ExamDoc Open ExamDoc

A word processor for exam candidates

ExamDoc is for candidates in UK schools who type their exam answers instead of handwriting them. It prints the candidate's details on every page, keeps spelling help to the candidates who are allowed it, and carries on if the wifi drops or a laptop fails.

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Pilots in the 2026–27 mock season, November to January, are free.

Who it is for

  • Candidates

    Candidates who use a word processor in their exams, such as those with it as an access arrangement. A plain A4 page with the formatting an answer needs, and nothing else to get in the way.

  • Exams officers

    Set up exams and candidates in advance, decide who has a spelling check, and download every script as a PDF afterwards.

  • Invigilators

    Let candidates in, see that every candidate's work is backed up, and swap a device that fails, from their own laptop or phone.

  • IT

    ExamDoc runs in the browser and installs like an app. Our guides cover locking Chromebooks and Windows laptops down to it.

What it does

  • Made for the exam room

    No grammar check, autocorrect or predictive text. The spelling check is off unless the exams officer allows it for that candidate, and the browser's own spellchecker is switched off.

  • Every page says whose it is

    The candidate's name and number, the centre number and the exam in the header of every page; the date, a signature line and "Page 2 of 5" in the footer. The printed script is the official record.

  • The exam never waits for the internet

    Work is saved on the device about a second after every change. In a school's exam session a copy then goes to the server in London; if the wifi drops, the candidate carries on.

  • A laptop fails, the candidate carries on

    The invigilator releases the old device and lets the candidate in on another. Their work comes back from the last backup.

  • One place to run the exam

    Sessions and candidates set up in advance, a live view on the day with each candidate's last backup, and every script as a PDF afterwards.

  • Or no account at all

    Without an exam session, ExamDoc works entirely in the browser. Nothing typed leaves the device.

See how it works

The questions schools ask first

  • Does it fit the exam rules?

    What ExamDoc does about spelling and grammar checks, the internet and identifying the script, and what stays your centre's job.

  • Where does the data go?

    A database in London, access rules enforced by the database itself, and candidates' work deleted after a period the school sets.

  • Is it accessible?

    Keyboard access, screen-reader names, page colours, fonts and sizes, and the limits we know about.

Try it in your mocks

We are looking for a small number of schools to use ExamDoc in their mock exams this winter, free, and tell us what works and what doesn't.

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