Would you reply to this DM?

Paste a cold DM opener, pick the platform, and get a scored read against that platform’s norms: length bands, link penalties, pitch density, template smell, and whether the message is about them or about you.

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Reddit · LinkedIn · X · Instagram Platform-specific norms Rewrite hints Nothing is uploaded

The scorer.

Norms differ hard by platform - a fine LinkedIn note is a reportable Reddit DM. Pick where this is going first.

Your opener

The first message only - the one they see before deciding you exist.

Heuristic read, not a guarantee. The strongest opener still fails if it goes to the wrong person.

Paste an opener and the platform read appears here: score, findings, and concrete rewrite hints.

Sources & methodology.

Every number this tool shows, and where it comes from.

Platform norms. Length bands, link penalties, and pitch tolerance are tuned per platform from Orbit’s own cold-DM campaign data and each platform’s published messaging rules. Reddit is the strictest (a link or pitch in message one routinely gets reported); Instagram suppresses link DMs from non-connections outright; LinkedIn tolerates business context but punishes sequence-blast patterns; X rewards brevity.

The you-to-I ratio. The scorer counts recipient-focused words (you, your) against sender-focused ones (I, we, our). Openers that skew self-focused underperform consistently; it is the most reliable single heuristic we track.

Specificity detection. References to something the recipient actually did (“your post”, “you mentioned”, “congrats”) are the strongest positive signal. The check is keyword-based, so a specific message phrased unusually can score lower than it deserves - read the findings, not just the number.

Scoring. Start at 100; red findings cost 16, amber 7. Bands: 85+ would probably get read, 60-84 needs a pass, below 60 reads as a blast. Calibrated to be tough - most real cold DMs score under 60.

What it cannot see. Whether the person is the right target, your account’s age and karma/connection footprint, timing, and follow-up behavior. Copy is necessary, not sufficient.

Norms last reviewed 2026-07-03.

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