Grammarly docs is Grammarly's AI writing surface at app.grammarly.com: a document editor with a panel of Grammarly's AI agents beside it, from AI Chat and the Paraphraser to the AI Detector, Plagiarism Checker and Authorship. When I checked in Nov 2026, Grammarly's guide listed 11 agents you can open from the panel on the right while you write.
Grammarly calls it its new AI writing surface. If you've only used Grammarly as underlines inside Gmail or Google Docs, docs is a different thing: you write inside Grammarly itself, with the agents a click away.
Start a document
- Go to app.grammarly.com.
- Click New doc or Upload at the top of the page. You can upload a PDF or other text formats.
- Type a title straight away. Titles aren't added automatically, and without one your documents are hard to find later.
- Open the agents panel on the right side when you want help.
If New doc isn't there, Grammarly says generative AI may not be enabled on your account, and the fix sits on the Feature access page. Documents made in the older Grammarly Editor carry a Classic label, so you can tell old from new at a glance.
The agents in the side panel
Here's each agent with the job Grammarly gives it and, where its own guide says, who gets it. Where a guide doesn't name a plan, I've said so rather than guess.
| Agent | Its job | Who gets it, as of Nov 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| AI Chat | Ask questions, research, rewrite or brainstorm inside the document | Not stated on the docs page |
| Grammarly | Grammar, clarity, tone and word choice suggestions, plus a full-document review | Red underlines for everyone; blue clarity and tone underlines on paid plans |
| Paraphraser | Rewrites in a range of tones while keeping your meaning | Pro and Plus; Free gets a limited number per day |
| Reader Reactions | Predicts how your audience may read it and what they'll ask | Not stated on the docs page |
| Humanizer | Makes AI-heavy text sound more natural | Free, Pro and Plus |
| Citation Finder | Finds sources that support or contradict your points, with formatted citations | Pro and Plus |
| AI Detector | Flags sections that may be AI-generated | In docs; work plans need admin approval |
| AI Rewriter | Flags phrases AI often uses and suggests alternatives | Pro and Plus, rolling out gradually |
| Plagiarism Checker | Checks against academic, web and professional sources | Not stated on the docs page |
| AI Grader | Predicts a grade and gives feedback against a rubric | Pro and Plus; Free gets one scan a day |
| Authorship | Records how the document was written | Runs automatically from the start |
Each of these has its own depth, and I'd treat the panel as a menu: open the one you need, use it, close it. The Humanizer, Paraphraser, AI Grader and Authorship each have their own guides from Grammarly if you want the detail.
Writing and checking inside docs
The editor covers the basics. Type a slash for commands such as /table, /heading, /h1, /h2, /h3, /quote, /code, /paragraph, /bullet and /image. The usual shortcuts work for bold, italic, underline, undo and redo. You can add tables, nest sections, use checkboxes, and select several blocks to format them in one go.
The menu in the upper-right corner gives you an outline built from your headings, a live word count, font size and a narrow or wide view. Red underlines mark critical issues like grammar, spelling and word choice. On a paid plan you'll also see blue underlines for clarity and tone. Click one to open the suggestion card, then accept or dismiss it.
What export drops
This is the catch I'd want to know before I moved a client document in. To export, click the three-dot icon on the file or in the upper-right corner of the editor, choose Print and export, then PDF or Word (.docx).
As of Nov 2026, Grammarly says that if you upload a document and then export it, some things won't survive: images, charts, graphs, citations, formulas, bookmarks, comments and text columns. That's a long list. A plain-text draft comes through fine. A designed proposal with charts and tracked comments won't.
Admin switches at work
On Enterprise, Business and Education plans, docs is controlled by your admin. Grammarly says admins must switch on four settings for docs to work: Grammarly Editor, Docs with agents, AI assistant and paragraph-level rewrites.
Once docs is on, every agent is available by default. Admins can then turn individual agents on or off for everyone or for specific groups on the Agent access page. So if a teammate has the AI Grader and you don't, that's likely an admin setting, not a bug. If you're on an individual Pro subscription, you can add teammates as extra seats from the Members page instead.
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Where I'd use it
Docs suits writing you may need to defend later, because Authorship runs from the first keystroke without you switching anything on. It also suits drafts that need several checks in one place: sources, plagiarism and a final polish.
I'd use docs for anything that may need an Authorship record, and for first drafts of articles, essays and reports. I'd skip it for formatting-heavy files, because export drops charts, comments and images. Write in docs, then move the clean text into your designed template at the end.
If you're weighing it against other tools, my round-up of AI tools for writers is the wider view, the AI proofreaders I'd compare covers the checking side, and there's a list of Grammarly alternatives if docs isn't for you.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Grammarly docs?
It's Grammarly's AI writing surface at app.grammarly.com, a document editor with a side panel of AI agents such as AI Chat, the Paraphraser, AI Detector, Plagiarism Checker and Authorship.
How do I create a Grammarly doc?
Go to app.grammarly.com and click New doc or Upload. If New doc is missing, generative AI may not be enabled on your account.
Can I export Grammarly docs to Word?
Yes. Use the three-dot icon, then Print and export, then Word (.docx) or PDF. Uploaded documents lose images, charts, citations, formulas, bookmarks, comments and text columns on export.
Why can't I see some agents in Grammarly docs at work?
Admins on Enterprise, Business and Education plans can switch individual agents on or off on the Agent access page. Ask your admin.
Is Grammarly docs free?
You can use docs on Free, but several agents such as the Paraphraser and AI Grader are Pro and Plus features, with limited daily use on Free, as of Nov 2026.
