Writer Reviews & Product Details

Writer is the writing buddy I don't have. I work by myself, so many time I wish I had a human to ask if there are different ways to say something. I love algie it saves everything. It's very searchable. I can be pretty messy, and I am still not sure how I'm ultimately going to set up writer to use. Right now, I still have pages and pages of blurbs.

Nothing I can think of at the moment can I get back to you

Thinking of other ways to say things, drafts saving, searchable copy database

I like how they've designed the interface, and while the tech ultimately does the same thing regardless of which template you use, the templates are good way to guide you through using the product. I also like that you can have recordings and pdfs summarized, which is new.

It can be a bit buggy and I often find myself having to restart the platform to make new requests within the same template. Also while the output is pretty good, it's not great. A lot of the content is generic.

Summarizing articles, long webinars or transcripts, reports, and grammar (brevity to be specific).

The browser extension is easy to toggle on and off. We use Writer this way frequently, less so in their writing tool. Using their tool would probably be better and faster, but I don't see the value in adding another step to my publishing process. I also need to be able to collaborate with coworkers who don't have Writer. I haven't delved into their cool AI features; but it's a cool idea.

The ability to use it in Google Docs is in beta, and I hope it's being prioritized because that's where we do a great deal of writing. I don't like that you have to scroll through a page to get Writer to evaluate it, I wish it would just evaluate the whole page (even if it's incremental, do the work before I get to that part of the page).

Writer helps us standardize capitalization and words used to describe our product and it's features. It's very helpful in standardizing language across our Help Center. Consistency is important, and Writer helps us be consistent easily. The rules feature is great and we have many. We use it when creating new documentation, but equally as important: it helps us quickly update older docs.

Automatic edits for branded terms & suggestions to make sentences less complex. Setting customized guidelines for the team is easy to do. Plugins are great, especially for Chrome - ensures more use by team.

Generative text options aren't as creative or nuanced as ChatGPT, but they do seem to be improving it.

Time-saving with editing was the primary need for my role. It helps ensure brand adherence with published content & easier reading on complex subjects.

The team's been great to work with, responsive, very technically sharp, considerate of my challenges. I've watched them grow over several years of development - continuous improvements in the system's features.

Feature growth has been pretty consistent over the last few years. It can be a bit hard to keep up with new capabilities.

Rapid string management - the ability to quickly get onboard with new products that we're managing has been huge. Easy to show progress and make the case for use internally.

We've enjoyed using Writer as part of our design process. It's been good for not only spelling and grammar checks but also in refining tooltip and error message language.

Writer seems more suited for a marketing team as of now.

Writer helps me refine language for tooltips and error messages. It also helps generate different language options.

It has a great and intuitive user interface and user experience is great. It is also easy to use and AI is great.

It is a little costly and sometimes a little inconsistent.

I need to draft many articles and writer helps me in doing that. I love the AI features it offers.

The updated Figma plug-in shows some promise in helping streamline a product designer's workflow. I like the simple command buttons to quickly generate options. Writer is a good tool for getting past the "blank page" problem!

I find myself often confused by the interface. The terms and snippets management can be confusing with the "tray" overlapping the right side of the screen. The idea of the terms and snippets is nice – especially for folks working within a brand and style – but it's not much more than a fancy spellcheck. This tool might be best for those working in marketing and support. I haven't found as much use in digital product design.

Generating options for content. Staying on brand, using particular terminology.

I appreciate the fact that Writer allows you to rearrange the headlines, whereas with other AI tools like ChatGPT, this feature isn't available. Additionally, I find it valuable how you can include statistics using Writer's feature.

I feel that headlines are often limited. For instance, if you attempt to generate new headlines after a few tries, you may find that they tend to cycle back to the same ones. This can give the impression of a limited variety

Writer can sometimes contain excessive wordiness and unnecessary fluff in the written material.