Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Scholaread
Mobile academics: diagrams, formulas and readability
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scholaread launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2017 · arxiv-vanity.com · its alternatives →
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Readwise Reader▲380The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Paperguide▲645Discover, read, write and manage research with ease using AI
2024 · paperguide.ai · its alternatives →
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ReadHere▲146Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app · its alternatives →
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Academic webpage of Anders Damsgaard
2019 · adamsgaard.dk · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Scholarcy▲80Generate AI summaries for research papers and articles
2022 · scholarcy.com · its alternatives →
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PDF editor designed for all the ways you work
2020 · pdf-reader.kdandoc.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · semanticscholar.org · its alternatives →
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OpenScholarXIV is an open-source, aesthetic, minimal and AI powered app that allows users to search, read, bookmark, share, download and view summaries of academic papers from the arXiv repository. - ScholarXIV/OpenScholarXIV
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Notebooks for data scientists and data analysts.
2021 · deepnote.com · its alternatives →
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Scholars▲85Read research papers together - comment, draw & annotate
2022 · scholars.io · its alternatives →
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TLDRead▲132SparkNotes for research articles - a COVID initiative.
2020 · tldread.org · its alternatives →
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Conveniently find, navigate and read PDFs on your phone
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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MonsterWriter▲103MonsterWriter is the academic writing tool for students and researchers. Distraction-free document editing, powerful citation management, and full LaTeX workspace support. Better than Overleaf.
2025 · monsterwriter.com · its alternatives →
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M-Journal▲79Turn any Wikipedia page into a citable academic paper.
2019 · m-journal.org · its alternatives →
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For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker
May 2026 · manuscripts-app.com · its alternatives →
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Read, Edit, Convert,Fill, Sign& Organize PDFs-All for Free!
2024 · pdfgear.com · its alternatives →
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Databyss▲71A note taking application for humanities researchers
2021 · databyss.org · its alternatives →
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