Textmolt for Word
Latest version 0.28.0
Microsoft 365, Office 2021 or later and Office 2019 Retail, on Windows 10 or later.
Download
Download Textmolt
An AI research workspace in Word: read papers, analyze data, create figures and write with citations.
Get started
Three steps, a few minutes.
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Install the add-in
Download the ZIP, extract it and run install.bat — or run the .exe installer.
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Turn it on in Word
Once: Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins → Shared Folder → Textmolt → Add.
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Sign in
Open the sidebar and sign in with your email. For Zotero features, also install Viamolt.
All downloads
The Word add-in, and the desktop connector for Zotero.
Viamolt
Latest version 0.2.26.70 MB
Links the Word add-in to the Zotero library on this PC. Optional — install it if you use Zotero.
Not code-signed yet: if your browser blocks the download, choose Keep; if Windows warns, choose More info → Run anyway.
Word for Mac and WPS Office aren't supported yet.
System requirements
- Operating System
- Windows 10 or later
- Office Suite
- Microsoft 365, Office 2021 or later, or Office 2019 Retail
- Internet Connection
- Required — the sidebar and every AI request run through our servers
- Zotero features
- Zotero 7–10 running on the same PC, plus the Viamolt companion app
Install and set up
There are two ways to install the Word add-in; both end with the same one-time step in Word.
The user guide covers each step in more detail, with fixes for common problems: Install in Word for Windows
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Install the add-in
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Turn it on in Word (one time)
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On the Home tab, click Add-ins, then More Add-ins at the bottom of the panel.
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In the Office Add-ins dialog, open SHARED FOLDER, select Textmolt and click Add. From then on the Textmolt tab loads by itself.
No Add-ins button on the Home tab?
Older versions of Word open the same dialog from the Developer tab. Turn the tab on under File → Options → Customize Ribbon by ticking Developer, then click Developer → Add-ins and continue with step b.
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Open the sidebar and sign in
Click Textmolt → Open Sidebar, enter your email and the 6-digit code we send. A new account is created the same way.
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Connect Zotero (optional)
For the library features, install Viamolt (the Viamolt download above: unzip it and run Viamolt-Companion-…-setup.exe) and keep Zotero running with Settings → Advanced → “Allow other applications on this computer to communicate with Zotero” turned on. Then open the library panel in the sidebar, click Continue pairing, and type the 8-character code it shows into Viamolt.
Updates
The sidebar loads from our servers, so most updates arrive when you reopen it. If the sidebar asks you to update the installed add-in, download the new installer and run it the same way, then in Word open Shared Folder, click Refresh, select Textmolt, click Add and reopen the sidebar.
Uninstall
Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps → “Textmolt for Word”, or, in the extracted folder, right-click uninstall.bat and choose Run as administrator from the menu.
If something doesn't work
The Shared Folder tab is empty
install.bat probably didn't run as administrator. Right-click install.bat again and choose Run as administrator from the menu, restart Word and repeat step 2. If the tab is still empty, the user guide shows how to add the add-in folder to Word yourself. Add the folder to Word yourself
Setup finished, but Textmolt isn't in my Word
On a standard Windows account, entering another account's administrator password makes setup install for that account instead of you. Install again as yourself: double-click the .exe installer, or double-click install.bat without choosing Run as administrator.
The sidebar is blank
Install Microsoft's WebView2 Runtime (Evergreen Standalone, x64) and restart Word. Office 2019 Volume License and Office 2016 or earlier can't run the add-in — WebView2 won't help there; they need Microsoft 365 or Office 2021 or later.
File verification
To ensure the integrity and security of the downloaded file, we recommend verifying the SHA256 checksum.
textmolt-v0.28.0-word-setup.zip
21d27aa403ce746eaf901dfa5bb216d4fe87f071f2fb247bbd7e33a03177f07b textmolt-v0.28.0-word-setup.exe
366e53075494f55c145504a16c8635edac87c0543fc4d3c4a03e15dcff5e2eaa viamolt-companion-v0.2.2-windows-x64.zip
f17ee5c19ed396f388f1c8a6f9cf23ada2cbec4e8329fcf3391b351eff2758ae PowerShell
Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\textmolt-v0.28.0-word-setup.zip Questions
Is Textmolt free?
Free to download and free to start: quick edits, asking AI and reading stay free for good. Pro adds the whole research workflow — see Pricing on the home page.
Do I need Viamolt?
Only for the Zotero features: searching your library, citing from it and saving papers to it. Everything else works with the Word add-in alone.
ZIP or installer?
Either works. The ZIP doesn't trigger SmartScreen but asks for administrator approval to create its shared folder. The .exe installs for your Windows user only, but isn't code-signed yet.
Why aren't the downloads code-signed?
Signing is on our list. Until then, every file's SHA-256 checksum is published on this page so you can confirm your download is exactly what we built.