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ReadCube Demo - Library
Organize your research with ReadCube's library functionality. Share libraries with colleagues, keep track of references with tags and ratings, and build SmartLists for automatic organizing.
ReadCube Demo - Ask AI Assistant
Ask questions across a set of articles to quickly identify patterns, methodologies, research gaps, and more. The AI Assistant identifies where in each reference the information is derived, so you can validate the response.
ReadCube Demo - Chat with a PDF
Use the AI Assistant to chat with your research PDFs to quickly identify key information, clarify complex terminology, and so much more. The AI Assistant identifies where in the reference it derived its answer from, so you can easily validate.
ReadCube Demo - Search
Powered by Dimensions database of 150+ million publications, you can stay on top of the latest research without leaving the ReadCube interface.
ReadCube Demo - AI Assistant, Search Queries
Turn your natural language search into complex queries with the help of the built-in AI Assistant.
ReadCube Demo - Automatic Email Summary
Create automatic, recurring emails to notify you of any new articles added to your libraries. AI-powered summaries give you the ability to quickly review the content so you can stay up to date.
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JD
Research Assistant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Super helpful and great resource for research"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

I love being able to read, annotate, and group my research papers together in an easy way. ReadCube makes it very convient to organize all of the research papers I read and cite in my own research, making citations a much easier process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

The highlight tool can be difficult to use. It is difficult to highlight the correct part, especially if it goes over to the next page. That is the only drawback I have repeatedly noticed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"All good, but the new UI design is not pretty"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

It works and is integrated with the web browser nicely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

All good, but the new UI design is not pretty. The old design is much better!!

Also, a bit expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Works efficiently"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

That i easily manage my pdfs

That i can have all my library downloaded on all my devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

TV hr function to either include my comments on a pdf o send the pdf "naked" was a good function that is removed

I want to store all type of supplementary file on the desktop version of the app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Getting better"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

Great to download most papers directly from links Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

Using some journal links leads to articles not being downloaded correctly with incorrect information.

Annotation can be problematic without the undo ability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Well worth it"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

Makes it easy to annotate papers and keep these organized. I like that usually figures and supplements are included as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

I'm not sure why but papers from some platforms do not include the supplements in in the readcube app and I have to go online to find it myself. Sometimes figures do not download properly to the ZIP file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JZ
University researcher
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Not just a citation manager but also a solid reading client"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

I think it's the best combination for 2 important tasks: collecting papers and reading them. I don't want to be reading papers in some Adobe piece of software and juggle pdfs in different foldrs. I know free alternatives exist, but if you're an academic who spends a lot of time reading, it can be worth paying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

It could be faster (though I do have have over 2000 papers in my local database, so that's surely the problem). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"ReadCube Papers is what I use and it does what any other citation manager does but more."
What do you like best about ReadCube?

It's easy to to upload papers and I get better automatic fill of a paper's metadata than EndNote. I also think ReadCube Papers has a much more intuitive way to view and annotate papers, which is something I had wished other software would be able to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

The student rate for ReadCube Papers is quite good at $3 a month, however, I wish there was more clarity on the cost of ReadCube's other products and that I didn't have to schedule a demo for literature review and literature management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best citation manager app I've tried"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

Very nice tool to organize one's research papers, intuitively built and self-explanatory. The syncing between tablet and notebook works perfectly, so I can read and annotate on every device seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

The experience in the software for mac is a bit slow (for example opening papers). And if you clicks on a link in a paper, it should not open in a new tab in papers! I'm sure most people agree with me that opening links in one's favourite browser is better!

For these reasons, I often switched to the browser version of Papers, which works perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Readcube Papers is an indispensable part of my biomedical research."
What do you like best about ReadCube?

Ease of categorizing and power of search is by far the most intuitive and accurate means to maintain a library of research articles that one can draw from and even find novel connections between findings. I cannot count the number of ideas that I have had for my research that were initially started with a search of my own Readcube Papers library. It is my most used app on my iPad Pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

Annotation on all platforms is " so 2004" intead of 2024. It would be so great if the developers would devote some effort to finally upgrade it - at least on iPadOS. Ease of erasure, color choice (too dark), objects (arrows, boxes) could all use upgrading considering what this app is mainly about - research. Another issue is the inconsistent ability to download using EZproxy with my university library. Whatever firewalls and two-factor notification issues exist need to resolved for more seamless workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pedro G. R.
PR
Professor
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Indispensable for a researcher"
What do you like best about ReadCube?

The integration with MS Word. Seamless! It just works (almost always). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

Sometimes we have to input the reference manually ... and that's a pain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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