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Connected Papers
Explore academic papers through visual connections
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Alternatives to Explainpaper
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Consensus
Academic search with AI-generated explanations linked to scientific papers.
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Elicit
AI assistance for finding papers, extracting evidence, and organising literature reviews.
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Gemini Notebook
Source-based research and learning, formerly NotebookLM.
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Humata
Ask questions across a document knowledge base
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Jenni AI
Write academic documents with source-linked assistance
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Litmaps
Map literature and track newly published papers
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ResearchRabbit
Discover related papers through citation maps