Paperpile

All you need to manage your research papers in your browser.

Paperpile: Your Ultimate Research Paper Management Tool

Paperpile is a versatile Chrome extension designed to streamline your academic research process. It provides functionalities ranging from the collection of papers from various databases like PubMed and Google Scholar, to organizing them in your library and even sharing them with colleagues. The extension also allows you to seamlessly collaborate on papers in Google Docs, automatically formatting your citations and bibliographies according to various styles. With Paperpile, reading, writing, and managing research papers is made stress-free.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 6,000+
Rating: 4.64
(36)
Version: 1.62 (Last updated: 2014-07-23)
Creation date: 2014-07-23
Size: 11.15K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Other platforms

Paperpile (v1.3.8)
65,604+ 4.00 (261)
Paperpile (v1.0.71)
1,238+ 3.60 (5)
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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Seamless integration with Google Docs
  • Easy citation management with one-click import
  • Responsive customer service
  • Great for collaborative writing
  • User-friendly interface and organization
Cons
  • No offline support
  • Some users want better text searching and selection
  • Missing PDF annotation feature
Most mentioned
  • Easier workflow for writing research manuscripts
  • Excellent integration with Google services
  • High user satisfaction and recommendations
User reviews
This has dramatically improved my workflow as I write research manuscripts. While normally I would not like another file system apart from google drive, filing manuscripts for later review is much easier with paperpile. It is worth every penny of the subscription. The people that run this service also reply very quickly, usually within hours, to my questions.
by Philip Salen, 2018-02-26

Absolutely the best reference manager for the cloud! Bar none. It looks like to get the complete experience, you want the Paperpile app, the Paperpile extension, and the MetaPDF app.
by James Mason, 2017-04-11

Excellent application, highly recommended, should be free.
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Paperpile does not require any sensitive permissions.

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  • Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
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