GKS-Write by GKS

GKS Write is a free AI-powered academic writing assistant built for researchers, PhD students, medical writers, and academics. It works entirely inside browser, no account needed, no subscription, just your own AI API key.
📚 REFERENCE MANAGER
• Save papers instantly from PubMed, Europe PMC, ScienceDirect, Springer, Wiley, Nature, and thousands of other journal websites with one click
• Authors automatically formatted in Vancouver/abbreviated style
• Full bibliographic data captured: title, authors, journal, year, volume, issue, pages, DOI, PMID
• Look up any paper by DOI — all fields filled automatically
• Upload a PDF and extract reference data automatically
• Flag, annotate, and organise references with drag-and-drop reordering
• Export your full reference list in Vancouver, APA, Harvard, or MLA format
✍️ AI MANUSCRIPT WRITING
• AI generates a full manuscript based on references.
• Write full manuscript sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion
• Select any text and instantly rewrite, improve, shorten, or expand it with AI
• AI automatically inserts citations from your library as it writes, however, you can do manually also.
• Built-in proofreader checks spelling, grammar, and phrasing
• Originality analyser flags generic or repetitive academic language
• Version history — save snapshots before any AI edit so you can always go back
🔒 PRIVACY FIRST
• Everything is stored locally on your device — your manuscripts, library, and API key never leave your browser
• No account required, no cloud sync,
• Your API key connects directly to your AI provider — GKS Write never sees your data
• Works with Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, or Groq
🆓 FREE — PRO VERSION COMING SOON
GKS Write is completely free. A Pro version will be with additional features; for example; unlimited number of downloads. We can do update to include your AI.
⚙️ HOW TO GET STARTED
1. Install GKS Write
2. Open the extension and go to Settings
3. Enter your API key from Claude, Google AI Studio, or Groq
4. Start saving references and writing!
Getting a free API key takes less than 2 minutes. Links are provided inside the extension.
📋 SUPPORTED WEBSITES FOR AUTO-CAPTURE
PubMed · Europe PMC · ScienceDirect · Springer · Wiley · Nature · BMJ · NEJM · JAMA · The Lancet · BioMed Central · PLOS · Frontiers · Taylor & Francis · and most journal websites with standard metadata
🔑 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
• activeTab — to read paper metadata from the journal page you are viewing
• storage — to save your reference library locally on your device
• sidebarAction — to open the writing panel inside Firefox
• Access to AI provider APIs — to send your text for AI processing using your own API key