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Work · June 19, 2025

ManualMate v1.0

Next-Gen AI tool targeted at Engineers, Students, and more

ManualMate v1.0 launched on June 19, 2025 with 1 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

The first public launch of an AI tool that instantly understands PDF files and is able to provide short, concise answers (with references) upon asking a question about the PDF uploaded.

Next-gen engineering / general purpose research tool.

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