Paperpile Alternatives

Paperpile is described as 'Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs' and is a popular research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Paperpile for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Paperpile alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paperpile are Mendeley, Qiqqa, JabRef and DEVONthink.

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  1. MyBib icon
     16 likes

    A new FREE citation generator. Automatically create bibliographies, references, and citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and over 8000 more styles with a totally free and no-ads citation generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  2. Biblioscape icon
     6 likes

    Software to help researchers collect and manage bibliographic data, take notes while doing research, and generate citations and bibliographies for publication.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. wizdom.ai icon
     24 likes

    wizdom.ai (formerly colwiz) is a free and comprehensive research management software for researchers, academics and students. With the wizdom.ai android app, you can search, add and manage publications in your wizdom.ai library on the go. Sync instantly across wizdom.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. RefWorks icon
     11 likes

    RefWorks - an online research management, writing and collaboration tool - is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. Paperguide.ai icon
     2 likes

    Paperguide is an advanced platform designed to simplify the research and writing process. With the AI Research Assistant, you can easily explore, understand, and summarize complex academic content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Bibliography.com is a free, easy-to-use multi-platform bibliography and citation generator that automatically generates accurate citations for students and teachers. It’s the world’s fastest and most accurate citation generator and management tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Peerlibrary icon
     9 likes

    PeerLibrary is an open source project developing a collaborative online community where scholars and researchers can discover, read, and discuss scholarly literature all within one site. This project focuses on expediting access to publications, enabling public recordings of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. EasyBib icon
     17 likes

    Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Now supports 7th edition of MLA.

    68 EasyBib alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive - Docs
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  9. BibDesk icon
     24 likes

    BibDesk is a bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format.

    39 BibDesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Elumity icon
     1 like

    Elumity is a powerful academic tool for managing and sharing knowledge, combining research, reference management, and collaboration in one platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. I, Librarian icon
     2 likes

    I, Librarian is an online service that will organize your collection of PDF and office files. The service focuses on central management of PDF documents suitable for real-time collaboration in research teams and companies.

    23 I, Librarian alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. PocketBib icon
     2 likes

    PocketBib is a BibTeX library reader for academics on the go. With PocketBib you can search, browse and read the papers in your BibTeX library, and synchronise them over Dropbox with BibDesk or JabRef on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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