Free essay feedback decoder
What your marker actually meant.
Paste the comments from your marked essay. Get each one in plain English, the change that moves your mark most, and a checklist for the next one.
Free · no account · your feedback isn’t stored
Works with feedback copied from Turnitin, Moodle, Blackboard or Canvas — or a photo of a feedback sheet.
Comments, decoded
The comments markers write most.
Each one in plain English — with what it looks like in an essay, and how to fix it next time.
Analysis & argument“Too descriptive”You’ve said what sources found, not what it shows.Decoded →Analysis & argument“Lacks critical analysis”Weigh the evidence — how strong is it?Decoded →The question“Answer the question”Parts drift away from what was asked.Decoded →Evidence & reading“Engage with the literature”Read wider, and set sources against each other.Decoded →Structure“Needs clearer signposting”The reader can’t see where you’re going.Decoded →Evidence & reading“Unsupported claim”A point stated as fact, with nothing behind it.Decoded →Evidence & reading“Over-reliance on quotes”Too much of it is in other people’s words.Decoded →Praise, decoded“Sound understanding”Praise — but often the wording for a 2:2.Decoded →
What you get back
Every comment, in plain English.
- What each comment meansTheir words on one side, what they meant on the other.
- Your biggest winThe one change that moves your mark most, with a before and after.
- Where your mark sitsYour band, and what the next one up asks for.
- A checklist for next timeChecks to run before you hand in your next essay.
- What to ask your markerTwo questions worth taking to your feedback session.
AnalysisCost you the most
They wrote“too descriptive in places – you tend to summarise studies rather than evaluate them”They meantYou tell the reader what each study found, but not how strong it is or what it shows for your argument.Next time: after every study, add one sentence that judges it — then say what it means for your argument.Your mark2 marks below a 2:1
58%2:2
Third2:22:1First
How it works
Paste it. Decode it. Fix it.
01Paste itCopy the comments from Turnitin, Moodle or your feedback sheet. Or upload a screenshot or a photo.
02Lumin decodes itEach comment is matched to the part of the marking scheme it’s about, then ranked by how much it cost you.
03Fix it next timeTake the checklist into your next essay — or let LuminNote check your draft for the same things.
Questions
Before you paste.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. No account and no card. You can decode up to 10 pieces of feedback a day.
- Do you keep my feedback?
- No. It’s read to make your decode, then thrown away. We count how many decodes happen; we never store what you paste.
- Will this change my mark?
- No — only your university can. It helps you understand this mark and raise the next one. If you think a mark is wrong, talk to your marker first.
- Isn’t this cheating?
- No. You’re reading feedback you were given. Nothing is written for you.
- Does it work outside the UK?
- It’s built for UK marking — First, 2:1, 2:2, Third — and reads feedback from Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the US too.
- My feedback is handwritten.
- Take a clear photo and upload it. If you can read the handwriting, Lumin usually can too.
Your next essay
Catch it before your marker does.
LuminNote reads your next essay paragraph by paragraph — for the same things your marker flagged, against your module’s own marking criteria.