Papers by ReadCube
Free
rated 3.8 stars
About Papers by ReadCube
Enhanced PDF:
• Tap-able inline citations, reference lists, and author names so you can quickly find cited articles and related information
• Supplements are automatically attached where available
• Fullscreen or double-page PDF viewing plus multi-touch zoom/navigation for an optimal reading experience
• Multi-color highlighting and note taking tools
Easily find new papers:
• Search the Papers databases within the app
• Quickly download new articles with a single tap when you’re on campus or with your institutional proxy
• Import directly from Safari, email attachments, and other apps
• In your preferred browser, use any search engine to find article PDFs
• Use the “Open In…” option from the browser or any app to add PDFs to your Papers library
• Metadata is automatically resolved - no more guessing with cryptic file names
Personalized Recommendations:
• Discover relevant new papers based on your library or lists – you’ll never miss another important paper again!
Stay organized:
• Create custom lists and sort articles into one or multiple lists
• Quickly search your entire library (and all annotations)
• Add any number of #tags to further customize your library organization
• Sync everything – papers, notes, highlights – between the Papers desktop and web apps or your other mobile devices
Simplify your research life – try Papers for free on your iPhone, iPad, and computer.
We love feedback from our users - please email support@papersapp.com with any suggestions or issues. Thanks for using Papers!
Papers by ReadCube Screenshots
Reviews for Papers by ReadCube
Andy1234@
buggy as always
I’ve been using Papers for years and I’m sick of it. The software is consistently buggy and unreliable, with constant syncing issues that never seem to get fixed. This is completely unacceptable.
Dr. M, TSF
Sigh
I want to love this app (and web app/chrome extension), but it’s been plagued by bugs at least a decade old that seem to never get fixed.
HappyPig
Send to Papers broken
The “Send to Papers” function in safari no longer works. It’s been broken for me for months - another user left a review about this five months ago! The reference popup appears above the safari page but it never makes it to the Papers library. Lots of other bugs that haven’t been fixed in years. Somehow Papers AI seems to be a priority over QoL issues. Also, I’ve emailed this to your team as a bug, but all I got was one email asking basically if I turned the phone off and on again (David asked if I was behind a firewall or not). I responded with more info (it happens both on university and personal networks) and then I never got a response to that. Ever. Follow up!!!!!! Don’t just say email the help team because they aren’t actually helping!
benevangel
AI needs improvement
I’ve been using papers for a while now. In the app there re bugs but they don’t interfere that much with the reading experience. However AI needs an update. It’s so weak and should have access to outside scientific sources to answer questions.
For Want of A Nickname
Missing Functionalities
I have been using Papers for years but I am surprised to find that some essential tools are still missing on the iPad client. Please implement erasers for the writing tools. Also the pen stroke recognition can be improved, it feels very weird at the moment. Update: While the developer has been fully invested in “AI” gimmicks that no real user asks for, the highlighting and handwriting tools are still buggy and clunky. Feels like they don’t use their own apps at all. Update in 2025: After years of waiting, I applaud the dev team for finally adding the undo/redo button. However, the handwriting tool is still buggy and unbearable. Once I start writing a couple of words, they will simply turn invisible, and I have to tap the undo button to reveal them. There is NO eraser or group selection tool, so good luck to the user if you want to move your handwritten notes to another place. There is also no automatic shape recognition (which is fine), but letters will be unnecessarily straightened for no good reason. I implore the dev team to try out GoodNotes and Notability to see and feel how smooth their handwriting tools are.
Tap to Rate:
