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ReadCube Overview

What is ReadCube?

ReadCube is an all-in-one research management software designed to empower researchers, academics, and professionals in organizing, accessing, and analyzing scientific literature more efficiently. With advanced AI-powered tools, ReadCube transforms literature workflows, improves discoverability, and streamlines literature management, enabling researchers to focus on critical analysis and breakthrough findings. Built for research-driven organizations, particularly in life sciences, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals, ReadCube's intelligent features support comprehensive literature review and seamless reference management. The platform's AI-enhanced search and personalized literature monitoring keep users updated on relevant studies, significantly reducing manual work and saving valuable time. Key features include: - Reference Management: Organize and sync references across devices, making it easy to access sources anytime and anywhere. - AI Assistant: Interact with individual PDFs or entire libraries to clarify complex terms, identify research gaps, translate content, and more. - AI-Driven Literature Recommendations: Discover relevant articles specific to your research interests, streamlining the discovery process. - PDF Reader: Annotate, highlight, and share insights within PDFs for collaborative research and review. - Literature Monitoring: Receive personalized alerts and notifications to stay updated on the latest publications in your field. -SmartCite: A user-friendly citation tool that connects your library to your writing platform, enabling seamless citation as you write. As part of the ReadCube ecosystem, Papers provides a sophisticated reference management solution specifically designed for academics and students. With Papers, users can organize, explore, and even engage with their references, ask questions, collaborate with colleagues, and cite effortlessly using SmartCite. ReadCube and Papers' AI-enhanced literature management solutions support thousands of organizations and millions of researchers worldwide, helping them get back to the breakthrough work that matters most.

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ReadCube and Papers by ReadCube help you collect and curate the research materials that you need. Our award winning literature management platform is more than just a reference manager; it will significantly improve the way you find, organize, read, cite and share scholarly research.


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ReadCube’s literature management system helps businesses discover, organize, read, annotate, share, and cite research. Simplify your day-to-day so you’re free to make tomorrow’s discoveries.With ReadCube’s advanced rights-managed content delivery technology, visualization solutions, and discovery features, ReadCube empowers publishing partners to tackle the technical challenges slowing the pace of innovation within their organizations.


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Easy download the information of pubilication and pdf files. Just go to the website and import to the library.
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Great features in the web and desktop client and sync to my mobile devices. The search function and pdf import works well if not always and the wor...
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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.
ReadCube is a leader in scalable literature management, enhancing research driven teams by transforming the way scholarly literature is accessed, organized, and shared – making it possible to get back to the work that matters most.
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ReadCube is a leader in scalable literature management, enhancing research driven teams by transforming the way scholarly literature is accessed, organized, and shared – making it possible to get back to the work that matters most.
ReadCube’s suite of AI powered literature management and systematic review solutions make it possible to organize, discover, understand and synthesize research materials.
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ReadCube’s suite of AI powered literature management and systematic review solutions make it possible to organize, discover, understand and synthesize research materials.
Save time and energy spent sifting through millions of articles and reach the critical research you need faster, with AI-powered Literature Monitoring.
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Save time and energy spent sifting through millions of articles and reach the critical research you need faster, with AI-powered Literature Monitoring.
Streamline your organization's systematic literature review workflows with ReadCube. With end-to-end solutions centralized into a single, easy-to-use platform, you'll save time, reduce the risk of errors, and eliminate process complexity.
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Streamline your organization's systematic literature review workflows with ReadCube. With end-to-end solutions centralized into a single, easy-to-use platform, you'll save time, reduce the risk of errors, and eliminate process complexity.
Discover how Papers Pro takes research to the next level for academics and students! Papers Pro streamlines your workflow and help you stay ahead in your research.
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Discover how Papers Pro takes research to the next level for academics and students! Papers Pro streamlines your workflow and help you stay ahead in your research.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

If you struggle to stay focused and/or become overwhelmed trying to build a library of articles, purchasing ReadCube is worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am a research scientist and need to read 100's of articles. Papers helps me stay organized and focused. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MB
Postdoctoral fellow
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arranging manuscript.

writing manuscripts and thesis.

Reading more and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

Very seamlesss Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

It fast- it works across multiple devices so regardless of whether I am working on the cloud when I have internet connectivity or working off line it always synchs itself when the opportunity for internet access is available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose G.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

I highly recommend using ReadCubes and allowing all its tools (e.g add-in's in Word or extensions in your browser). This will definitely be a great investment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has helped me most in organizing the papers I'm currently using. It keeps the papers easily accessible and easy to find. Therefore, you can find any paper within seconds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Marcus C.
MC
Senior Applied Scientist
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

It organizes the information I need to do my job as an industry researcher. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
UH
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

syncing..................................... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

Look elsewhere..................................... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

None. I have used ReadCube on numerous occasions. It repeatedly fails to work with our organizations proxy, where numerous other products work fine. It has taken actions that were a single click with the previous version of Papers 3 and turned them into 3, 4, and 5 step actions. So, you pay more money in order to get to do more work?!?!? There are a variety of features that have also been removed. Apparently a part of their business model is the less for more approach. It's no wonder they are nagging people to death to upgrade. Who would actually pay to upgrade of their volition? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rebecca Noel C.
RC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

It's not free/low cost, but it's worth every penny.

Make sure to use your university's/company's proxy (in Settings) so that you don't hit paywalls when trying to download articles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has kept my literature organized in a very user-friendly, easy-to-use manner throughout two graduate programs. The add-in for Word that inserts in-text citations and a bibliography has saved me SO much time and frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michelle M.
MM
S
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

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.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

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.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ability to quickly access PDFs has been incredibly helpful. Organizing my papers is easy and speeds up my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Medical Practice
UM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

I find read cube exteremely helpful to keep, organize, access, read and share my files. I have not used it yet as a citation tool. It syncs nicely with the disktop app and web page from any device! Highly recommended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

Not integrated with EndNote, which I use as a citation tool with collaborators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

I find read cube exteremely helpful to keep, organize, access, read and share my files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

준봉 .
Undergraduate student
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about ReadCube?

UI and UX. It's pretty simple and convenient for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReadCube?

When I take notes in my papers, there are some errors, and it cannot be removed. Please update it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ReadCube:

It's the best app I've ever seen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReadCube solving and how is that benefiting you?

Font size. Please let users adjust font size freely. It's a little small currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.