Cross-device sync. AI for the drafting and the summarizing. Version history through every revision. Public link for advisor review — no sign-up on their end. Free for 25 docs, forever.
Three reasons academic writing is harder than it should be.
Tracked changes pile up. Comments from your advisor mix with your todo notes. The .docx is on three different devices in slightly different states.
One source of truth, synced. Comments are anchored, not floating. Version history shows every save — find the paragraph from last Tuesday in two clicks.
Brilliant for personal notes — until your advisor needs to see one. Now you're emailing .md files, or setting up Obsidian Sync just to share.
Public share link. Your advisor reads it in the browser. No accounts. No sync setup. No software they don't already have.
It's not really Markdown. Exports drop formatting. The AI is a side chatbot you have to copy-paste between.
Markdown-native in and out. AI Author edits inside the document with diffs you accept. Export to .md, .docx, or PDF for submission.
Drafting, summarizing, advisor review, archive.
Paste an abstract, ask for a summary. Highlight a paragraph, ask to tighten. Diff first, accept or discard.
Cloud-synced. Open any doc on any device, where you left it.
Advisor reads it in their browser. Comments + version history visible. No friction.
Find the paragraph from chapter 3 draft 12 in two clicks.
Drag in old .docx or .pdf. Export as .docx for committee, .md for archive, PDF for print.
Real free. The full editor including AI. Pay $4 / mo when you outgrow the cap.
No credit card required. The free plan has everything you need to write a thesis chapter.