Add Titles
Adds the section title after a reference. The title updates when the heading changes.
Before
…as provided in Section 3.4.
After
…as provided in Section 3.4 (Confidentiality).
For Microsoft Word on Mac · Mac beta December 1, 2026
AttorneyForge Toolbar
A Word ribbon tab for contract work, built from an attorney's own drafting macros. Eight groups of tools for defined terms, cross-references, numbering, drafting and the checks you run before a document goes out.
The tools
Everything on the tab.
With text selected, a tool works on the selection. With nothing selected, it works on the body of the document.
Defined Terms
- Check Terms
- Lists capitalized terms that are never defined, with counts of defined, unused and used-before-defined terms.
- Bold Terms
- Bolds each defined term at the place it is defined. Shows a count first.
- Go to Definition
- Jumps from a term to its definition, and back again on the next click.
- Show Definition
- Shows the definition of the term under the cursor without moving you.
- Term Issues
- Reports unused definitions, terms used before they are defined, duplicate definitions, inconsistent case and near-duplicates.
Cross-Refs & Numbering
- Link All Refs
- Turns typed references such as “Section 4.2(b)” or “Article 5” into live references and lists any it cannot match.
- Link Ref
- Links one selected reference.
- Add Titles
- Adds the section title after a reference, as in “Section 3.4 (Confidentiality)”. The title updates when the heading changes.
- Fix Numbering
- Reports typed numbers, mixed list templates, gaps, restarts and level mismatches. With a selection, converts typed numbers to list numbering.
- Re-letter
- Re-sequences or restyles inline lists such as (a), (b), (d) or (i), (ii), (iii), leaving references like “Section 4.2(a)” alone.
Drafting
- Clauses
- Inserts a clause from your own library document at the cursor, or adds the selected text to the library.
- Numbers / Words
- Legal-style numbers such as “ten (10)”, dollar amounts and percentages in words, words to numerals, and a check for words-versus-numerals mismatches.
- Harmonize Dates
- Finds dates in mixed formats and converts them to one. Ambiguous dates like 03/04/2026 are listed and skipped.
Review
- Find Brackets
- Highlights bracketed placeholders and blanks such as [DATE] and ____, with a count.
- Pre-Send Check
- One summary of hidden items, metadata AI names, brackets, comments and tracked changes.
- Comments Inline
- Turns comment bubbles into inline highlighted text.
AI Safety
- Scan Hidden Text
- Reports white text, tiny text, hidden text, zero-width characters and document variables that a reader would not see.
- Metadata
- Lists document properties and comment and revision authors, including AI tool names.
- Clean Characters
- Removes zero-width characters and shows a count.
Paste & Clean
- Clean Paste
- Pastes Markdown from an AI chat as clean Word formatting: real headings, bullets, bold, links and tables, without the chatty opener.
- Smart Quotes
- Converts straight quotes and apostrophes to curly ones.
- Token Count
- Counts words, characters and approximate tokens for the document or selection.
- AI Tells
- Highlights phrases common in AI drafting, with a density score. A style aid, not an AI detector.
Flag & Replace
- Replace & Highlight
- Replaces a whole word everywhere and highlights each change in the color you pick.
- Highlight All
- Highlights every occurrence of the selected text.
- Next Flag / Clear Flags
- Steps through highlights, or clears them all.
Forge
- Forge Search
- Type a few letters to find and run any tool.
- Send Feedback
- Saves a short note to a file on your Mac. Document names and text are never recorded.
Getting started
Installs in minutes.
01
Run the installer
It copies the AttorneyForge Word template into Word's Startup folder. The beta installer is not signed yet, so the first time macOS may ask you to allow it under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway. You can also drag the template into the Startup folder yourself.
02
Restart Word
Quit Word and open it again. The AttorneyForge tab appears on the ribbon.
03
Work as usual
Open a contract and click. To remove it, double-click the uninstaller and restart Word.
See it work
Before and after, in your draft.
What each tool does, shown on short made-up contract text. Bulk tools show a count and ask before they change anything.
Bold Terms
Bolds each defined term where it is defined, after showing a count.
