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I finished my doctorate and couldn't find an APA formatter that didn't hallucinate. So I built one. (No coding background. Just a vision.)

Hey IH

I defended my dissertation late last year. (Woohoo!) After years of research, late nights, and enough coffee to fill a swimming pool — I was done.

Almost.

Then came the formatting step.

If you've never written an academic paper in APA format, consider yourself lucky. It's one of the most tedious, rule-heavy processes imaginable. And, one tiny mistake can send your document back for revisions. I tried using AI tools to help. They hallucinated. On an academic document. Hard pass.

I couldn't find anything that did what I needed, so I did what any reasonable person would do: I built it myself. The catch? I had zero coding background.

Three months. ~10 hours a day. A whole lot of Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, and Syncfusion. And StyleMyPaper (SMP) was born — a rules-based APA formatter built specifically for grad students and academics who can't risk guesswork. They need accuracy and precision.

No AI interpreting or rewriting your work. Just clean, reliable formatting that actually follows the rules.

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    Congratulations. Building anything from start to end ain't easy, I agree. Glad you've made it this far. The niche idea is also interesting. Academic formatting is such a specific pain point, and I like how focused StyleMyPaper is.

    I visited your site and was curious: what happens when new users land on it? Do they usually understand the value immediately, or do you find some still need extra explanation before trying it?

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    I am interested

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      Awesome! I'd love for you to check it out! Use code INDIEHACKER25 for 25% off your initial subscription.