ReadCube Reviews & Product Details

The reader, the folders and the UI seem great. I could divide every paper I've read into different folders and also create folders into folders, which means I can organize my references really well. I need that because I want to be able to sort things out by subject and be able to reach back when I need something. Apart from that, the built in reader is fantastic: I could highlight important parts and make comments on it, all with different colors. The most useful feature I've found is that when I add a highlight or note on the paper, it shows the notes I've made on a "notes" menu, with the modification date and the ability to search and sort them. This has proven really useful in finding things quickly when I need to cite them. Something that stands out is that it has no major bugs. I mean, most of the reference managers I've used had major bugs, but this seem stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having to input book references manually. Other than that the experience was really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I could transfer my library from the original Papers App to Papers Readcube Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Every single aspect of the app is markedly worse than the original Papers App, ranging from the mark-up features, to the lack of narrating functionality, to just reading documents in the app. Just to take two examples: If I highlight a something in a book-length document, close it, and then try to open it again, the app simply doesn't generate the pages again. And regularly when I try to read book-length documents, the words on the pages simply disappear and are replaced by a never ending loading circle (on every single page!!!).

It's just inexplicable that Readcube would buy up the rights to the original Papers App, yet apparently use none of the features than made it superior to Readcube's own document reader.

I'm incredibly disappointed and will not be renewing my subscription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that Papers recognizes citations within articles and provides a direct link for me to find them and add to my library if I choose. The fact that I can do this so fast in papers is really a game changer because it helps me stay focused on the task at hand while also building my library. All the metrics that are provided for my articles are extremely helpful as well. I can easily learn about the impact they have had in the field and where they have been referenced since being published. Papers is so user-friendly. I am a big fan of the simple design and the seamless syncing across multiple devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One area that I think can be improved is tab management. Each paper that has been opened is assigned an individual tab at the top. When I have several papers open at the same time, I can easily become lost trying to figure out which papers I had opened and where the particular one I want is in the row of tabs. It definitely can cause frustration at times. I think this can be remedied by either allowing me to open multiple Papers windows at a time (I am on Windows 10), so I can designate each window to a particular thread of research I am working on, or some other tab management tool. Perhaps keep the tabs the way they are, but give me the alternative option of opening a tool that displays clearly which papers I currently have opened so I can navigate them more easily. This could also open up more opportunities to provide useful statistics, such as when I opened that paper, how many annotations I have added to it, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use! I like the new version of ReadCube Papers because you can add any paper from any journal to your library and cite them fast.

You can use the app to read, mark, and write a comment on any paper.

Easy access in Microsoft Word. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, I like it, but I think with more improvement it can be better and better.

Text editor and snapshot could be added to the app.

Option to copy and paste figures to make a presentation.

Download the figures in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I had always used the predcessor "papers3" based on my daughter's recommendation and really liked. When ReadCube came out with the online- there was no computer based offline app. Now the online and the computer app are completely synchronzied. I love it when I am searching for paper and Readcube Papers recognizes that it is a new reference and offers to add it to my library. Most of the time I can add the pdf right within the window. There are a few times we I have to download than import into ReadCube Papers that is effortless. It is easy to generate bibiliographies and citations in whatever style you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few times we I have to download than import into ReadCube Paper. It can be hit or miss on accessing my University Library for downloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I particularly enjoy the Google Chrome extensions that help you easily find all the information you need during your research. When I'm researching and looking for a new resource, ReadCubes is always there available to obtain that source quickly. Additionally, it obtains all the information from the resource and creates a citation for the work you may be writing. Finally, it provides important information about the resource you may be looking at such as supplemental information, reviews, information about authors, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There seems to be a bug for some journal articles that appear to occur often. When one is attempting to download the article, in some cases there is an error in the download. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Search is really great. I find it pretty easy to use search directly to find papers I’m looking for, and I have hundreds (maybe thousands?) of references. For more organization, I’ve learned to use tags and folders, and those work well too.

I rarely have to input reference info directly, for many repositories, Papers finds the info automatically. If it can’t, I can usually download a reference file and import that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The automatic reference info extraction isn’t great for Computer Science journals. It works fine from arXiv, but not from the primary journals.

I would like a little more interface consistency between the mobile version and desktop version, but it’s a minor point. It would be nice to have more search options in the mobile version; right now it is just Google Scholar and PubMed, I think. It would be nice, for instance, to go straight to a journal webpage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Nag screen on Paper 3 attempts to bother existing paid users into upgrading. No way to disable it, just get nagged all the time, over and over. If they will do this to a long-time paying customer, they will do it to you. So, just anticipate that when the company wants your money they will find a way to bother you and not stop until you give the what they way. They have basically taken hostage the peaceful, known work flow that all existing users paid for and have come to depend on and refused to give it back. This is the epitome of selfishness and greed and should not be rewarded. Cannot recall in 30 years of using Apple computers a software that did this until now. Reprehensible behavior. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easily organizable library, search features, links to citations to make finding additional papers easy, annotating the PDF directly, and the BEST part: the SmartCite for Word add-in! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was a bit buggy in the past, but it seems like a lot of those issues have resolved in the past year or so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can read and annotate papers on my iPad and then access everything on my computer. I also like that you can search for PDF files if they are missing right in the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm confused about where to easily access citation information and if there is even a way to generate a bibliography from the articles. This is something I liked about Zotero. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.