kursiva

Kursiva is a tool designed to transform plain writing into professionally designed documents, with a focus on ease of use and automation. It employs AI to generate content, images, and layout, allowing users to create polished documents without requiring design expertise. The platform supports editing in plain markdown and enables users to export their work as designed PDFs.

The service provides thousands of templates across 45 document types, including invoices, reports, CVs, brochures, résumés, certificates, newsletters, flyers, letters, contracts, recipes, programs, worksheets, posters, and tickets. Templates can be customized at a granular level, as each is built with real markup, allowing direct editing of HTML, CSS, and Nunjucks for precise control over the final design. Kursiva supports 11 languages for document creation.

Kursiva is available both as a web editor and as a downloadable desktop application for Mac. The web version requires no installation and can be used on any device, while the desktop app offers offline functionality, including offline AI processing. Users can choose between managed AI included with the service, using their own cloud AI key, or running a local model for privacy and offline use. Documents and keys are kept on the user's machine when working offline, supporting privacy-focused and power users.

For developers and automation scenarios, Kursiva provides integration options through a REST API, a CLI, and an MCP server, enabling the generation of designed PDFs from code or AI agents. The platform offers a free plan, as well as paid Lite and Standard plans at €9 and €19 per month, respectively. Kursiva positions itself as an AI-powered document design tool that streamlines the creation, customization, and export of professional documents for a wide range of use cases.