Write, organise and finish your work in one place.
Tolstoy Compose is a writing app for work that needs more than a blank page. Keep notes, sources, feedback and earlier versions beside the document as it grows.
Start without an account.Open Compose and begin writing for free. Create an account only when you subscribe or use account features.
Your documents stay on your device.Compose saves your work in this browser and in files you choose to keep. Your documents are not automatically uploaded to us.
No AI writing.Compose does not write, rewrite or summarise your text. You stay in control of every word.
Keep notes beside the work they belong to.
Every document has its own Shelf for notes, ideas and research. Work on material away from the main page, then bring it into the document when it is ready.
Develop an idea off the page.Write a Shelf note before it belongs in the draft. Use headings, lists, links and other formatting when the note needs more structure.
Bring a note into the document.Insert a Shelf note into your writing when you are ready to use it. You do not need to copy and paste between apps.
Keep each project together.A document has its own Shelf, so its notes and research stay with the work they support.
Find notes as the Shelf grows.Use tags, pins, search, filters and sorting to get back to the note you need.
Cite a source once, then reuse it.
Save source details in the document and cite them again without retyping. Compose formats the footnotes and bibliography in the style you choose.
Have a DOI? Start there.Paste a DOI, the identifier used by many academic publications, and Compose can fill in the source details it finds. Check them before you save.
Cite several sources together.Put several sources in the same footnote when they support the same passage. Compose keeps the formatting consistent.
Choose the style your work needs.Use APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver or IEEE. Compose formats supported source types in the selected style.
Reuse a saved source.Search the sources already in the document and cite one again. Compose warns you when a new source looks like a duplicate.
See feedback next to the words it refers to.
Add comments and suggested edits without separating feedback from the draft. Review keeps each item linked to the relevant text, and you decide what changes.
Comment or suggest a change.Select text or a block, then add a comment, propose replacement text or mark words for deletion.
Read without the marks.Hide Review highlights when you want to read the draft cleanly. The feedback stays in the document and can be shown again.
Protect writing that changed later.If the text changed since a suggestion was made, Compose stops before applying it. Compare the old and current wording before you decide.
Accept, reject and resolve.Choose a Review item to move to its text. Accept or reject suggested edits, and resolve comments when the discussion is finished.
Design the finished document before you export it.
Turn your finished writing into professional documents that are ready to share. Compose gives you control over the structure and presentation, then lets you preview the finished document before you export it.
PDF and Word exports are included with paid plans.
Shape the PDF.Add a cover with a title, image or logo. Choose the page size and margins, and set heading colours for a consistent document.
Set up long documents.Build a table of contents from headings, and add page numbers or running titles. Use sections, columns and page breaks where the layout needs to change.
Preview the real pages.See the finished PDF pages inside Compose before export. Check page breaks, spacing and layout while you can still change the document.
Keep a Word copy editable.Export a DOCX file when the document needs more editing in Microsoft Word. Compose carries across tables, citations, sections, columns and page breaks.
More tools for the work around writing.
Keep working offline.Install Compose and keep writing when the connection drops. Work stored on the device remains available offline.
Search commands instead of menus.Open the command palette and type what you want to do. It searches formatting, writing and document actions in one place.
Build tables in the document.Add or remove rows and columns, create headers, and merge or split cells as the information changes.
Turn data into a chart.Create column, bar, line, area or pie charts. Enter data directly or paste rows and columns from a spreadsheet, then edit the chart in Compose.
Place images where they belong.Insert an image, choose its size and alignment, and add alt text or a caption when the reader needs it.
Link to a heading in the same document.Create a link that takes the reader straight to another heading in the document. It is useful in long reports and other structured work.
Bring existing files with you.Open Word (DOCX), ODT, Markdown, HTML or plain-text files and continue editing them in Compose.
Do not overwrite a newer file by mistake.If a saved .compose file changed outside Compose, you are warned before it is replaced. Reopen that file, keep a separate copy or choose which version to use.
Use Compose on the devices you already have.
Write in a modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. Where installation is supported, install Compose so it opens in its own window and remains available offline.
Desktop.Write on Windows, Mac or Linux in your browser. Install Compose where supported when you want it to open like a desktop app.
Download for Windows
Tablet.Use Compose on an iPad or Android tablet when you want more room than a phone without being at a desk.
Phone.Open Compose on iPhone or Android to review a draft, capture an idea or make a quick change.
