PaperGuide (Aka ChatWithPDF, the previous name before the rebranding in 2024) is an all-in-one AI platform designed to help researchers, students, and professionals find, analyze, and write academic research more efficiently. It combines powerful tools like an AI Research Assistant, AI Paper Writer, AI Summarizer, and AI Reference Manager—giving you everything you need in one place.
Whether you're preparing a literature review, conducting a systematic review, or drafting a thesis or research report, Paperguide helps streamline the entire academic workflow.
How It Works
The operation of PaperGuide is straightforward and user-friendly. Users begin by uploading the PDF document they wish to interact with. Following this, they can type in their questions or prompts related to the document's content. PaperGuide processes these queries and provides instant, accurate answers by leveraging advanced AI technology. This mechanism ensures that users receive contextually relevant information from their documents.
Main Features
AI Research Assistant: Ask academic questions and get cited answers sourced from over 200 million research papers.
AI Paper Writer: Draft structured academic content with citations, summaries, and research-backed support.
Deep Research Report: Generate full-length research reports with structured sections and inline citations, ideal for academic publishing and review work.
AI Reference Manager: Organize, tag, and cite papers in over 1000 styles including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Easily manage in-text citations and bibliographies.
Chat with PDF: Upload PDFs and ask direct questions. Extract key findings, clarify complex sections, and summarize content quickly.
AI Summarizer: Generate clear, concise summaries of long academic papers while preserving key insights.
Ask on Your Library: Query across multiple saved papers and get combined insights and comparisons.
AI Tools for Literature Review: Discover and structure your literature base, compare findings, and identify research gaps.
AI for Systematic Review and Meta Analysis: Extract variables, assess patterns, and organize data across studies.
Use Cases
PaperGuide finds its application across multiple domains:
Writing academic papers, literature reviews, and systematic reviews.
Managing sources and citations for publications or dissertations.
Summarizing and understanding complex academic PDFs
Drafting professional research documents with AI.
Supporting research teams, labs, and university departments.
Products
The primary product is the PaperGuide platform itself, which is characterized by its AI-driven interaction capability with PDF documents. It offers a unique conversational interface that allows users to engage with their documents as if they were communicating with another person.
Accessibility and Developer Options
The platform is designed to be intuitive and requires no special skills or prior knowledge to use. Its simplicity ensures that anyone who can chat with a friend can chat with a PDF, highlighting its ease of use.
Compatibility
Platform: Web-based (accessible via any browser)
Supported Formats: PDF documents, open-access academic papers
Multilingual Input: Yes (supports queries and documents in multiple languages)
API Access: Not available
Pricing
$12/month billed annually
