Everything in order. No matter how many papers.
A library with thousands of papers doesn't have to be overwhelming. With Paperpile, keeping it organized is easy, and even fun.
Store and cite everything
From journal articles and books to news articles, websites, preprints, presentations, patents, and software: Paperpile handles it all.
Get organized
Structure your library with folders, or use labels to group papers by topic, mark what's important, or keep track of what to read next.
Search and find papers. Fast.
Search for authors, journal, title, year… or keywords in the PDF full text to find "that one paper" when you need it.
Never rename a PDF manually again
Paperpile automatically renames your files using author, year, and title, or your own custom format. Meaningful, consistent names with no extra work.
Auto-update missing data
Spot incomplete references and fill in missing details automatically.
Find and merge duplicates
Detect duplicates and resolve them in one step.
Look up journal titles and abbreviations
Get correct journal names and abbreviations every time.
Fix and format titles
Automatically fix title casing and format species names or chemical formulas.
Your data is always yours, never locked in.
Export your complete library anytime in any format: BibTeX or RIS for other reference managers, CSV for Excel, or JSON for custom data transformation and analysis.