Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers

Everything you need to read a paper: explanation, summary, translation, chat, and reference search.

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Moonlight: AI Assistant for Research Papers

"Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers" is an innovative Chrome extension that transforms how you read research papers. Engage with AI to receive detailed explanations, concise summaries, and easy translations, enhancing your comprehension and research efficiency. With features like smart citation previews, automated highlighting, and chat capabilities, Moonlight empowers you to explore academic content interactively, making it an essential tool for students and researchers alike.

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By: https://themoonlight.io

Users: 5,000+

1,000

Rating: 4.97

(40)

Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-20)

Creation date: 2024-06-07

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

webNavigation
storage
unlimitedStorage
contextMenus

Size: 22.24M

Email: mo*****@corca.ai

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 13,259 ▲ 1,325

Other rankings

#443 in Tools ▲ 3,612 #97 in research keyword 47 ▲ 2 #111 in reference keyword 14 ▼ 1 #249 in ia keyword 83 ▼ 214 #276 in document keyword 95 ▲

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Interact with your AI Colleague Moonlight to understand research papers quickly and deeply. From explanations, summaries, translations, chats, to reference searches, Moonlight offers all the features you need to read papers effectively.

Stop passively reading papers as they are. Engage interactively with Moonlight, ask deeper questions, and uncover the essence of the research.

🌔 Want to know more about Moonlight?

Official Website: https://www.themoonlight.io/ Product Video: https://youtu.be/qYp2N6XCKCE?si=kyOiFwXq4RKxLcGj

📁 Want to open papers saved in your local folder?

Click the link below and enable “Allow access to file URLs”: chrome://extensions/?id=lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi

User reviews

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Pros

Excellent features for reading and navigating research papers
Useful translation capabilities for side-by-side text viewing
Fast updates and improvements based on user feedback
Effective AI-driven summarization and explanation tools
Great for students and researchers, enhancing the reading experience

Cons

Issues with login and cookie settings causing access problems
Limited options for customizing translation display
Some users find the sidebar takes up too much space
Drag-and-drop functionality in PDFs is not intuitive
Lack of seamless mobile usage or app availability

Most mentioned

Highlighting feature needs improvement (manual highlighting especially)
Translation function could benefit from width adjustment
Desire for additional features like saving papers in the app
Specific issues with subscription and login for arXiv
Requests for improved functionality in referencing and viewing links in documents