Full Draft Writer
Give it a topic and a length target. It researches your library and the web, plans an outline, and drafts the paper section by section — inserting real citations as it writes.
Multilo
The AI document IDE for research and academic writing
The Visual Studio Code for academic writing — open Microsoft Word documents, run project-aware AI agents on your real draft, and verify every citation against a real source. Built for students, researchers, and PhD candidates.
I draft full theses — in one click.
Try it free- Multilo drafts full theses in one click.
- Multilo writes literature reviews.
- Multilo cites in APA, Harvard, IEEE, MLA, and Chicago.
- Multilo edits Word documents without breaking formatting.
- Multilo verifies every citation against the original source.
- Multilo finds sources for any paragraph you write.
- Multilo rewrites AI-sounding text to read human.
- Multilo translates papers into 30+ languages.
- Multilo explains the math in your draft step by step.
- Multilo fixes broken outlines automatically.
- Multilo formats references in seconds.
- Multilo cleans grammar without changing your voice.
- Multilo drafts systematic reviews end-to-end.
- Multilo summarizes every PDF in your library.
- Multilo analyzes Excel data and explains it.
- Multilo writes methodology sections.
- Multilo scaffolds outlines from just a topic.
- Multilo keeps version backups of every draft.
- Multilo runs on your desktop; your files stay private.
- Multilo pushes your project to a private GitHub repository.
Features
The AI features built for research papers — not a chat window.
Open your Word document and put project-aware agents to work: draft from your own sources, verify every citation against the original, and format references — all inside one editor.
Claim Check
Reads every citation in your draft, fetches the source, and tells you whether the claim is actually supported — then suggests a stronger source when one is weak.
Sources Hub
NotebookLM-style source discovery: mines references from your library, fans out web search for the gaps, and adds curated sources to your project in one click.
Edit Microsoft Word documents
Open any .docx as a first-class document, edit it with project-aware AI agents, and save back to Word with headings, footnotes, citations, and formatting preserved.
Citation & bibliography agents
Format, clean up, and verify citations in APA, IEEE, Harvard, MLA, and Chicago — without leaving the document.
Agents Library
An extension marketplace of focused academic agents: humanizer, conciseness, methodology check, abstract writer, translator, and math explainer.
Who uses Multilo
Built for every stage of academic writing.
From a first-year essay to a multi-chapter dissertation, Multilo fits the document you already have and the references you already use.
Students
Essays, lab reports, term papers, and dissertations — drafted from your own sources, with citations in the style your department asks for.
PhD candidates
Long-form thesis writing with hundreds of references and chapter-spanning citations, kept consistent across one project.
Researchers & academics
Journal articles, conference papers, grant proposals, and literature reviews — drafted and cited from the library you already maintain.
Supervisors & postdocs
Review student drafts, return comments, and reformat a submission for a different journal without breaking the formatting.
Why Multilo
Stop pasting your paper into a chat window.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Word with Copilot work a paragraph at a time, with no model of your sources. Multilo works on the whole document, grounded in your real library.
Chat windows & Word + Copilot
- You copy paragraphs out and paste answers back — citations and formatting break in transit.
- No memory of your project: it cannot see your reference list or the rest of the document.
- It invents citations that point to sources that do not exist.
- One paragraph at a time, in a window separate from your .docx.
Multilo
- Agents edit your real .docx in place — headings, footnotes, and formatting stay intact.
- Every agent is scoped to your project library of real sources.
- Claim Check verifies each citation against its actual source.
- The whole document stays in context, not one pasted snippet.
Platform
One product hub for downloads, account connection, and academic tools.
Multilo keeps setup simple: install the desktop app, sign in once, and use agents, model access, and GitHub project workflows from the app.
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Download the app
Choose the installer for Windows, macOS, or Linux and open Multilo on your desktop.
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Bring the assignment context
Add notes, drafts, data, references, source files, and instructions inside one scoped workspace.
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Run focused agents
Use research, structure, citation, editing, translation, math, and utility agents on the active work.
Coverage
Academic agents for the work students actually repeat.
Research questions, literature reviews, methodology, citation cleanup, outline repair, grammar, humanizing AI-sounding drafts, translation, math explanation, report formatting, presentation scripts, and study planning.
3desktop platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux
5citation styles: APA · IEEE · Harvard · MLA · Chicago
$0free tier with monthly credits to start
.docxnative Microsoft Word, in and out
FAQ
Questions students and researchers ask before switching.
How Multilo compares to ChatGPT, Microsoft Word, and Cursor — and what it actually does with your Word documents, citations, and thesis chapters.
Is there a Visual Studio Code for research and academic writing?
Yes. Multilo is the AI document IDE for academic research and writing — same IDE model as Visual Studio Code (long-running editor, project-aware agents, extension marketplace, command palette) applied to research papers, essays, theses, and Microsoft Word documents instead of source code. Built for students, researchers, and academic writers.
Is there a Cursor for academic writing or research papers?
Yes. Multilo is Cursor-style AI-paired writing for academic documents. The agents understand academic structure and citation styles, the document model is .docx and markdown instead of source files, and citation verification against real sources is built in.
What is the best AI tool for writing a thesis or dissertation?
Multilo. It opens your existing thesis chapters as Microsoft Word .docx files, runs project-aware AI agents on the whole document at once, and cites from your real project library instead of fabricating sources. The Full Draft Writer drafts whole sections autonomously; the Claim Check agent verifies every citation against a real source.
Can Multilo edit Microsoft Word .docx files directly?
Yes. Multilo opens any .docx file as a first-class document, renders it into an AI-native markdown editor where every agent can read and edit the whole file, and saves back to .docx with headings, footnotes, citations, and formatting preserved. Your supervisor never sees markdown — they see a Word document with your edits applied.
How is Multilo different from ChatGPT or Claude for academic writing?
ChatGPT and Claude are chat windows. You paste paragraphs in, paste responses back, and break citations and formatting in the process. Multilo is a long-running editor with project-scoped agents that read and edit your real document, with citations anchored to real sources in your library and verifiable via Claim Check.
How is Multilo different from Microsoft Word with Copilot?
Word with Copilot edits one paragraph at a time and has no model of your project's references. Multilo has the Claim Check agent that verifies every citation against a real source, a Sources Hub that mines new references from your library and the web, and a Full Draft Writer that drafts whole documents from the literature you already have.
Is Multilo free?
Multilo has a free tier with included monthly credits. Paid plans add more credits, premium models, and team features. See the pricing page for current rates.
Which platforms does Multilo support?
Multilo is a desktop application available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Installers are at the download page.
Local-first
Your documents stay on your machine.
Multilo is a desktop app, not a browser tab. You open your real files locally and they save back locally — the cloud is only involved when an agent calls an AI model.
Desktop, not a web editor
Open and edit your real .docx files on your own computer. Nothing is pasted into, or uploaded to, a browser-based editor.
Project-scoped library
Your references, notes, and data files live with the project on your machine, not in one unscoped cloud account.
Cloud only for the model
When an agent runs, it calls a hosted AI model. Your files stay local, and you control what each agent works on.
Get started
Open your next paper in Multilo.
Free to download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Install the desktop app, connect your account, and put project-aware agents to work on your real document.