AI-powered document control

Write business manuals faster. Keep them current

Draft policies, procedures, and work instructions with AI. Manage reviews and approvals in the same place, then collect the records that show the work was done.

  • 14 days free, cancel anytime
  • Unlimited readers and form users
  • Bring your existing documents
Contourna dashboard showing open review counts, quick actions for a new manual, document, or form, and a Needs your attention task list of overdue reviews
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Why Contourna

From first draft to audit trail all in one place

Contourna brings your documents, approvals, forms, and records together. Your team spends less time chasing paperwork and more time improving the work itself.

Get to a first draft faster

Give Contourna a short brief and get a structured policy, procedure, work instruction, or training document. You can also highlight any passage and ask for a rewrite that fits the rest of the document.

  • Guided drafting
  • Inline rewrites
  • Dictation

Keep every document current

Move work from draft to review to published, with a clear owner and approval trail. Scheduled reviews and a reason for every revision give you the history an auditor will ask for.

  • Approvals
  • Version history
  • Review cycles

Show the work was done

Add forms to a procedure, assign them on a schedule, and keep every submission with the document it supports. Track key measurements so you can catch process drift early.

  • Form schedules
  • Linked records
  • SPC charts

Start where you are

Don't start from scratch. Bring what already works

Import files from your computer, Notion, or Google Drive. They arrive as drafts, ready to update. Contourna can also suggest how they fit together, so you do not have to sort a pile of files by hand.

Convert to editable

Turn the file into a Contourna document you can update. Choose whether you want AI to clean up the writing too.

Upload original

Keep the original file and its layout exactly as they are.

Once the import is done, Contourna suggests a practical manual structure based on what each document covers.

Supported files

  • PDF
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • MD
  • JPG
  • PNG
Import your documents
Contourna Import Documents screen with tabs for Files, Notion, and Google Drive, a choice between converting a file to an editable document or uploading the original, and a drag-and-drop area listing the supported file formats

Manuals

Give every document a place and a purpose

Organize each manual in four clear levels: the policy, the procedures that support it, the instructions people follow, and the forms that capture the work. It is easy for employees to navigate and easy for auditors to understand.

Contourna manual contents view for an Events and Catering manual, showing the cover image, document and form counts, the four tiers Policy, Procedures, Work Instructions, and Forms and Proofs, and a Create Manual panel offering to generate the policy with AI or link an existing one
  1. Level 1

    Policy

    Why

    Sets the direction and explains what your organization expects.

  2. Level 2

    Procedures

    Who · When · Where

    Makes responsibilities, timing, and locations clear.

  3. Level 3

    Work instructions

    How

    Shows people exactly how to complete a specific task.

  4. Level 4

    Forms & proofs

    Evidence

    Captures the records that show the work was completed.

Build your first manual

Write the parent policy with AI, or link one you already have.

Write with AI

Turn your know-how into a solid first draft

Describe what you need or start with an existing document. When the wording needs work, highlight the passage, ask for a change, and review the result before it touches your document.

  • Rewrite a selected passage without losing the surrounding context.
  • See every change before you accept or discard it.
  • Keep policies, procedures, and instructions consistent.
  • Highlight a passage and ask for a rewrite
  • Dictate directly into any section
  • Tables, images, and diagrams
  • Reusable document templates
  • Section-by-section navigation
  • See every AI edit before accepting it
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Contourna AI Assistant panel showing a rewrite returned as an editor suggestion, with the changed words marked in green and red and Accept and Reject buttons

Review & approve

Let people keep doing the work Keep documents honest

Anyone can flag a step that no longer matches the work. Reviewers see the suggestion beside the exact section it affects, with the context they need to decide what changes.

  • Keep suggestions attached to the section they affect.
  • See what changed and why before publishing.
  • Move through long documents one section at a time.
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Contourna document view of a maple latte recipe work instruction with a Suggestions panel open, where a reader files a Missing suggestion against the Tools section and can mark it as required before submitting

Review cycles

Know what's due for review before it becomes overdue

Choose how often each document should be reviewed and Contourna puts it in the queue at the right time. Reviewers can record findings on the exact section they affect and close the review with a clear decision.

  • See upcoming and overdue reviews in one queue.
  • Start a review early when a process changes.
  • Keep every finding and review round on record.
  • Record why each published revision was made.
Contourna controlled review workspace for a work instruction, showing the revision under review, reviewer, owner and due date, alongside a panel to choose a disposition and record findings

Three ways to close a review

  • Approve without changesIt is current and ready as written.
  • Approve with changesApprove it and send minor findings to the owner.
  • Request revisionSend it back with the changes that must be made.

Review cadence

Pick one per document.

  • Monthly
  • Quarterly
  • Semi-annual
  • Annual

Reason on the record

Every revision states why it happened.

  • Process change
  • Audit finding
  • Incident or corrective action
  • Regulatory change

Suggestions from anyone, decisions from reviewers

When someone spots an outdated step, they can flag it from the document itself. The suggestion lands in the review queue with the right section attached, ready for a reviewer to act on.

