ShyEditor

What ShyEditor is

ShyEditor is a web-based AI writing studio for novelists, with tools for planning a story, drafting chapters, revising prose, and exporting a book. Its Story Engine can turn a premise into a synopsis and chapter plan, while a knowledge base keeps track of characters, places, and events. The editor provides voice-aware sentence suggestions, grammar and style checking, and writing goals and streaks. Writers can request chapter critiques and full-book feedback on plot logic, pacing, and prose style. Drafts can be imported as DOCX, TXT, or Markdown, and the product can extract characters, places, and events into the knowledge base. Basic exports TXT; Pro adds DOCX, PDF, and Markdown, with configurable book formatting presets. Writing is stored locally in the browser and syncs when the user reconnects, while AI features require an internet connection. AI actions use credits: Basic starts with 100 and then receives 20 monthly, while Pro includes 500 monthly. Writing, grammar checking, and automatic AI advice do not use credits. The site also describes academic writing and research tools, including citations, bibliography management, a PDF library, DOI source search, and research reports. Chapter sharing is read-only, and real-time collaboration is not available. Basic is free; Pro is listed at $10 a month, billed annually.

Who it suits

ShyEditor suits novelists who want story planning, drafting, continuity tracking, critique, and book export in one web workspace. It may also suit academic writers and researchers interested in its citation, bibliography, PDF library, DOI search, and research report tools.

Limits

Basic includes 100 AI credits to start, then 20 per month, 100 MB storage, and TXT export. Pro includes 500 AI credits per month and 5 GB storage, and adds DOCX, PDF, and Markdown export; it is listed at $10 a month billed annually.

Getting started

1. Open the ShyEditor website.
2. Choose the free Basic plan or Pro, listed at $10 a month billed annually.
3. Start a project or import a DOCX, TXT, or Markdown draft.
4. Use the Story Engine to create a synopsis and chapter plan from a premise.
5. Use the editor, knowledge base, and export options available on your plan.

Verdict

Choose ShyEditor if you want a writing workspace that combines story planning, drafting, continuity tools, critique, and book export. Basic is a free way to start, while Pro adds more monthly AI credits and additional export formats; look elsewhere if you need real-time collaboration.