Paperpile

Manage research papers

Paperpile

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By: Paperpile LLC

Users: 61,096

424

Rating: 3.99

(251)

1 new ratings

Version: 1.3.8 (Last updated: 2023-10-27)

Creation date: 2020-07-07

Email: su*****@paperpile.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
change network connectivity
allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
draw over other apps
prevent device from sleeping
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Ranking

# 242,660 ▲ 227

Other rankings

#8 in research keyword 50

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App summary

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Get a head start for you research and finally beat the paper chaos on your desk. With Paperpile you have all your research PDFs in one place — nice and tidy. Paperpile makes it easier than ever to collect, manage, read, and annotate your papers.

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

User reviews

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Pros

Web interface is great and works well.
Instant syncing with the browser and other features.
Good for collecting citations and accessing PDFs.
Simple design and ease of use.
Good customer support and community engagement.

Cons

Sync issues between web and Android app.
Poor PDF editing capabilities.
App is slow, buggy, and crashes frequently.
Lack of basic functionalities, such as saving open documents.
Inability to highlight text across pages.

Most mentioned

Sync issues
Web version works well
PDF handling struggles
Needs better organization features
Customer support is responsive

User reviews

I started the free trial hoping to use this for my lab. Set up my library on the browser/laptop. Then tried to use the apps. But the apps for Android and iOS don't seem to work for downloading papers. I've tried on my phone (Google pixel) and on my husband iPad. Same issue. I set up the proxy for my institution but when I click "download" on papers it asks if I want to sync, I say yes, but then nothing happens and the PDFs never download. Going to find another solution and sad I wasted the time

Anna Vlasits, 2024-08-07

The web version is great, but the Android app is so bad. If you cannot develop a nice app, just allow the users to use the web on their android devices. Currently it forces the users to install the app. I would rather save the webpage as a chrome shortcut on my home screen, than deal with the app. The sync feature is very bad. I find it super irritating. You read a research paper, highlight things on it and close the app, it doesn't save any of the highlighted content! I mean seriously!!!

Chid, 2024-04-30

If I were purely rating based on the web application, I would give 4-5stars. The android app leaves a lot to be desired. The biggest problem is that it just periodically (and consistently) refuses to update with sources that you have added via the web app. I have source articles that I downloaded months ago that simply will not appear in the android app. If you're main use will be on a PC I can't say enough good things about it. It's decent enough, but the sync issue really hurts its usefulness.