# Essay

> Essay helps you write clearly and confidently, developing your ideas with tools that build real writing skills. No shortcuts, just better writing.

Essay is a writing application backed by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. It guides writers through a structured process — from brainstorming and outlining to producing, editing, and sharing — without relying on AI to generate content for you.

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://essay.app/)
- [Pricing Plans](https://essay.app/plans/)
- [Writing Guide](https://essay.app/guide/)
- [Changelog](https://essay.app/changelog/): new features and improvements, dated, back to 2020. Markdown version: https://essay.app/changelog.md — RSS: https://essay.app/changelog/feed.xml
- [Media & Videos](https://essay.app/media/)
- [Send a Gift](https://essay.app/send-a-gift/)

## Writing Tools

- **Outline**: Create a skeleton and structure for your essay. Rearrange sections and paragraphs with ease.
- **Produce**: A distraction-free writing environment where the goal is to get your ideas on paper without editing.
- **Rewrite**: Play and experiment with word choice and sentence structure. Create variations without fear of losing good ideas.
- **Reorder**: Organize sentences and paragraphs into proper sequence to ensure your arguments flow well.
- **Notes**: Quickly jot down ideas, collect research, and organize your thoughts. Link notes to essays for easy access.
- **Feedback**: Share your work with friends, teachers, or peers to get meaningful, categorized feedback.
- **Save for Later**: Remove ideas that don't fit and save them in a note for later use.
- **Topic Tool**: Find the questions you want answered and the topics you want to explore.
- **Citations & Bibliography**: Build a reference library, cite sources in-text with page locators, add footnotes or endnotes, and generate a bibliography in APA, MLA, or Chicago style. Includes Zotero import and source discovery via Crossref and Open Library.
- **Import & Export**: Import from Google Docs, Word, PDF, and Markdown. Export to PDF (with academic title pages, running headers, and bibliography), Google Docs, Word, and Markdown.
- **Versions & Offline**: Automatic version snapshots with named restore points, and offline writing that syncs when you reconnect.

## Pricing

Essay has a free plan plus two paid tiers (see https://essay.app/plans/ for current details):

- Free: start writing at no cost
- Core: $12/month, or $96/year
- Pro: $18/month, or $145/year

## Social

- Instagram: https://instagram.com/essay.app/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/essay_app
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@essay_app
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/essayapp

## Contact

- Website: https://essay.app
- Support: team@essay.app
- Feature Roadmap: https://roadmap.essay.app