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Reference manager for students and researchers to organize, read, annotate and cite papers, with an AI research assistant.

What it does

Papers is a reference management app that helps researchers import, organize, annotate and cite academic papers across devices. It connects to 150M+ articles via Dimensions, adds an AI Assistant for PDF chat and analysis, SmartCite citation in Word and Docs, and shared libraries for teams.

Core features

reference import and metadata matching
PDF annotation and notes
cross-device sync
150M+ article discovery
AI Assistant (chat with PDF, summaries)
SmartCite with 10,000+ citation styles
shared libraries for up to 25 users

Best for

organizing research libraries
reading and annotating papers
discovering related research
citing in manuscripts
collaborating with lab teams

Pricing

Essentials
$7/mo
Essentials
$65/yr
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Tutorials

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