Multilo—A Workspace For The Whole Project
Multilo is a local-first AI writing workspace for students and researchers — draft from an outline, cite as you write, and refine every line without leaving your project.
Trusted by researchers at universities and labs worldwide
One workspace versus a bundle of point solutions
This is the distinction that matters the most, whether you need a complete workspace where you work on your thesis writing with all writing agents in one place or just need to use a specific tool on your already existing draft.
Multilo—one workspace
Find sources→Build library→Draft→Edit→Verify claims
Every stage of your writing works on the same project window, in the same editor, and with the same set of agents that you can run on either your entire work or the selected text. Your library, your draft, and all your citations work together within the same context and stay connected throughout.
Paperpal—separate tools
Grammar checker, plagiarism checker, paraphraser, citation formatter
Every tool runs separately over the text you brought up. None of them research your sources or hold your library; they check or rewrite what is already there on the page. Paperpal’s core strength is grammar checking along with other plagiarism and ai detection tools.
Find, read and organize sources without leaving the workspace
It finds sources for any paragraph you write, summarizes every PDF you add to your library and mines your existing library for relevant references, then searches the web to fill gaps. Plus it keeps sources, notes, and drafts inside the same project.
It can find citations and answer questions about uploaded PDFs, but there is no standing library, and you have to start each PDF session fresh. Unlike Multilo, PaperPal is not built to organize sources across a whole project.
See the Multilo Workspace In Action
Turn a pile of pdfs into an organized library in minutes and then draft your thesis with every citation checked as you write.
Draft, edit, and verify inside the same editor
It offers full-draft writing assistance that plans an outline, drafts each section, and formats citations simultaneously, along with writing tools for tone, clarity, and structure. Furthermore, its claim check agent identifies every source behind each citation and flags unsupported claims increasing the credibility and authententicity. It also suggests stronger sources when you are using weak ones.
Its rewrite and paraphrase tools adjust the tone and word count of the pasted text, and all its plagiarism and grammar tools work separately; you need to select or paste the text every time. Also, it doesn't provide claim check with the original web sources and fall behind.
"Multilo is your agentic research and writing workspace — it doesn't just check the paper you've already written, it understands the entire project behind it: your sources, your library, and your argument from start to finish and deliver a submission-ready work"
Multilo—The Best Paperpal Alternative
✓Surfaces sources for any paragraph you write, not only citations you already have
✓Maintains a persistent, project-wide library, not just a ChatPDF session capped at 10 documents
✓Drafts full sections with project-wide context, grounded in your library
✓Verifies every citation against its original source
✓Generates and repairs document outlines automatically
✓Runs as a local desktop application, so files never leave your device
Paperpal
✓Offers Grammar and tone editing
✓Includes a built-in plagiarism scanner, up to 10,000 words per month on Prime
See the Multilo Workspace In Action
Turn a pile of pdfs into an organized library in minutes and then draft your thesis with every citation checked as you write.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about writing with Multilo.
What can I do with Multilo's writing agents?
Multilo offers a set of specialized writing agents that include smooth transitions, clarity polish, academic tone, improved fluency, and many others that help you edit the text according to your tone and also adjust the complexity and scope of your writing by summarizing, expanding, or paraphrasing agents.
Everything happens on one platform. Every agent runs alongside your Word document so you can edit and analyze simultaneously without switching tabs and constantly copying and pasting the content.
Do Multilo's core tools require credits or a paid plan?
No, Multilo separates the credits from its core toolset, which includes citation management, opening and reading PDFs and other files, semantic search across your project, and a built-in reference manager. All these tools run locally without using the credits, and credits are only applied to AI-related work such as inline suggestions, chat, and agent use.
These apply to every plan, whereas Paperpal’s free tier plan includes 200 suggestions a month, which apply to every editing tool even for basic use.
Does Multilo create video overviews of my research?
Yes, Multilo creates video overviews of lengthy papers that help you summarize and understand the extensive research papers in minutes and extract relevancy. It is also very useful when you are reviewing your own argument and preparing for counterarguments and presentations.
Can I discuss my research with Multilo instead of just editing text?
Yes, if you are stuck with any concept while working, you can discuss it with Multilo AI and get thorough explanations. It works as a research assistant and provides you with context-aware suggestions.
Why is Multilo the best alternative to Paperpal?
Paperpal is built around checking and rewriting the text that you have already written, such as grammar, plagiarism, and paraphrasing, but Multilo goes further. It writes a complete draft, its research gap auditor identifies gaps in your writing, and its counterargument weaver strengthens your argument by automatically integrating opposing viewpoints into your work.
Multilo works as a complete workspace for your research work, and that's what makes it the best alternative to Paperpal.