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Jenni AI — the Super App for Academic Writing (with Huge Discounts)
Mushtaq Bilal, PhD
July 30, 2023
I have been using Jenni.ai for the last several months and I must say it is one of the best AI apps available for academic writing today.
As of today, 1.5 million academics and students are using it all over the world. This number is only going to increase when the academic year starts next month.
When I first wrote about it a few months ago, David Park, the CEO of Jenni, reached out to me and asked what kind of features I would like see in the app.
Pricing and discount code are at the end of the post.
David and I had several conversations about the kind of functionality that could be added to Jenni to make academic writing easier, especially for folks whose first language is not English.
The homepage of Jenni.ai
The set of recent updates to Jenni has made it something of a “super app” for acdemic writing. Below is a rundown of Jenni’s most productive features.
1. Outline Builder
After you have created an account, this is how your screen would look like. Click on “New Document“ in the middle of your screen to get started.
A red rectangle highlights the “New Document“ button in Jenni.
Jenni will ask you what you would like to write. Type in the title of your project. If you are starting from scatch, you can ask Jenni to give you an outline. To do so, check “Outline Builder.“
A red rectangle highlights the prompt box in Jenni with the “Outline Builder“ checked.
Jenni will create a basic outline for you to get started. The purpose of the outline is not to do all the work for you but to get you started so you don’t feel intimated by the blank page.
You can, of course, edit the outline as you go.
An outline for a paper generated by Jenni.
2. No More Writer’s Block
If you are confident that you don’t need an outline, you can skip it. Keep the “Outline Builder“ unchecked and click on “Start Writing.“
A red rectangle highlights the prompt box in Jenni with the “Outline Builder“ unchecked.
Jenni will give you a sentence to get started. Now this sentence will be a generic one but it will be good enough to get you started. Again, the purpose is not to write for you, but to help you write.
If you think the sentence is productive enough, you can use the right arrow key to accept it. Otherwise, you can write your own sentence.
A sentence suggested by Jenni.
3. Customized Writing Suggestions
You can also get Jenni to give you suggestions customized for you. For this, you will first need to upload the papers that you are reading for your project.
Click on the “Library“ button in the left sidebar and upload the papers related to your project.
A red rectangle highlights the “Upload File“ button in Jenni.
Jenni will process your papers and the next time you write, it will give you suggestions based on the texts of the papers you uploaded.
Jenni processing the uploaded papers.
Here is a quick example of a sentence based on the texts of the papers I uploaded.
If you compare it with thre previous suggestion where Jenni said something about Andersen not being in India duirng the 19th century, this sentence is a lot more calibrated to the title of my project.
A sentence Jenni suggested based on the content of the papers uploaded.
4. Citation Suggestions Powered by Scite
Jenni can also suggest sources for citation and further reading. Click on the “Cite“ button at the bottom of your screen and Jenni will give you a list of sources related to what you have written.
If you insert a citation, Jenni will automatically format it according to MLA, APA, Harvard, or IEEE style guides.
These citation suggestions are powered by Scite.ai, which has a database of 1.2 billion citations statements.
A yellow arrow points to the “Cite“ button in Jenni.
5. Reading Copilot
Jenni also offers you a reading copilot. Click on the speech bubble-like icon in the bottom-right corner to open your reading copilot.
A yellow arrow points to the Reading Copilot in Jenni.
Now you can start asking your copilot questions related to your project.
A question answerd by Jenni’s Reading Copilot.
6. ChatGPT for Your Papers
Jenni also lets you “chat“ with journal articles. Go to your library and click on “PDF Chat.“ It’s like having a ChatGPT but for your own papers.
A yellow arrow points to the “PDF Chat“ button in Jenni.
Jenni will open a chatbox for you to the right side of your screen. Now you can ask questions about your paper while reading.
A red rectangle highlights the chatbox in Jenni.
Pricing and Discounts
• Jenni's monthly subscription costs only $20/month.
• You can get a 40% discount if you buy a yearly subscription. This will cost you $12/month, which is less than a Netflix subscription.
• Jenni offers huge special discounts for folks in low-income countries. For example, if you are in Pakistan, you will get a 50% discount.
• You can use the discount code "mushtaq20" to get a further 20% off.
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