Introduction
Welcome to Jenni — your AI-powered academic writing assistant.
FAQ ↓Jenni is a writing platform built for academic and professional work. It combines a document editor with AI tools for drafting, editing, citing, and reviewing, all in one place.

What Jenni Does
- AI Autocomplete suggests text as you type, drawing from your document context, headings, Section Prompts, and citations
- AI Chat answers questions about your document, finds sources, and helps with structure
- AI Editing rewrites, simplifies, translates, or strengthens selected text with a single command
- Citation Management searches academic databases, formats references in any style, and generates bibliographies automatically
- Library stores your research papers and PDFs, searchable by content and metadata
- Reviews runs proofreading, claim confidence, Source Quality, tone, and peer-review checks across your document
- Real-Time Collaboration lets multiple people edit the same document simultaneously
Your First Document
- Click + New in the sidebar
- Enter a topic or document prompt, or choose a DOCX file to import
- Choose a heading mode and generate a starting structure
- Review the generated headings and Section Prompts, or skip setup to start with standard headings
- Start writing; press the right arrow key to accept an Autocomplete suggestion, or keep typing to ignore it
New Document Setup Checklist
Empty documents open with a focused setup checklist that combines topic entry, outline selection, and DOCX import. The prompt field cycles through academic examples until you begin typing, and a prompt-strength meter marks the prompt as weak, average, or great while you refine it.
Choose a heading structure directly in the checklist. If you import a DOCX, Jenni completes the setup from the imported file. If you skip setup, Jenni inserts standard headings so the document still has a useful starting structure. The full editor toolbar returns after setup is finished, skipped, or completed by import.
Setup Progress Guide
After your first login, a progress tracker appears at the bottom of the sidebar. It walks you through five key features:
| Step | What to Do |
|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Accept an AI suggestion (press →) |
| Library | Upload a source, or use Upload to library when the setup guide offers it |
| Chat | Send a message to the AI |
| Citation | Cite a source using the citation menu |
| Reviews | Run a document review |
Pink pulsing dots on the toolbar highlight where each feature lives. Steps complete automatically as you use each feature.
Navigating the Interface
The left sidebar is your main navigation:
- + New — Create a blank document, import from Word, upload a PDF, or import from Zotero/Mendeley/BibTeX/DOI
- Documents — Browse and search all your documents
- Library — Access your research sources and PDFs
- Find Papers — Search, filter, and cite academic papers from a dedicated research panel
- AI Chat — Open the AI assistant
- Reviews — Run proofreading, claim confidence, Source Quality, tone, and peer-review checks
The right panel toggles between the AI Chat and Reviews panels.
On mobile, the sidebar opens as a full-screen overlay and the right panels appear as bottom-sheet drawers.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl/Cmd + B | Bold |
Ctrl/Cmd + I | Italic |
Ctrl/Cmd + U | Underline |
Ctrl/Cmd + K | Insert link |
Ctrl/Cmd + Z | Undo |
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo |
Ctrl/Cmd + F | Find in document |
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C | Insert citation |
Ctrl/Cmd + / | Force AI suggestion |
What’s Next
- Document Editor — Learn the full editor capabilities
- AI Autocomplete — Master the autocomplete workflow
- Citation Management — Start citing sources
- Plans & Billing — Compare Free, Plus, and Pro features