Paper

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Audience

Paper describes itself as a study workspace for students and professionals working with large documents, lectures, and research.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

Mobile app coverage

noneRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

Security

Paper says it does not train models on uploads, uses TLS 1.2+ in transit, and encrypts database and file storage at rest.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Headquarters

Pyrmont, Sydney, AustraliaRead 19 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

AI flashcards

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

AI models

Grok is the default chat model, and users can switch to GPT or Gemini in chat settings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

AI quizzes

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

AI summaries

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

Compliance limits

Paper says it does not yet have SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications and is not HIPAA-compliant or able to sign BAAs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Data location

Paper says its core database and file storage are hosted through Supabase on AWS and that it does not replicate user data to a third-party analytics warehouse.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Export and deletion

Notes can be exported as Markdown and uploaded files re-downloaded; a full-account export can be arranged by emailing support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Grounded answers

Paper uses retrieval-augmented generation to answer from selected sources and cite specific pages or timestamps.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Large PDFs

Paper says it has tested PDFs with more than 5,000 pages; scanned PDFs receive OCR automatically for the first portion of the document.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Mobile availability

Paper is a web app that works in mobile browsers, but it does not yet have a native mobile app.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Offline availability

Paper requires an internet connection because its AI processing is cloud-based.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Source citations

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

Source uploads

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · paper.ac

Study materials

Users can upload PDFs, slides, videos, and web pages, or paste a link.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Study tools

Paper generates notes, flashcards, quizzes, and a chat interface from uploaded content, and supports spaced repetition.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Study workspace

Paper combines notes, sources, flashcards, quizzes, and AI chat in one study workspace.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

Supported uploads

Supported sources include PDFs, audio and video files, EPUB, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, RTF, Markdown, web URLs, and YouTube links.Read 11 Oct 2026 · paper.ac

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