Documentation, common questions, and everything you need to get the most out of Contractus.
Quickstart Guide
You can run your first AI contract review in under 60 seconds. Here's how:
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Create your account. Create your account from the Sign In page (during private beta, join the waitlist and we'll open your seat). No credit card required. Your 14-day trial gives you full access to all 11 tools.
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Upload or paste a contract. Go to Review Contract → drop your PDF or Word file, or paste the text. Any contract type works.
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Click "Analyze Contract." In 20–60 seconds you'll get a full risk report: overall risk level, every flagged clause with plain-English explanation, missing terms, and recommended fixes.
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Save to your library. The contract is automatically saved when you upload it. From the library you can set status, assign it to a matter, track expiry dates, and run any tool on it with one click.
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Try the Redline tool. Use the same contract to generate inline strikethroughs and replacement language — then export directly to a Word document.
Tip: The contract you last loaded stays active across tools. You don't need to re-upload the same file for every analysis.
All 11 Tools
Contract Review
Full risk report with flagged clauses, risk ratings, missing terms, and recommendations.
Draft Contract
18 templates. Party perspective selector. Jurisdiction-specific drafting for CA, NY, TX, DE, FL, IL.
AI Redlining
Inline strikethroughs and replacement language. Export to Word with one click.
Ask Contract
Ask plain-English questions — answers cite specific clause text.
Explain Clause
Plain-English translation with red flags, rights granted/removed, and standard comparison.
Key Terms
Extract parties, dates, payment, liability cap, IP, governing law, and more — as a clean summary card.
Compare Versions
See every change between two drafts with risk-level analysis of each change.
Bulk Review
Review up to 10 contracts at once with a portfolio-level risk summary.
Playbook Check
Run a clause checklist against any contract.
Contractus Guide
Ask how to use the product.
Type Detection
Identifies the contract type on upload.
Also included: Clause Library (13 built-in clauses) · AI Sign-Preview (sending coming soon) · Contract Library with matters
AI Sign-Preview — Prepare a signing packet and AI-check signature blocks. Sending for e-signature is coming soon.
What counts as one AI analysis?
Each use of Review, Redline, Draft, Q&A, Explain, Compare, Extract, Bulk Review, Playbook Check, Type Detection, Guide questions and AI sign-previews consumes one AI analysis from your plan quota (a bulk review of up to 10 contracts consumes one). Uploading files, saving to your library, viewing saved contracts, and exporting PDFs or Word documents are all free and do not count toward your limit.
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+Enter (or ⌘+Enter on Mac) — submits in the Explain Clause box (also works in the Review, Redline, Key Terms and Compare paste boxes)
Enter — send a message in the Q&A and Assistant panels
Select any text on screen → Explain Selected button appears — instantly sends the selection to the Explain tool
In Clause Library → Insert into Draft button — appends clause directly into the current draft result with attribution
Contract Library
The Contract Library is your central contract repository. Every file you upload is automatically saved to your library for instant access across all tools.
Contract Library organization
Matters: Create matters (with client name) and assign contracts to them. Filter your library by matter.
Status tracking: Set status per contract — Draft, In Review, Negotiating, Executed, Expired, or Archived.
Expiry alerts: Add an expiry date and Contractus™ will surface contracts expiring in the next 30 days on your dashboard.
Risk indicators: After a review, a colored dot appears next to the contract in your library (red for High, amber for Medium, green for Low).
Search: Type in the search bar above the matter filter to search by contract name or type.
Bulk actions: Check multiple contracts (hover to reveal checkboxes) and bulk-set status, assign a matter, or delete.
Library limits by plan
Trial: 20 contracts
Lite: 20 contracts (1 seat, 200 AI analyses/month)
Solo: 100 contracts (1 seat, 1,000 AI analyses/month)
Firm: 500 contracts (3 seats base + $300/seat, up to 20 seats)
More than 20 attorneys:Contact us for a custom plan
Clause Library
The Clause Library lets you save your firm's preferred fallback language and reuse it instantly across any draft or redline. It comes pre-loaded with 13 built-in clauses covering the most commonly negotiated contract provisions.
Built-in starter clauses
Mutual Limitation of Liability (standard cap)
Mutual Indemnification (balanced)
IP Ownership — Work Made for Hire (vendor side)
IP Carve-Out — Pre-Existing Materials (vendor side)
Force Majeure — Balanced
Dispute Resolution — AAA Arbitration
Dispute Resolution — Court Only (no arbitration)
Auto-Renewal with Notice Requirement
Non-Solicitation of Employees (general)
Confidentiality — Mutual Standard
Non-Compete — California (§16600 void; trade secrets only)
Non-Compete — Texas (enforceable format under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §15.50)
Payment Terms — Net 30 with Late Fees
Jurisdiction tagging
Every clause (built-in and saved) carries a jurisdiction tag — General, or a specific state. Filter the clause list by jurisdiction to instantly surface the right clause for a California employment matter vs. a Texas commercial deal.