Before
“Affiliate” means any entity that controls…
After
“Affiliate” means any entity that controls…
Term Issues
Reports unused definitions, terms used before they are defined, duplicates, inconsistent case and near-duplicates.
In the draft
…on or after the Effective date…
Report
Inconsistent case: “Effective date” (defined as “Effective Date”)
Re-letter
Re-sequences or restyles inline lists, leaving references like “Section 4.2(a)” alone.
Before
(a) notice; (b) cure; and (d) termination
After
(a) notice; (b) cure; and (c) termination
Numbers / Words
Writes numbers and percentages in legal style, turns words into numerals, and reports words-versus-numerals mismatches.
Before
within 10 days, at 2.5%
After
within ten (10) days, at two and one-half percent (2.5%)
Harmonize Dates
Finds dates in mixed formats and converts them to the one you choose. Ambiguous dates are listed and skipped.
Before
10/15/2026 · 15 October 2026 · 03/04/2026
After
October 15, 2026 · October 15, 2026 · 03/04/2026 (skipped: ambiguous)
Find Brackets
Highlights bracketed placeholders and blanks, with a count.
Before
dated as of [DATE], by and between ____ and the Company
After
dated as of [DATE], by and between ____ and the Company 2 found
Clean Paste
Pastes Markdown from an AI chat as clean Word formatting: real headings, bullets, bold, links and tables.
Pasted
## Notices
**Notices** must be in writing.
In Word
Notices
Notices must be in writing.
AI Tells
Highlights phrases common in AI drafting, with a density score. A style aid, not an AI detector.
Before
It is important to note that the Supplier shall…
After
It is important to note that the Supplier shall…
Made-up contract text for illustration. Not a screenshot.
How it works in your draft
Built to be trusted with a live draft.
01
Runs inside Word on Mac
The tools sit on an AttorneyForge tab on the Word ribbon, loaded from a template in Word's Startup folder. Select text and a tool works on the selection. Select nothing and it works on the body of the document.
02
Asks first, easy to undo
Bulk tools show a count and ask before they change anything, for example “Add titles after all 37 section references?”. Most tools undo in one step; batch tools may take a few Cmd-Z presses, so save before running them.
03
Tracked changes respected
Tools edit with tracked changes off by default, warn you first if the document already has revisions, and restore your setting afterward. One setting makes tool edits tracked instead.
04
Reports, not surprises
Report tools open their findings in a new, unsaved document and leave yours as it was. Next Flag steps through highlights, and Clear Flags removes them.
Privacy
Your documents never leave your Mac.
No document text, file names or document metadata ever leave your machine. That is the promise, and the tools are built around it.
- Runs locally. The tools make no network calls and send nothing to an AI service.
- Only the open document. A tool works on the document you are in when you click. It never opens, lists or reads your other files.
- Reports stay yours. Findings open as a new, unsaved Word document that you own.
- When licensing launches, the Toolbar will contact license.attorneyforge.com to check your license and send only your license key, a hashed machine ID and the app version. It never sends your documents.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Which version of Word does it work with?
The beta is for Microsoft Word on Mac. Windows is planned after the Mac beta.
Does it send my documents anywhere or use AI?
No. No document text, file names or document metadata ever leave your machine. The tools make no network calls and send nothing to an AI service. When licensing launches, the Toolbar will contact license.attorneyforge.com to check your license and send only your license key, a hashed machine ID and the app version. It never sends your documents.
Will it change my document without asking?
Bulk tools show a count and ask first, for example “Add titles after all 37 section references?”. Most tools undo in one step; batch tools may take a few Cmd-Z presses, so save before running them. Report tools never edit your document.
How does it handle tracked changes?
By default, tools make their edits with tracked changes off and restore your setting afterward. If the document already has revisions, the tool tells you how many and asks before it continues. A setting lets you make tool edits as tracked changes instead.
How do I remove it?
Double-click the uninstaller and restart Word.
Will Word ask me about macros?
Possibly. The tab is a macro-enabled Word template and the beta build is not code-signed, so Word may ask you to enable macros, and macOS may ask you to allow the installer under System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway the first time you run it.
Is it made by Microsoft?
No. AttorneyForge Toolbar is made by AttorneyForge and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
Mac beta · December 1, 2026
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