Paperpile

Paperpile LLC

About this app

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

Ratings and reviews

Brilliant experience. However, it would be nice to incorporate an option on mobile to press-hold a link for it to then be added to paperpile. I've noticed that I much go INTO the full page, even if it is to merely save the link and without PDF. Maybe the distinction between link-sharing into paperpile, and entering the site fully for PDF light to be introduced where possible! As for an app like Instapaper, I do not have to enter any site; simply: right-click, share. Grateful for the app tho!

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!!!

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.

What's new

- Fixes and improvements for PDF imports from Science Direct and other publisher sites.