Your paper lives across too many places.
Notes, LaTeX files, PDFs, figures, references, code, and advisor comments drift apart unless the workspace keeps them connected.
Research workspace + Skills + MCP
SuperWriter Research Writing Workspace.
A desktop workspace for planning, writing, citing, revising, and preparing scientific papers with the full project context in view.
Purpose-built Skills connect literature work, drafting, citations, code-to-methods, visual briefs, review, and response letters inside the same local project.
Paper workflow: intake, literature, storyline, methods, draft, figures, review
Research tools: Zotero, citation search, MCP, code context, visual briefs
Project
files, LaTeX, PDF, figures, versions
15
research-writing Skills
MCP
Zotero, citations, files, web, visuals
From project intake to revision response, SuperWriter keeps files, evidence, AI edits, and submission artifacts aligned.
Built For Individual Researchers
A manuscript is not just a paragraph prompt.
Students and early-career researchers need structure, context, and cost clarity. SuperWriter keeps the whole writing system in one local workspace.
Generic AI forgets the manuscript state.
A chat box can polish a paragraph, but it rarely tracks evidence, figures, citations, versions, and submission artifacts together.
API setup blocks non-technical users.
Starter routes AI through SuperWriter credits, so users can begin without registering model providers or configuring base URLs.
AI spend needs to be predictable.
SuperWriter shows an estimate before a task starts and settles after real usage, with balance and usage visible in the app.
Publication Workflow
From idea to submission package, each step has a place.
Intake
Literature
Storyline
Methods
Draft
Figures
Review
Package
Respond
Capabilities
The Complete Manuscript Workspace
Guided Paper Pipeline
Move from intake and storyline to drafting, figures, review, submission package, and revision response without losing context.
15 SuperWriter Skills
Natural-language routing sends paper, review, literature, grant, patent, defense, proof, promotion, and audit work to the right Skill.
AI Credits Gateway
Starter and Pro can use built-in metered AI. Tasks are estimated before running and charged after actual input and output usage.
Code To Methods
Import local or GitHub repositories and generate a paradigm-aware Methods Card, citation candidates, and availability stubs.
Citations And Library
Connect Zotero, AI4Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, Semantic Scholar-style discovery, full-text reading, and BibTeX workflows through MCP.
Local-First Writing
Keep project files on your machine with LaTeX editing, live PDF preview, local history, diff review, and explicit AI-assisted changes.
Scientific Visual Briefs
Prepare graphical abstract, TOC, mechanism, and method-flow briefs with prompt records and generated visual artifacts when configured.
Heavy-Use Escape Hatch
Pro users can connect their own official or OpenAI-compatible API route and bypass SuperWriter credit spending for those calls.
Skills Atlas
Say what you need. SuperWriter routes the work.
The v2 Skill system is organized around real research deliverables, not isolated prompts.
Paper lifecycle
super-papersuper-paper-reviewersuper-researchsuper-pipeline
Chinese academic outputs
super-grantsuper-defensesuper-patentsuper-copyright
Evidence and integrity
super-codesuper-proofsuper-audit-ai-failuresuper-ai-fraud-detect
Utilities
super-onboardsuper-brainstormsuper-promo
AI Credits
Transparent usage without API setup.
Credits are the AI usage balance inside SuperWriter. Non-AI desktop features remain available without spending credits.
- 1 credit is displayed as about ¥0.01 of AI usage.
- Every AI task shows an estimate before it starts.
- Final settlement uses actual input and output usage.
- Pro BYO API calls bypass SuperWriter credits.
Task cost examples
| Task | Economy model | Flagship model |
|---|---|---|
| Paragraph polish or abstract rewrite | a few credits | tens |
| Figure captions or section-level drafting | tens | hundreds |
| Code repository to Methods Card | tens to hundreds | hundreds |
| Long literature review or NSFC chapter pass | hundreds | thousands |
If bundled credits run out, credit top-ups are available later. They are not required to use the non-AI desktop workspace.
Research Tools
Local workspace, connected research tools.
SuperWriter keeps the desktop project as the base layer, then connects specialized tools when the task needs them.
- Zotero-backed Super Library for papers, notes, annotations, and BibTeX
- Super Citation for literature discovery, DOI/arXiv/PubMed lookup, PDF reading, and citation refill
- SuperWriter Image for generated scientific visuals and editable diagram artifacts when configured
- Super Files and Super Search for workspace-aware file and web context
Why SuperWriter
Not a blank chat box. A working research desk.
SuperWriter starts from the reality of academic writing: the hard part is keeping claims, evidence, figures, citations, and revisions aligned. The assistant works inside the same local project as your files.
Built by PolyAI with strong support for materials, chemistry, polymers, AI-for-science, and Chinese academic workflows.
Clear enough for students, flexible enough for labs.
Starter removes the API setup hurdle for individual users. Pro preserves the BYO path for teams that already operate their own model budget or relay.
Local
project files
MCP
research tools
Credits
usage ledger
Pricing
Buy the app once. Spend AI credits as needed.
Both plans include the complete SuperWriter desktop app. The difference is bundled credits and whether you can bring your own API.
Main choice
Starter
Best for individual researchers
¥129
5,000 bundled credits
Built-in SuperWriter AI gateway
- Complete desktop app
- All SuperWriter Skills
- MCP, Zotero, citations, exports
- No API setup required
BYO API
Pro
For heavy users and labs
¥699
30,000 bundled credits
BYO API for official or compatible providers
- Everything in Starter
- More bundled AI credits
- BYO API calls do not spend SW credits
- Good fit for lab relays and long projects