With this research management app, you can search, collect, and organize academic papers efficiently. Includes PDF annotation tools, organization features, and quick access to journal articles.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 3.7. Trustworthiness 83 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 17 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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3.7
AppRecs Rating
Ratings breakdown
5 star
58%
4 star
10%
3 star
11%
2 star
9%
1 star
12%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
17% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
83% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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Pricing complaints
Many low ratings mention paywalls or pricing
About Paperpile
FIND & COLLECT
- Search millions of papers from 20,000+ academic journals right in the app.
- Add new papers to your collection with one tap and the PDF will be downloaded automatically.
- Save directly from your browser to your Paperpile library
- User your university's off-campus proxy access to get restricted content behind paywalls.
MANAGE & ORGANIZE
- Bring structure to your library with folders and subfolders
- Organize your library visually with colored labels
- Mark important papers with stars.
- Search your library to find the paper you need fast.
READ & ANNOTATE
- Read like on paper with a fast and slick PDF viewer experience
- Highlight important sections in different colors
- Add notes and never forget an important idea.
- Add hand-drawn annotations
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Reviews for Paperpile
Ramaravind K M
12/22/2025
Paperpile has been a great reference management tool so far. However, the app does not sync well on my android mob and I cannot view the annotations I made on my laptop, which is really frustrating. Also, many times, I would want to lie down to read where mobile devices are very comfortable, but unfortunately, all I can do right now is passively read on my mobile app without being able to take any notes or view other annotations I took just moments before I closed my laptop!
Mayk Caldas
12/13/2025
The current state of this app is so sad. I've been using paperpile since 2022 and love the app. However, they completely abandoned the android app
