originality in the settings for your current and future assignments.

If you import an assignment from a previous course that used Ouriginal as the plagiarism-detection tool, you may receive an error message during the import. The message indicates that the tool (Ouriginal) could not be found, and the issue is easily resolved by opening the imported assignment’s settings and selecting Inspera Originality instead.

Read more about the transition here: News about the transition from Ouriginal to Originality

Guide your students away from plagiarism

One way to prevent plagiarism is to discuss the topic with students. In this way, you contribute to their knowledge of how to reference correctly. It is always better to help students avoid plagiarism than to punish those who plagiarize. Many students need to gain an understanding of what plagiarism actually means in practice.

Guide your students away from plagiarism

How Originality works

Inspera Originality is a tool that helps teachers and examiners review student texts and detect plagiarism and text manipulation. At KTH, Originality is used in connection with digital submissions via Canvas. The review results are compiled into an analysis report that you as a teacher or examiner, need to review. KTH recommends using Originality as an integrated tool in Canvas "Assignments," but it can also be used as standalone in exceptional cases.

How Originality works

Using Originality in Canvas

Inspera Originality can be selected when you create a new assignment in Canvas, or added to an already existing assignment. After the review, the report from Originality will be available directly in Canvas. Here you can read more about how to create an assignment in Canvas with plagiarism checking via Originality.

Using Originality in Canvas

Using Originality standalone

In certain exceptional cases, for example in thesis courses, there may be reason to use plagiarism checking outside of Canvas. In such cases, you as a teacher can use Inspera Originality as a standalone tool.

Using Originality standalone

FAQ Originality

Here you will find answers to the most common questions about plagiarism checking and Inspera Originality, how it works, and what you as a teacher need to keep in mind.

FAQ Originality