Saving clauses
From the Redline result, click Save to Clause Library to save the current redline's insertion language. Or use + Add Clause in the Clause Library panel to add your own. Each saved clause includes: title, clause type, jurisdiction, original language (optional), your preferred fallback text, and notes.
Using clauses
From the Clause Library, you can: Copy Language (copies text to clipboard), Insert into Redline (appends to current redline result), or Insert into Draft (appends highlighted block to current draft). Usage count is tracked so you know which clauses your firm relies on most.
Billing & Plans
How do I upgrade from a trial to a paid plan?
Click your name/plan badge → Upgrade Plan. Lite ($149/month) and Solo ($300/month) upgrades are straightforward. Firm plans are priced at $800/month for 3 seats — you can add seats ($300/seat) from your account settings after upgrading. Payment is processed securely via Stripe. Your contract library is fully preserved on upgrade.
How do I cancel my subscription?
From the app: click your name → Manage Subscription. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you'll retain full access until then. Your contract library stays in your account after cancellation (limited access) until you delete it.
Can I get a refund?
Subscriptions are non-refundable except where required by law; annual plans may be refunded within 14 days of first charge — email customer.service@idamil.com.
What happens if my payment fails?
Stripe will retry the payment automatically. If it cannot be collected, your account moves to limited access until billing is fixed. Your saved contracts remain available, and you can update your billing details from Manage Subscription to restore access.
Do AI analyses roll over?
No — unused AI analyses reset every 30 days from the start of your quota period. They don't roll over. Referral rewards are credited to your Stripe balance as one free month of your plan when a referred colleague's first paid invoice is paid; they do not add analyses.
Free Trial
Your 14-day trial includes all 11 tools, up to 200 AI analyses, and a library of 20 contracts. No credit card required.
The trial clock starts when you create your account. At day 14, AI tools pause until you choose a plan. Your library, playbooks and settings are kept until you delete them.
Want more time? If you haven't had a chance to properly evaluate Contractus™ during your trial, contact us and we'll extend your trial. We'd rather you evaluate properly than rush into a decision.
Team & Firms
The Firm plan ($800/month base) includes 3 attorney seats and 1,000 AI analyses per month. Add up to 17 additional seats at $300/seat/month, each adding 300 more analyses. Maximum 20 seats self-serve. For larger firms (more than 20 attorneys), contact us for custom pricing.
Creating a team workspace
Upgrade to the Firm plan
From your account menu, click Create Team Workspace
Enter your firm name and add attorneys by email
Contractus™ gives you an invite link to copy and send to each attorney (invite emails switch on once email delivery is enabled); they accept it to join your firm workspace
Roles
Owner: Full access, manages billing, can see all firm contracts
Admin: Can invite members, view all firm contracts
Member: Access to all tools, sees own contracts only
Shared AI pool
All team members draw from the firm owner's monthly AI analysis pool. Admins can see usage breakdowns from the account menu. The pool resets every 30 days.
Your Data
Text you paste into a tool is processed in memory and discarded after the analysis is returned. Files you upload are saved to your contract library (full text) so you can reuse them across tools.
Contracts in your library are stored encrypted at rest (Cloudflare D1) and associated with your account. You can export or delete them at any time.
Export your data
From your account modal: Account → Export My Data. Downloads a JSON file containing all your contracts, playbooks, matters, and account information.
Delete your account
From your account modal: Account → Delete Account. You'll be asked to confirm with your email address. Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone. Billing records held by Stripe are retained as required by law.
See our Privacy Policy for full details on data handling.
Bar Compliance
Contractus™ is an AI-assisted tool for use under attorney supervision. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. The supervising attorney is responsible for all work product.
ABA Formal Opinion 512 (2024) confirms lawyers may use generative AI consistent with their duties of competence, confidentiality and supervision, and multiple state bars have issued similar guidance. Contractus™ is designed to fit this supervised model — it surfaces issues and drafts language, and the attorney reviews, revises, and takes professional responsibility.
Key professional duties
Rule 1.1 (Competence): Review all AI output for accuracy before relying on it
Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality): Pasted text is discarded after analysis; files you upload or save stay in your library only until you delete them
Rule 5.1/5.3 (Supervision): You are responsible for the work product, exactly as if you had used any other drafting tool
Passwords: Salted and hashed with PBKDF2-SHA256 (600,000 iterations) — we never store plain-text passwords
Sessions: 7-day session in a secure, HttpOnly cookie that page scripts cannot read; optional two-step verification (authenticator app) for every account
Rate limiting: On sign-in, signup, password reset and AI calls
Audit log: AI, library and account actions are logged and retained 30 days
Analytics & monitoring: Cookieless Plausible analytics and Sentry error monitoring; no advertising trackers
To report a security vulnerability, email customer.service@idamil.com. We take security reports seriously and aim to respond within two business days.