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Essayist: Academic Writing App

Essayist: Academic Writing App

APA, MLA, Chicago & More

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1.11.4

June 7, 2024

This updates addresses a reference formatting issue in APA. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.11.3

May 16, 2024

IMPROVEMENTS - Improves how ambiguous citations are disambiguated. - Makes it more obvious how to unlock Essayist when one already has a subscription. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.11.2

April 29, 2024

IMPROVEMENTS - Improved some aspects of Table of Contents generation - Fixed some citation formatting inaccuracies like a missing year suffix, an extra period, and some more minor issues. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.11.1

April 16, 2024

This update addresses some minor issues. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.11.0

April 9, 2024

EQUATIONS Essayist now supports equations backed by LaTeX! HOVER EFFECT Essayist now highlights certain text elements (citations, footnotes, equations & figures) when hovering over them using a mouse or trackpad on macOS and iPadOS. WORD COUNT We refined the word count to show your current selection. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.10.1

February 8, 2024

This update contains various improvements, among them: - Fixes a formatting issue with legal case and online video reference types - Addresses a crash in the reference manager on macOS If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.10.0

January 9, 2024

REFERENCE LIBRARY SEARCH Search within your library to quickly find previously added references. CITATIONS The citation popover now includes 15 new location types, such as chapter, verse, paragraph, ... (requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or macOS 14). MORE This update also contains various bug fixes and stability improvements. We are working hard on many major new features. Stay tuned! If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.9.1

November 15, 2023

This update improves the citation editor and addresses some bugs. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.9.0

September 18, 2023

LATEST iOS & iPadOS COMPATIBILITY This update ensures Essayist runs smoothly on the latest versions of iOS & iPadOS. INLINE PREDICTION Essayist now supports the new inline text prediction feature on the latest versions of iOS & iPadOS. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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1.8.3

September 6, 2023

This update fixes a PDF Export issue when using Harvard Style. If you have feature requests or experience an issue, please email us. We usually respond very quickly and it really helps us improve Essayist.
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Essayist In-App Purchases History

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Description of Essayist

Try Essayist for free today! "App of the Day" — Apple "Editors' Choice" — Apple "A-Plus Apps for Students " — Apple "Apps You Need This Week" — Apple 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 manager 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 four citation styles: APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian & Harvard. *Supported Versions: APA 7th Edition, MLA 8th & 9th Edition, Turabian 9th Edition, Harvard Snooks Style Manual and Cite Them Right 11th Edition, among various other versions from institutions throughout the UK and Australia* EXPORT Export your work to PDF or Word. MINIMAL INTERFACE A simple interface helps you write without distractions. You know all those buttons in other word processors you never use? We got rid of those. 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.). REGULAR UPDATES We are working hard to make Essayist the best academic writing app it can be. If you have feature requests or encounter issues, please don't hesitate to contact us at contact@essayist.app MORE - iOS & macOS versions (universal purchase) - Built-in Universal Reference Manager - Pre-defined & customizable paragraph styles (Block Quote, Headings, etc.) - Bold, Italicize & Underline options - Import BibTeX - Multiple 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 FREE TRIAL Essayist features a free trial that enables you to use all features at no cost (including export and sync). PRICING Essayist requires a subscription. Choose between a monthly and a yearly subscription. Both subscription options offer a free trial. READ-ONLY MODE Download Essayist and review essays for free! *Editing functionality is locked without an active subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/82031685 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/82031685
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Essayist: FAQ

Does Essayist have support for iPad devices?

The Essayist software is compatible with iPad devices.
Essayist Software Inc. developed the Essayist app.
The minimum iOS version for the Essayist app is 15.0.
4.5: The Essayist app gets a lot of positive feedback.
The App Category Of The Essayist App Is Productivity.
1.11.4 is the most recent version of the Essayist app.
Essayist released its latest update on July 5, 2024.
Essayist was initially released on February 5, 2023.
The Essayist app is rated Essayist Software Inc..
Currently, the Essayist app supports the following languages: English.
Unfortunately, Essayist is not on Apple Arcade.
Indeed, Essayist provides opportunities for in-app purchases.
No, Essayist does not offer compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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  • Very helpful for Nursing School papers

    I've returned to school to pursue my BSN/MSN, and this app has certainly made things much more efficient for me. I do have an added feature I would like seen added. An Annotated Bibliography template would be very useful as some of my courses require it. The rules are a litte different, and I couldn't find that feature on here. Thank you.
  • Buy it! It is worth every dollar.

    I’m gonna keep it simple. Time is money and convenience costs money. This program drastically reduces the amount of time it takes to write an apa formatted paper. The formatting is done well and adding the references is quick; especially with the google scholar function. $40 is MORE than fair for the functionality of this program.
  • Just short of perfect, but the glitch is significant

    This is an excellent app all things considered. I wish it was around when I was in college. It would be perfect in my mind but for one thing…..exporting. There is an export feature - and it exports, it just does so without carrying over any of the formatting.

    You can fix it in one of two ways. Get rid of the feature, and do not claim that essayist can export to word or docs with formatting, or make it work. This is an app that costs money. The export feature as it currently functions might as well not be there at all.

    If you do not need to export, if you are happy to simply do the entire project on essayist it is perfect. Problem is most professors are not using is, so yes…fix the export feature please. It does hurt the value of the product in my mind.

    Developer Response

    Hi. We are happy to hear you like Essayist! Regarding export: Exporting to Word should work with all formatting intact. I have myself noticed that the preview in Word on iOS can have a glitch and sometimes look like the formatting is off, but once the file is saved and you are in editing mode it’s all there. Please contact us at contact@essayist.app so we can better assist you. Kind regards, Till