AI Tool
Shy Editor
Intelligent writing tool for all text
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.
Capabilities & Features
Not Available
Ideal Use Cases
Pricing
No free tier or free trial available
Pro $12/month — full access to AI features, version control, and export options
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