Are AI features available in EmEditor?

AI features are available in the Microsoft Store version and the new MSIX installer. They are not included with the legacy MSI installer or the portable ZIP package. For a complete comparison, see the version comparison page.

If you use the legacy MSI installer or the portable ZIP package, you can add AI features by installing the ChatAI plug-in. Without ChatAI, AI features are not available in these versions.

Installing ChatAI does not send data to an AI service on its own. Data is sent only when you actively use an AI feature. Once ChatAI is installed, the following features are available:

• AI-Assisted Writing
• Chat with AI
• AI Toolbar
• AI macros (AI.jsee)

When you use one of these features, requests are sent directly to the AI service you select. Emurasoft servers do not receive or process those requests.

Disabling AI features

If ChatAI is installed, you can disable AI features by disabling or uninstalling the plug-in. If you use the portable ZIP package, delete ChatAI.dll to remove the plug-in.

You can also disable all AI features for the entire computer. This prevents AI features from being enabled, even when ChatAI is installed.

1. Go to Tools > Customize, and select the AI Options page.
2. Click Disable AI (per computer).

To configure this setting through the Windows Registry, set the following value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\EmSoft\EmEditor v3\Common
DisableAIAdmin = REG_DWORD 1

This setting disables all AI features.

Beginning with EmEditor v26.2, EmEditor also recognizes the following policy registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Emurasoft\EmEditor
DisableAIAdmin = REG_DWORD 1