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Make Research Easier with Papers Reference Manager

What is Papers?

Papers is a comprehensive reference management solution designed to streamline the research process. It provides a centralized platform for organizing, discovering, reading, annotating, sharing, and citing research materials. This software automatically identifies and matches imported articles with complete metadata and supplemental data.

Papers also includes an AI Assistant that can analyze articles. Researchers can collaborate in real-time and sync their libraries across multiple devices (desktop, web, and mobile). The SmartCite feature allows for easy citation and bibliography generation in over 10,000 styles.

Features

  • Easy Importing: Tools to import information from various sources, including desktops, databases, and other reference managers.
  • Metadata Matching: Automatically identifies and matches imported articles with complete metadata.
  • Collection Management: Organize libraries using tags, custom fields, labels, lists, ratings, and smart collections.
  • AI Powered Analysis: Explore and uncover connections within articles and across libraries using AI.
  • Chat with a PDF: Ask the AI Assistant questions about literature and receive contextual answers.
  • Device Sync: Securely sync your entire online library across all devices.
  • Shared Libraries: Private shared libraries for collaboration with up to 25 users.
  • SmartCite: Easily cite references and generate bibliographies in over 10,000+ citation styles.

Use Cases

  • Organizing research materials in a centralized library.
  • Importing references from various sources like databases, journals, and other reference managers.
  • Automatically matching imported articles with metadata and supplemental data.
  • Collaborating with research teams using shared libraries.
  • Analyzing research papers using AI-powered tools.
  • Generating citations and bibliographies in various citation styles.
  • Syncing research libraries across multiple devices.

FAQs

  • Will I be billed if I don't cancel my trial before the 30-day trial period is over?
    Absolutely not. You don't need to enter any billing information to start a trial. If you choose not to subscribe by the end of the trial, you will simply be downgraded.
  • What happens to my library if I don't subscribe after the trial or cancel my subscription?
    You can always access and export your existing library after your trial or subscription has ended. You can also choose to delete your library at any time - just note that it can't be undone.
  • What payment types do you accept?
    We accept all major credit cards including Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express via "BUY NOW" button above.
  • How can I cancel my subscription?
    At any time, you can cancel your subscription through your account page. We also send renewal reminders 7 days before your next renewal in case you want to make any changes to your account.
  • Can I use the AI Assistant across all of my devices?
    Currently, the AI Assistant is only available in the web version of Papers. We are still in the early stages of exploring how this might expand in future releases.

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