Essayist: Academic Writing App

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Essayist allows you to write APA, MLA, Chicago & Harvard Style essays with ease. From in-text citations and footnotes to references and page setup, Essayist takes care of everything. It greatly simplifies the academic writing process.

AUTOMATIC FORMATTING

Essayist formats everything for you. Upon starting a new essay it sets up the title section/page, margins, font, line spacing, alignment, page headers/footers, etc. It formats your references, in-text citations, footnotes/endnotes, figures, tables, table of contents and more.

UNIVERSAL REFERENCE MANAGER

Store and manage references in a universal reference manager backed by iCloud. Search for, add, and store references in one place and use references across multiple essays. Create separate collections (folders) within the reference manager to organize and manage references. Add references quickly and easily using Google Scholar, Essayist’s built-in search, by pasting a URL or manual entry forms. Once added, references are automatically formatted and added to your essay’s references/works cited list.

CITATIONS (IN-TEXT CITATIONS, FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES)

Add in-text citations and footnotes/endnotes with ease. Simply tap the insert citation button and select the reference you wish to cite. An in-text citation/footnote/endnote is automatically created for you

GENERAL FOOTNOTES

Add general footnotes to any essay.

EQUATIONS

Essayist supports equations backed by LaTeX.

CITATION STYLES

Essayist supports: AMA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, MLA & Vancouver.

EXPORT

Export your work to PDF or Word.

MINIMAL INTERFACE

A simple interface helps you write without distractions.

ABSTRACT, APPENDICES & TABLE OF CONTENTS

Add an abstract, appendices and a table of contents to your essay.

FIGURES & TABLES

Easily add figures and tables with all the required information (caption, title, numbering, notes, etc.).

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- iOS & macOS versions (universal purchase)

- Built-in Universal Reference Manager

- Pre-defined & customizable paragraph styles (Block Quote, Headings, etc.)

- Import BibTeX

- Various reference types (News Article, Magazine, Website, Dictionary, etc. …)

- Two paper sizes: US Letter & A4

- Two font choices: Times New Roman & Arial

- Word Count & Page Count

- Multiple background choices

- Spell Check, Auto Completion & Auto Capitalization

- Dark mode

- Designed for Accessibility

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