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Shy Editor

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Shy Editor

Intelligent writing tool for all text

4.0
paidbeginnerVerifiedSince 2023-01

About Shy Editor

Shy Editor is an AI-powered writing environment built for novelists, bloggers, students, academics, and journalists. It preserves your unique writing style while offering AI feedback, brainstorming assistance, grammar checking, and a distraction-free Markdown editor. Features include bibliography management, version control, knowledge base organization, progress tracking, and full change history per project.

Formerly known as Pencil. Cloud-based platform with Markdown support, file library, notes system, and content export. No mobile app currently available.

Platforms
Web
Best For
IndividualsStudentsCreators
Categories
Text AIProductivity AI

Capabilities & Features

Customizable
File Upload

Not Available

Free Tier
API Access
No Signup Required
Open Source
Works Offline
Multimodal
Voice Input
Image Input
Image Output
Video Input
Video Output
Audio Output
Web Search
Code Execution
Plugins
Memory
Collaboration
White Label
Self-Hostable
Browser Extension

Ideal Use Cases

writingcontent creationresearch

Pricing

Free TierActive

No free tier or free trial available

Paid Plan

Pro $12/month — full access to AI features, version control, and export options

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Pros & Cons

Preserves the writer's unique style while providing AI suggestions

Full Markdown editor with blocks

toggles

and media integration

Bibliography and citation management built in — great for academics

Version control with full change history per project

Knowledge base and file library for organized research

No free tier or free trial available

No mobile app — web only

No collaborative writing features

Limited export formats and color themes on basic plan

No real-time grammar error correction

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