What Is the Final Editor and When to Use It

The Final Editor is an AI review of your whole manuscript for chapter flow, pacing, consistency and repetition, offered as a final pass before export.

The Final Editor is a final review and polish pass across the whole manuscript before export. Click the Final Editor tab, then click Start full manuscript review.

What does the Final Editor review?

Start full manuscript review sends the complete current draft, including section endings and later chapters. It reviews:

• ✦Chapter flow.
• ✦Pacing.
• ✦Consistency.
• ✦Repetition.
• ✦Beginnings and endings.

How do I start a full review?

1. 1Click Final Editor in the row of tabs at the top of the Writing Studio.
2. 2Click Start full manuscript review.
3. 3Read the notes. Follow-up questions stay with the Final Editor and include the current full draft too.

When should I use it?

The Final Editor is the tab for a final review and polish pass across the whole manuscript before export. For a single section while you write, there is the Section Editor. See What is the Section Editor?.

What does the Final Editor not do?

• ✦It does not rewrite the book.
• ✦It does not replace proofreading. Use Proofread for spelling and grammar.

Do I need an AI key?

Yes. The Final Editor uses the same personal key as the Writing Coach and the Section Editor, from Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT. Connect once and all three work. Connecting is super easy. It takes only a few seconds, and the app guides you through it step by step. Using your own key is free or costs very little, and Gemini has a free tier.

Whichever provider you pick in the Writing Coach also becomes the default for the Section Editor and Final Editor. Each has the same Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT switch, so you can still switch per tool if you have connected more than one key. See How do I connect my AI key?.

Why is a longer book using more of my provider's input?

Longer books and follow-up reviews use more provider input tokens, because the complete current draft is sent each time. A free quota may not cover every book, so check your provider's limits.

What if I see a limit or connection error?

If a provider reports a limit or connection error, the review has not completed. Your saved manuscript is not erased. See What do I do if I run out of credits?.

Not sure where to start? The Course Coach inside the app guides you through each step, so you are never stuck on a button.

Last checked in the app: October 14, 2026.