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No — and that's by design. Backfile is a preparation tool, not in-round assistance. You use it before the tournament to build blocks, find cards, and prep responses. During rounds, you rely on the documents you've already prepared. This keeps you fully compliant with NSDA, TOC, and college tournament rules.

Backfile reads .docx files formatted in Verbatim — the standard document format used by virtually every policy debate team. If your files open in Word with the Debate ribbon tab, they'll work with Backfile.

Yes. All plans are billed annually, but you can cancel at any time. Your access continues through the end of your billing period.

Annual billing is already our best price. At $8–18/month, Backfile costs less than a single day at most debate camps.

Upload an opponent's speech document. Backfile's AI analyzes every argument — DAs, Ks, CPs, T shells, case positions — and searches your indexed knowledge base for counter-evidence. It ranks cards by relevance and generates original analytics when your files don't cover a gap.

Yes. Your files are stored locally and only your indexed cards are used for search. We never share your documents or arguments with other users.