Table of Authorities Generator
Table of Authorities Generator
Build the TOA from the final PDF — page numbers from the pages you file — or from your Word .docx. Review every authority and page reference, then export. In your browser, on a Mac, without uploading the brief.
In development — the generator isn't open yet. Join early access and we'll email you the moment it can take your brief.
Drop your brief here
Final PDF or Word .docx · processed in this browser tab
Opening soon — join early access below
Get the link when it opens
Three steps
Drop, review, export.
- 1
Drop the brief
The final PDF or the Word .docx. It is read in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
- 2
Review the authorities
Every case, statute, rule and constitutional provision with its pages. Link a short form or Id. to its source, re-categorize, exclude a quotation.
- 3
Export
From a PDF: a finished .docx Table of Authorities. From a .docx: your file with Word TA fields, ready for Insert › Table of Authorities.
…under Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b). As this Court explained in United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732 (1993), the defendant must show an error that is plain and that affects substantial rights. Id. at 734.
The government concedes that, after Rehaif, knowledge of status is an element of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)…
4
Review authorities
71 found · 3 short forms linked · 1 to review
Cases
Greer v. United States, 593 U.S. 503 (2021)
Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019)
“Rehaif” on p. 11 linked
United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 (1993)
Id. at 734 → p. 4
Johnson v. United States, 520 U.S. 461 (1997)
p. 34 — quotation?
Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129 (2009)
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)
18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2)
Rules
Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b)
PDF or Word
Your Word file is the draft. Your PDF is the filing.
Most TOA tools work inside Word. BriefAuthority does that too — and can also build the table from the PDF you are actually filing, so the page references match what the court receives.
| The final PDF you will file | Your Word .docx | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get back | A finished .docx Table of Authorities | Your .docx with Word TA fields inserted |
| Where page numbers come from | The printed pages of the filed PDF | Word's own pagination when it builds the table |
| Needs Word? | No — works for Pages, Google Docs, exported or co-counsel PDFs | Yes, to build/update the table (Windows Word) |
| Best for | Mac users, final filings, PDFs someone else produced | Drafts still changing in Word |
The Mac problem
Microsoft says Tables of Authorities aren't supported in Word for Mac or Word for the web.
Pages and Google Docs have no TOA feature at all. The PDF path doesn't need Word.
Table of authorities on a MacThe hard part
Short forms, Id. and supra are where tables go wrong.
Id. is never its own entry — its page belongs to the authority it points to. The review screen is built to show every such link so you confirm it instead of hunting for it.
Id. and supra, explainedMeasured, not promised
99.6%
of cases found across 25 public Supreme Court briefs
1,313 of 1,318 cases found; page lists exact for 87.8% before review (81.1% on held-out briefs). The method, per-brief results, raw data and every miss are published.
Compared
How it stacks up
| By hand in Word | BriefMark | Best Authority | BriefAuthority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Word file | .docx | Word file (add-in) | PDF or .docx |
| Finished table without Word | — | — | — | Yes (PDF path) |
| Uploads the brief | No | No | No | No (by design) |
| Works on Mac | Officially unsupported | Yes | Not advertised | Yes |
| Price | Included | Free ≤8 · $99 once | Not published (~$65/doc reported) | Free ≤8 · $19/brief · $149/yr (planned) |
| Status | Available | Live | Live | In development |
Competitors by public positioning, checked 2026-09-24. BriefAuthority is not Best Authority and is not affiliated with Litera. Full comparison · vs BriefMark
Planned pricing
- Freeup to 8 authorities
- $19per brief
- $149per year, unlimited briefs
- $129+per month for firms
What is a table of authorities generator?+
Software that finds every authority cited in a brief — cases, constitutional provisions, statutes, rules and other sources — groups them by category, alphabetizes them and lists the pages where each is cited, so you don't have to mark citations by hand.
Can BriefAuthority generate a table of authorities from a PDF?+
Yes — that is its main design. From the final PDF it takes page numbers from the pages you will actually file, including roman-numeral front matter, and exports a formatted .docx table. No Word is needed, so it also works for briefs drafted in Pages or Google Docs.
Does it work with a Word .docx?+
Yes. From a .docx it detects the authorities, lets you review them, and writes Word's own TA field codes into the document so Word builds and updates the table. Microsoft does not support TOA in Word for Mac or Word for the web, so Mac users who need a finished table should use the PDF path.
Is my brief uploaded anywhere?+
It is designed not to be. The file is read and indexed in your browser tab with no upload endpoint for the brief. At launch you can confirm it in your browser's Network panel or by going offline. See Security & privacy.
Does it check whether my citations are good law?+
No. It is a formatting and indexing tool, not a citator. It lists the authorities that are in your brief and does not validate them — verify every citation and follow your court's rules.
Is it available now, and what does it cost?+
BriefAuthority is in development; early access is open. Planned pricing: free for a brief with up to 8 authorities, $19 per brief, $149 per year, or firm plans from $129 a month.