How Essy Works

Transform your essay writing process with our intelligent planning tool. Break down complex essays into manageable sections and track your progress.

✨ AI-Powered Guidance, Not AI Writing: Essy uses artificial intelligence to help you plan and structure your essays—providing smart questions, organizational frameworks, and guidance throughout the writing process. You write every word of your essay; AI simply helps you think through it more effectively.

STEP 1

Set Up Your Essay

Start by selecting your essay type from 11 options and entering your essay title and target word count. For best results, paste your full assignment requirements—Essy will use these to provide more relevant guidance throughout your writing process.

  • ✓ Choose from 11 essay types
  • ✓ Set your target word count
  • ✓ Paste assignment requirements for context
  • ✓ See AI Context Preview before generating
⭐ PRO
Smart Setup Features
  • Analyse with AI: Automatically extract essay type, word count, and title from your requirements
  • AI Title Generator: Get 3 title suggestions based on your requirements
  • Smart Validation: AI checks if you have enough context for personalised questions
Essay Setup
Essay Type
Argumentative Essay
Assignment Requirements
Write a 2000-word argumentative essay analyzing the impact of social media on academic performance...
📋 AI Context Preview
Essay Type: Argumentative
Requirements: 24 words provided
Word Count: 2000 words
STEP 2

Get Your Custom Structure

Click "Generate Essay Structure" and Essy instantly creates a complete outline tailored to your essay type. Each section includes recommended word counts and guiding questions to help you plan your content.

📋 Standard Mode (Free)
  • ✓ Essay-type specific structure
  • ✓ Smart word count distribution
  • ✓ Generic guiding questions
  • ✓ Up to 3 essays
⭐ PRO
AI Personalisation Mode
  • ✨ Questions customised to your essay title
  • ✨ Based on your assignment requirements
  • ✨ Context-aware suggestions for each section
  • ✨ Unlimited essays
Essay Structure
Introduction
200 words
Guiding Questions:
  • What is the scope of social media usage among students?
  • Why is this topic important to examine?
  • What is your central argument?
Literature Review
300 words
Main Arguments
400 words
Counter-Arguments
500 words
Conclusion
600 words
✨ Pro users: Questions personalised to your requirements
STEP 3

Write & Track Progress

Write your essay section by section with real-time word counting and progress tracking. Mark sections as complete, see your overall progress, and never worry about losing your work—Essy auto-saves every 30 seconds.

  • ✓ Section-by-section progress bars
  • ✓ Real-time word counting
  • ✓ Auto-save every 30 seconds
  • ✓ Mark sections complete with ✓
  • ✓ Overall progress percentage
  • ✓ Export to Word (.docx) when ready
My Essay Progress
75% Complete
Total Progress
1,500 / 2,000 words
Section Status
Introduction
200/200
Literature Review
400/400
Main Arguments
500/600
Counter-Arguments
400/500
Conclusion
0/300

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