Forms & records

Tell Contourna what you need to record. It builds the form

Start with a short description and get a form with the right fields, sections, and quality metrics. Make any changes, publish it, and assign it on a schedule so completed work always leaves a record.

  • Ask the assistant to add, edit, or reorder fields. You approve every change.
  • Assign a form to individuals or entire departments.
  • See missed submissions before they slip through the cracks.
  • Keep each record attached to the procedure it supports.

Field types

  • Text
  • Long text
  • Number
  • Duration
  • Checkbox
  • Dropdown
  • Date
  • Section
  • Quality metric

Schedules

  • Daily
  • Twice daily
  • Weekly
  • Twice weekly
  • Monthly
  • Specific dates
  • As needed
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Quality data

See when a process starts to drift

Mark any form field as a quality metric and each submission updates its control chart. Contourna calculates the limits, checks standard SPC rules, and explains what the pattern means in plain language.

Control charts

Turn any quality metric into a chart with its mean and calculated control limits.

Rule detection

See Nelson and Western Electric rule violations on the exact points that triggered them.

Capability

Follow Cp, Cpk, mean, and standard deviation as new records come in.

Clear explanations

Get a plain-language read on stability, trends, and capability, plus a useful next step.

Included in the Control plan.

Contourna process control view: tracked measurements across forms, calculated mean, upper and lower control limits, an out-of-control counter, and a roast duration control chart with the out-of-limit point marked in red

Team & access

Roll it out to everyone without paying for everyone

A quality system only works when people can use it. You pay for the people who write and approve documents. Everyone else can read, submit forms, and suggest changes for free.

Only editors need a seat

Pay for the people who write and approve documents. Everyone who reads documents, fills forms, or suggests a change is free, with no limit.

Give people the right access

Set access by role across documents, manuals, teams, departments, and settings. People see what they need without wading through what they do not.

Departments and job roles

Organize manuals, documents, and form schedules by department and job role so each person gets the standards that apply to them.

How it works

A simpler way to keep standards current

Go from a rough idea to a published standard, then keep the records that show it is being followed.

  1. Step 1

    Draft

    Import an existing file or describe what you need. Contourna gives you a structured draft to work from.

  2. Step 2

    Review

    Let the people doing the work flag anything that is out of date. Reviewers can apply, edit, or reject each suggestion in context.

  3. Step 3

    Publish

    Approve the document and make it live. Employees always see the current version, while older revisions and the reason for each change stay on record.

  4. Step 4

    Record

    Assign the matching form on a schedule. Each submission stays tied to the document and feeds the metrics you track.

Pricing

Choose the right fit for your quality system

All prices are in CAD. Both plans include 3 editor seats, unlimited readers and form users, and a 14-day free trial.

Generate

For teams that need one place to write, organize, review, and control their documents.

$199CAD / month

$159/month billed annually. Save 20%

  • Policies, procedures, work instructions, training
  • Manuals that keep every document in the right order
  • AI drafting, rewriting, and dictation
  • Import from files, Notion, and Google Drive
  • Suggestions, scheduled reviews, and revision history
  • 3 editor seats and unlimited free readers
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Forms + quality data

Control

For teams that also need forms, records, and quality data to show the process is working.

$399CAD / month

$319/month billed annually. Save 20%

  • Everything in Generate
  • AI-assisted form builder
  • Form assignments and schedules
  • Records kept with the document they support
  • SPC charts with Nelson and Western Electric rules
  • Cp, Cpk, and clear SPC insights
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Extra editor seats are $39 CAD per month each. Cancel or switch plans yourself from the billing portal.

Live demo. No account required.

Try the document writer for yourself

Choose a policy, procedure, or work instruction. Adjust the example and create a real draft with the same assistant Contourna customers use. Your work stays in the current browser tab.

Questions

Questions before you try it?

Still unsure? Email us and a human will answer.

Does Contourna certify us to ISO 9001?

No. Certification comes from your auditor. Contourna helps you put the pieces auditors look for in place: controlled documents with owners, scheduled reviews, a complete revision history, and records tied to the right procedure.

Who needs a paid seat?

Only the people who write and approve documents need a paid seat. Every plan includes 3 editor seats, and extra seats are $39 CAD per month. Everyone else can read published documents, fill forms, and suggest changes for free.

Can we bring the documents we already have?

Yes. Upload Word or PDF files individually or in a batch, or import from Notion and Google Drive. Contourna can then suggest a manual structure for everything you brought in, saving you from sorting each file by hand.

Does the AI publish anything on its own?

No. AI output starts as a draft or a tracked suggestion on a specific section. A person decides what to keep and approves the document before it is published.

How does the free trial work?

Choose a plan to start your 14-day trial. You will enter a card, but you will not be charged until the trial ends. You can cancel from the billing portal at any time before then.

Is the playground connected to my account?

No. The playground uses the same document assistant as Contourna, but your draft only lives in the current browser tab. It is never saved to a Contourna account, so please do not enter confidential information.

Build a quality system people can actually follow

Replace scattered files and manual follow-up with documents that stay current and records that are ready when you need them.

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