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Article Writer

Generate professional news-style or long-form articles with a structured lead and body.

Overview

Article Writer produces news-style or feature articles that follow journalistic conventions: a strong lead paragraph answering who, what, when, where, and why; subheaded body sections; and a closing paragraph. Ideal for press releases, industry reports, and content marketing.

Screen previews

A quick look at the screens. Use the toggle in the corner of each preview to switch between the dark and light themes.

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Article Outline + Add Section
Section Words Type Status
Q3 Earnings Report.pdf
180
Lead Written View
Industry Interview Notes
320
Body Written View
Market Research URL
210
Data In Progress View
Press Kit.docx
150
Quote Written View
Closing Summary
90
Body Draft View

Article outline by section

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Tone Match Preview
5 tone presets · live preview
Live Preview
News
Ready 100%
Feature
Ready 83%
Opinion
Drafting 75%
Press Release
Ready 92%
Custom
Off 58%

Tone match presets

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Attach Knowledge Ranking Export ↓
4 sources · ranked by relevance
# Source Relevance Status Bar
1 Q3 Earnings Report.pdf 94% Attached
2 Industry Interview Notes 81% Attached
3 Press Kit.docx 88% Attached
4 Market Research URL 62% Attached
4 Sources
Attached
81%
Avg Relevance
Assisted
Attach Mode

Sources ranked by relevance

Key Features

Inverted Pyramid

Most important facts come first. The AI naturally prioritises information in journalistic order.

Subheadings

Automatically generates H2 and H3 subheadings to break the article into scannable sections.

Pull Quotes

Optionally extracts a striking sentence as a pull quote for design use.

Tone Options

News (neutral), Feature (narrative), Opinion (persuasive), and Press Release (formal) tone modes.

Prompt Library & Knowledge Attach

Above the topic field, Insert Prompt pulls a saved template from your prompt library (My Prompts) into the topic, and Attach Knowledge opens a picker over your personal library (My Knowledge — uploaded files, URLs, and pasted text) so the article can cite and reference real source material instead of the model's general knowledge. This is the recommended way to supply the statistics and data mentioned below.

Semantic Ranking

As you type a topic, knowledge sources are ranked by embedding-based relevance (configured in Settings → AI Models → Embedding Engine). The most relevant sources appear at the top of the Attach Knowledge picker with a relevance score badge.

Assisted Mode

Default search mode. You pick sources manually from the ranked list — nothing is attached without your confirmation.

Automatic Mode

Switch to Automatic in Settings → AI Models → My Knowledge Search Behavior and the top-ranked sources auto-attach as you type, shown with a "N sources auto-attached" chip. Open the picker any time to review or override the selection.

Graceful Fallback

If no embedding model is selected, the picker shows a yellow warning — “Smart ranking is off — no embedding model is configured. Set one up in Settings → AI Models → Embedding Engine to sort these by relevance.” — and lists your full source list unranked. Attach Knowledge and Generate always keep working.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Article Writer include statistics or data?
You can provide data points in your topic prompt, or attach a source document via Attach Knowledge, and the AI will incorporate them naturally. The AI does not browse the web, so all factual data must be provided by you.
Do I need Ollama to use Attach Knowledge?
No. You can always manually pick sources from your library. Ollama (via Settings → Agentic) only powers the semantic ranking and Automatic auto-attach behaviour — without it, sources simply appear unranked.
Can I change the tone of the generated article?
Yes. Article Writer supports four tone modes — News (neutral), Feature (narrative), Opinion (persuasive), and Press Release (formal) — selectable before you generate. The tone affects word choice, sentence structure, and how the lead paragraph is framed.
Does the article come with subheadings and a pull quote automatically?
Subheadings are generated automatically to break the article into scannable H2/H3 sections. A pull quote is optional — enable it before generating and the AI will extract a striking sentence from the body suitable for design use.