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Free AI-powered academic search engine indexing 236M+ papers, for researchers wanting semantic literature discovery and an augmented reader.
Well-adopted AI research assistant for finding papers, summarizing, and extracting data at scale.
AI research workspace that drafts full academic papers with verified inline citations from up to 500 uploaded sources in a single prompt.
Interactive learning app with an AI tutor for math, coding, science and data-visual, adaptive lessons for all ages.
Plant identification app with a 17,000+ species database plus care schedules, disease ID and botanist Q&A for home gardeners.
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- ✦AI-powered semantic search across 236M+ papers
- ✦Semantic Reader for augmented, contextual paper reading
- ✦Free public API for paper search and metadata
- ✦Author and topic discovery
- ✦Citation graph exploration
- ✦Beta program for new features
- ✦AI-enabled systematic reviews
- ✦Research reports
- ✦Upload your own PDFs
- ✦Quick summaries
- ✦Source quotes
- ✦Question answering
- ✦Full document drafting from one prompt
- ✦Automated literature search via Semantic Scholar
- ✦Import and cite up to 500 uploaded papers
- ✦Inline citation verification
- ✦Export to PDF, Word, LaTeX, and BibTeX
- ✦Overleaf integration for manual editing
- ✦Zotero and Mendeley library import
- ✦Personal AI tutor (Koji)
- ✦Visual, interactive lessons
- ✦Adaptive practice based on mastery
- ✦Courses in math, CS, science and data
- ✦Gamified streaks, levels and daily goals
- ✦iOS and Android apps
- ✦Photo-based plant identification
- ✦Database of 17,000+ species
- ✦Disease and pest identification
- ✦Personalized watering and care schedules
- ✦Ask-the-Botanist expert answers
- ✦Customizable plant lists and reminders
- →Researchers searching scientific literature across disciplines
- →Developers building applications on top of scholarly data via the API
- →Students exploring citation networks for a topic
- →Librarians and academics needing free literature discovery tools
- →Speeding up literature reviews
- →Automating systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- →Learning about new domains
- →Data extraction in rigorous systematic literature reviews
- →Researchers producing a literature review quickly
- →Students drafting long papers with verified citations
- →Academics writing in a non-native language
- →Exporting AI-drafted content into LaTeX workflows
- →Learning math and coding by doing
- →Getting adaptive tutoring outside class
- →Building STEM intuition
- →Daily skill practice
- →Identify an unknown houseplant or flower
- →Diagnose plant diseases and pests
- →Set up a watering and care routine
- →Learn care specifics for a species