Marty and Eric look at tools that organize, polish, and publish your academic work — balancing power, simplicity, and ethical use.

All-in-One Writing and Organization

Scrivener – Powerful long-form writing, corkboard planning, manuscript export.
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener 

Manuscripts App – Simplified alternative to Scrivener with structure tools.
https://www.manuscriptsapp.com/ 

Ulysses – Distraction-free Markdown writing for blogs & articles.
https://ulysses.app/ 

yWriter – Free project-based writing tool good for dissertations or long reports.
https://www.spacejock.com/yWriter.html 

Academic and Collaboration Platforms

Overleaf – Collaborative LaTeX editor with journal templates & real-time co-authoring.
https://www.overleaf.com/ 

Authorea – Hybrid LaTeX/WYSIWYG tool for scientific papers and preprints.
https://www.authorea.com/ 

Google Docs – Ubiquitous collaborative writing & version history.
https://docs.google.com/ 

AI-Assisted and Grammar Enhancers

Grammarly – Context-aware grammar & tone checking.
https://www.grammarly.com/ 

ProWritingAid – Deep style and structure feedback, integrates with Word & Scrivener.
https://prowritingaid.com/ 

LanguageTool – Open-source multilingual grammar checker.
https://languagetool.org/ 

Writefull for Overleaf – AI-based academic English feedback built into Overleaf.
https://www.overleaf.com/learn/how-to/Writefull_integration 

Ginger Software – Real-time grammar & sentence rephraser.
https://www.gingersoftware.com/ 

Citation & Reference Managers

Zotero – Free open-source reference manager & PDF organizer.
https://www.zotero.org /

Mendeley Reference Manager – Integrated PDF annotations & bibliographies.
https://www.mendeley.com/ 

EndNote 20 – Professional citation tool with journal style templates.
https://endnote.com/ 

Moderate and Accessible Alternatives

FocusWriter – Minimalist writing interface to reduce distraction.
https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ 

Typora – Seamless Markdown editor for structured notes & drafts.
https://typora.io/ 

Notion – Modular workspace for research organization and writing.
https://www.notion.so/ 

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