Write better essays. Faster.
The AI writing assistant built for college students. Generate topics, outlines, theses, and full drafts — with 130,000+ real student paper examples, then export to Word or PDF.
From blank page to first draft in three steps
The assistant scaffolds the hardest parts of essay writing — picking a topic, structuring an argument, and getting words on the page.
Pick your topic
Enter a rough subject. The AI returns five focused topic options to choose from — or generate more.
Generate your structure
Get a complete outline, three thesis options, and an intro paragraph — tailored to your essay type and topic.
Write with AI help
Draft with sidebar AI prompts, selection-based rewriting, and one-click "insert section" for intros and conclusions.
Built for academic writing — not just chat
Nine features designed around the actual essay-writing workflow. No tab-switching, no context loss.
Topic. Title. Outline. Three clicks.
The hardest part of an essay is the first 200 words. The assistant generates topic suggestions, refines them into focused titles, and builds your outline before you've typed a sentence — so you start drafting with structure, not a blinking cursor.
- Five AI topic suggestions per generation, refinable with one click
- Outlines structured for your essay type (argumentative, expository, compare-contrast, etc.)
- Three thesis statement strategies per topic — pick the angle that fits your assignment
130,000 student papers, indexed by topic
Every topic you write about has been written about before — and probably well. Our 130,000-document library lets you find real student papers on your subject, so you can study structure, evidence, and citation patterns from work that tackled your topic before you.
- Auto-curated examples on your specific topic — refreshed each generation
- Browse by topic, type, academic level, and subject
- See how strong papers structure arguments and cite sources
Five citation styles. Zero formatting headaches.
Build citations in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18, Harvard, and IEEE with our free citation generator, and set your paper's style up front in the editor. Updated for the latest editions, including Chicago 18's new rules on citing AI-generated content.
- Generate citations in five styles — no manual formatting
- In-text citation and full reference produced together for each source
- Copy formatted citations straight into your paper
Banner, S. (2002). The death penalty: An American history. Harvard University Press.
Garland, D. (2010). Peculiar institution: America's death penalty in an age of abolition. Punishment & Society, 12(3), 245–262.
Amnesty International. (2024). Death sentences and executions 2023. Amnesty International.
Why not just use ChatGPT?
Both can generate text. Only one is built for the specific job of writing a college essay — with the paper examples, citation tools, and structure you actually need.
Trusted by 2.4 million students since 1998
From freshman composition to senior thesis, PaperDue has been the academic writing companion students recommend most.
PaperDue AI has been a game-changer for me. From generating essay outlines to finding credible sources, it's like having a personal tutor available 24/7. My grades have improved, and writing feels less overwhelming. Highly recommend to any student!
The paper-examples feature saved me hours of research. Being able to read three real student papers on my topic — and see how they structured their arguments — taught me more about essay writing than my actual classes did.
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