Paperpile Reviews & Product Details

Paperpile is great - convenient and easy to use. I love that it can automatically change the reference style with zero effort and it can find the paper I want to cite by title DOI, link, whatever I throw at it. I recently stumbled on a bug after Google updated - the Paperpile support team were really responsive, provided a workaround and then got back to me when they had patched the software. Overall, just a stellar experience and I'll be using Paperpile for years to come. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to dislike. Every now and then it'll import the citation information from the paper incorrectly but given the vast array of different formats that academic papers come in, I find this a negligible problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paperpile has transformed my ability to reference papers, websites, books etc. I am farly tech-savvy but I find all the popular bibliography tools almost impossible to use. I simply do not understand how they work and I just end up frustrated. Paperpile is super intuitive. Within minutes I had a system that I could use, and a bibliography that I could build. I use it on Chrome (Mac and iOS), and write on Word. It is so intuitive, with pdf annotation as well. Support is responsive, personal and friendly. MY BIG TIP - sign on with your personal email, not your work email - you will want this with you for life, even if you change jobs! Bravo Paperpile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Occasionally the 'search for pdf' is a bit hit and miss. But if you have favourite pdfs stored on your hard drive, you can just upload them very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't say enough!

- seamless and thorough integration with Google Docs and Google Drive

- in-app annotations on PDFs (especially amazing when using Apple Pencil and the iPad app!)

- easy organization and search

- easy integration with Google Scholar

- the chrome extension is really easy to use

- solid syncing

I'm working on my PhD and all of my papers and books are stored here. I use it almost every (working) day. With the new iPad app, Paperpile now does everything that I want it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- The main thing I don't like is that not everyone uses it. It frustrates me that it isn't up there with Zotero, Mendeley, Endnote etc. I think this is because they're only now getting into their Word integration. It is awesome for collaborating - but only if your collaborators are up for using it as well!

- Every once it in a while (maybe once very couple of months?) it glitches so that I can't open a PDF or annotate an opened PDF, but this is resolved by reloading Chrome.

- It's inconsistent at picking up references on my library search page. I have to open the PDF itself before it recognizes the information. That said, I'm using opening the PDF anyway so this is rarely an issue! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The workflow is so good:

- Browser extension just *works* making it easy to import citations and PDFs

- PDF annotation tool is great

- Support people are AMAZING! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hard to complain about anything, but...

I did wish there would be search across all my notes/comments in PDFs, but this is something no other tool I tested had.

ePub support would be a bonus.

Recommendations for related and relevant articles (compared to those I've added to the tool already on a given topic) is one feature I really liked in another tool I tested (but that tool was very weak in more important areas where PaperPile just works about perfectly!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As soon as I saw my first ad for Paperpile I subscribed and have been very happy with it ever since. It is fully integrated into Google Docs, which I use for all of my manuscript and grant writing. It has a full suite of formatting options for all journals I have needed. There is also a mobile app available, so I can add papers via my computer then access them via a mobile device to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It uses space in my Google drive and some of the PDFs can be quite large. It also sometimes stops working but after reloading the browser it will work again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paperpile allows seamless organization of academic articles from the web with Google products, including Google docs, along with Word. I am impressed most by the time to annotation. Within seconds, I can pull an article, add it to my library, and start highlighting and writing notes that are saved indefinitely. Articles can also be downloaded and are actually already named in a reasonable way, which saves time and effort. Paperpile also does not require any downloaded app for use. It is a website that is easily accessible from any computer. The software has improved my efficiency with making notes on papers in an organized fashion and then adding citations. It is both a reference manager and a complete library of files. Anyone who has a Gmail account can easily use Paperpile. In addition, the support staff are fantastic in terms of quickly and courteously responding to questions. It feels very personal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Paperpile staff is working hard to be able to search the entire library for keywords and phrases, which is currently an option only within an article. I do not really dislike anything else. The software is the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of integration with Google Drive, clever gathering of data behind the scenes and a simple institutional proxy integration which makes it so simple to read papers behind firewalls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

some fo the tagging and organising tools could be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paperpile is easy to use on a Chromebook with web access, chrome extension, Google Docs add-on, and an iOS/Android app. Basically, it's the only reference manager that is usable in the Chromebook/ Android ecosystem. It's also just really intuitive and does so much for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'd like a few more features on the Android app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paperpile is easy to use and help organise your sources in a good manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using numeric referencing on paper pile is quite complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that our team is able to collaborate on citations in real-time when writing a paper in Google Docs! It's also incredibly user-friendly and easy to train team members in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I sometimes encounter resistance when proposing to use Paperpile because it's not as well-known as other citation managers like Endnote or Mendeley- but not a fault of the product itself! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.