spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "paperpile",3  "name": "Paperpile",4  "aliases": [],5  "vendor": { "name": "Paperpile LLC", "slug": "paperpile", "website": "https://paperpile.com" },6  "homepage_url": "https://paperpile.com/",7  "docs_url": "https://paperpile.com/help/",8  "pricing_url": "https://paperpile.com/pricing/",9  "product_type": "application",10  "product_status": "active",11  "summary": "Subscription reference manager that lives in the browser and Google Drive, with citation plugins for Google Docs and Word and mobile apps",12  "description": "Paperpile is a paid, web-based reference manager. Its library runs in the browser and stores PDFs in the user's own Google Drive (OneDrive sync is in beta), with a Chrome extension for collecting references and citation plugins for Google Docs and Microsoft Word that support many citation styles and BibTeX export. The Expert tier adds PDF annotation, and iOS and Android apps allow reading and annotating on mobile.\n\nPricing is subscription-only, billed yearly, with Regular and Expert individual plans, an academic discount for eligible institutions, per-seat group pricing and an enterprise tier with single sign-on and custom contracts; a free trial precedes purchase. Paperpile is well suited to teams that write in Google Docs, but it is proprietary, requires a Google or Microsoft cloud account for file storage, and has no offline desktop client or self-hosting option.",13  "capabilities": ["Browser-based library with Google Drive file storage", "Citation plugins for Google Docs and Word", "Chrome extension for reference capture", "PDF annotation (Expert plan)", "iOS and Android apps", "BibTeX and citation-style export"],14  "workflows": ["Co-writing a paper in Google Docs with shared citations", "Reading and annotating PDFs on a tablet"],15  "advantages": ["Deep Google Docs integration", "Files stay in the user's own cloud drive"],16  "limitations": ["Subscription only; no free tier", "Depends on Google Drive or OneDrive for storage", "Browser extension sign-up limited to Chrome; other browsers in beta"],17  "prerequisites": ["Google or Microsoft account", "Chrome for initial setup"],18  "audiences": ["Researchers writing in Google Docs", "Labs wanting managed seats"],19  "alternatives": ["zotero", "mendeley", "jabref"],20  "comparison_notes": "Zotero and Mendeley are free and desktop-centred; Paperpile charges a subscription in exchange for a cloud-first workflow built around Google Docs.",21  "categories": [{ "slug": "citation-management", "primary": true }],22  "tags": ["bibliography", "browser-extension", "pdf"],23  "use_cases": ["manage-references", "write-papers", "collaborate"],24  "operating_systems": ["web", "ios", "android"],25  "execution_modes": ["cloud"],26  "interfaces": ["web", "browser-extension", "mobile"],27  "deployment_models": ["saas"],28  "integrations": ["Google Docs", "Microsoft Word", "Google Drive", "OneDrive (beta)"],29  "data_formats": ["BibTeX", "RIS", "PDF"],30  "languages": [],31  "source_model": "proprietary",32  "pricing_model": ["paid", "academic", "enterprise"],33  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",34  "self_hostable": false,35  "sources": [36    { "url": "https://paperpile.com/", "type": "official_site", "title": "Paperpile", "supports": ["name", "summary"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },37    { "url": "https://paperpile.com/pricing/", "type": "pricing_page", "title": "Pricing - Paperpile", "supports": ["pricing_model", "capabilities", "limitations"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },38    { "url": "https://paperpile.com/help/", "type": "official_docs", "title": "Paperpile Help", "supports": ["docs_url"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" }39  ],40  "confidence": "high",41  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",42  "depth": "standard",43  "editorial_status": "reviewed",44  "visibility": "public",45  "featured": false,46  "author": "batch-E"47}48