You Focus on What Matters Most — We Handle the Writing, Editing & Citing
The Paper Digest AI academic writing assistant is a text generator, citation generator, and rephrasing tool in one editor: write, edit, cite, and get answers in one place, sentence by sentence.
It helps write essays, research papers, project reports, literature reviews, grant proposals, blog posts, letters, emails, and personal statements, and serves users from thousands of universities, companies, and government agencies every day.
Real Citations. Drafts Saved for You.
Citations found per sentence
Click a sentence, press Add Citations, and the most relevant papers for that exact sentence are suggested — drawn from real published research papers indexed by Paper Digest, each linked to its source. You select what to keep; nothing is inserted without your approval.
Saved to your Research Library
Signed in, every change is saved automatically to your private Research Library, so you can pick up on any computer. Signed out, nothing is stored — not even in the browser — so a shared computer keeps no copy of your work.
10,000+ citation styles
References are collected as you write. Export Word, LaTeX with a ready BibTeX file, or Markdown, with citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver, or the style of almost any journal.
How the AI Academic Writer Works
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Start your way at www.paperdigest.org/writer — a blank page with your title, an AI-generated outline, a short or long draft on your topic, or a draft from your own instructions. You can also paste your text, open a Word, Markdown, PDF, or TXT file, or continue a literature review or research report where it left off.
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Write sentence by sentence: click any sentence, then Rephrase (academic style, grammar fixed), Continue Writing (complete the sentence or write the next one), or Add Citations. Each suggestion appears beside your original — accept it, try again for alternatives, or reject it.
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Ask without leaving the editor: Ask Anything answers from common knowledge, the scientific literature (with references), or your current document — explain a concept or question your own draft right beside the text.
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Keep and export: signed in, your draft is saved to your Research Library as you type. Export Word (.docx), LaTeX (.tex with a BibTeX bibliography), or Markdown (.md) in the citation style you need, or download a .json copy to reopen later, references intact.
Built for Research Writing
You stay in control
Every AI suggestion is previewed side by side with your text before anything changes — accept, browse up to five alternatives, or reject. Full undo and redo, and a stop button for any running request.
Write in 12 languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese — or let the language be detected automatically.
Formulas & structure
LaTeX-style formulas, section headings, and lists — carried through to your LaTeX, Word, and Markdown exports, not lost on the way out.
Ask with the right source
Each question in Ask Anything can draw on common knowledge, the scientific literature (answers include references), or your current document — in the output language you choose.
Cite from your Library
Cite from Library searches the papers saved in your Research Library and inserts them as citations. Every citation lands in the References panel, and removing one cleans it out of the text too.
A comfortable editor
Dark mode for long sessions, fullscreen for focus, and print straight from the editor — references included.
One Toolkit, from First Survey to Final Draft
Survey the field first
Run an AI literature review on your topic to see the key papers and findings — then press Continue Writing to open it in the Writer, references included.
Read what you cite
Open any paper in the AI academic reader and question it side by side with the PDF — so the papers you cite are papers you understand.
Go beyond papers
Generate an AI research report grounded in papers, patents, grants, clinical trials, and other credible sources — and continue writing it in the Writer when the question is bigger than one literature.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the suggested citations real?
Yes. Citation suggestions come from real published research papers indexed by Paper Digest, and every suggestion links to its source so you can check it yourself. You select the citations you want; nothing is inserted without your approval.
Can it write a whole draft for me?
It can start one: choose an AI-generated outline, a short draft, or a long draft on your topic — or describe what you want to write. From there the editor is built for co-writing: you refine the text sentence by sentence with Rephrase, Continue Writing, and Add Citations.
What kinds of documents can I write?
Essays, research papers, project reports, literature reviews, grant proposals, blog posts, letters, emails, and personal statements — written in the academic style by default.
How does Add Citations work?
Click a sentence and press Add Citations: the most relevant papers for that sentence are suggested, each linked to its source. Select the ones you want — they are inserted in-text and collected in your reference list. Removing a citation from the list removes it from the text as well.
Can I export to LaTeX or Word?
Yes. Export Word (.docx), LaTeX (.tex) with your references as a ready BibTeX bibliography, or Markdown (.md), with citations formatted in APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver, or any of 10,000+ journal styles — and print straight from the editor. You can also download a .json copy to reopen later, references intact.
Where are my drafts saved?
If you are signed in, every change is saved automatically to your private Research Library in your Paper Digest account, so you can continue on any computer. If you are not signed in, nothing is saved anywhere — not even in your browser — so download a copy before you leave. A file you open is saved only once you edit it.
Can I start from my own draft?
Yes — paste your text into the editor, or open a Word (.docx), Markdown (.md), PDF, or TXT file. You can also continue an AI literature review or research report in the Writer with its references, and cite papers saved in your Research Library.
Which languages are supported?
Write in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, or Vietnamese — or let the language be detected automatically.
Can it answer questions while I write?
Yes. Open Ask Anything — it picks up any text you have selected — and choose the source for the answer: common knowledge, the scientific literature (answers include references), or your current document.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
You can try it for free without signing up, under a daily quota. Sign in with a Paper Digest account to continue beyond the daily limit and to have your drafts saved to your Research Library.
More questions? Email team@paperdigest.org or see the full FAQ.