Overview
Paperguide is an AI-powered tool designed to help researchers and students manage documents and analyze research materials efficiently. Users can upload their own documents (PDFs and Word files), search for information within publicly accessible research papers, and use AI to summarize and annotate key points. Originally known as ChatWithPDF, Paperguide provides a platform for discovering, managing, and understanding academic content.
Features & Benefits
- Document Upload and Management: Supports uploading and managing up to three documents at a time, including PDFs and Word files. Users can annotate directly on these documents and organize them with folders and labels.
- AI-Powered Document Analysis: Offers AI tools to summarize lengthy research papers, articles, and YouTube videos, making complex information easier to digest.
- AI Search in Open Access Papers: Provides answers and summaries from publicly accessible research papers, enabling users to quickly grasp essential insights without manually reading each paper.
- Ask Your Library: Retrieves relevant information from a user’s stored research papers and references, allowing for quick access to key data.
- Reference Management Tools: Includes seamless import of references from various sources, advanced search functions, and tools to generate citations in formats like APA, MLA, and Chicago.
- Annotate and Take Notes: Facilitates real-time note-taking and annotation on uploaded documents, helping users capture important points and insights.
- Free AI Summarization Tools: Offers free tools to summarize PDFs, articles, essays, YouTube videos, paragraphs, and sentences, allowing users to quickly extract key information from various sources.
- Chrome Extension: Provides direct access to all Paperguide features from within the browser, making it easy to analyze and organize research content on the go.
Paperguide Platforms
Web app, Chrome extension
Paperguide Tasks
- Summarize research papers
- Summarize articles
- Document AI Search
- Make research paper annotations
- Generate citations
- Summarize YouTube videos and other media
Paperguide Integrations
- Chrome Extension: Integrates directly with Chrome for seamless access to all tools.
Real-world Applications
Paperguide is particularly valuable for researchers who need to manage multiple documents and references efficiently. For example, a graduate student working on a dissertation can upload their source documents, annotate important sections, and use AI tools to summarize complex papers quickly. Academics can store their research papers in an organized manner, retrieve specific information using the AI-powered search, and generate accurate citations in seconds. Even a librarian could use Paperguide to organize and manage multiple documents for easy access by faculty and students.
Want to avoid watching a long YouTube lecture and just get the main points? Paperguide’s AI tool summarizes videos too!
Who is Paperguide for?
- Researchers
- Academics
- Students
- Librarians
Pricing & Discount
| Plan | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 10 AI generations/day, 500MB storage, document upload and management, AI summaries, chat with open-access papers, chat with reference library, 1000+ citation styles, chat with PDF |
| Starter | $12/month | All in Free plus: unlimited AI generations, 10GB storage |
| Advanced | $20/month | All in Starter plus: Unlimited storage |
Paperguide Free Version
Available ✅
Limitations
- AI-powered features are currently optimized for English-language papers.
- The AI Writer feature is still in development.
- Free plan limits AI generations to 10 per day and storage to 500MB.
Concerns
- Data Privacy: Concerns over handling and storing sensitive academic materials.
- Usability: Advanced features might require some time to learn.
- Compatibility: Limited support for non-English documents in AI analysis.
Potential Future Developments
- Enhanced Collaboration Features: Allow multiple users to share, annotate, and work on documents together, making it easier for research teams to collaborate.
- Integration with More Citation Styles: Expand the range of citation formats beyond APA, MLA, and Chicago to accommodate more specialized academic disciplines.
- Improved Document Organization Tools: Add more robust organizational features, like custom tags and smart folders, to make document retrieval faster and more intuitive.
- Advanced Search within Personal Library: Develop more refined search capabilities within uploaded documents to help users find specific content more efficiently.
Explore how Paperguide can streamline your research process and help you manage documents more effectively.
