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Paperpile vs rcites

Paperpile

paperpile.com

rcites

docs.ropensci.org

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FigurePaperpilercites
Price from$4.15/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published31
Spec score · Citation Management Software8.2 (#11)7.2 (#22)
PurposePaperpile describes itself as a home for research papers and says its goal is to simplify collecting, managing, and writing papers.rcites is an R package for accessing information from the Species+ database through the Species+/CITES Checklist API.
SupportPaperpile directs questions to [email protected].The project documentation links to GitHub for bug reports.

Plans

Paperpile

  • Regular$4.15 a month
  • Expert$5.75 a month
  • Enterprise and InstitutionsPriced on request

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rcites

  • rcites (open-source R package)Free

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In their own words

Paperpile

Paperpile is a reference manager for collecting, organizing and writing with research papers. It can import references, extract PDF metadata, organize libraries with folders and labels, detect duplicates, repair metadata and search collections. Plans include unlimited storage for research PDFs. Citation support includes more than 10,000 styles, with plugins for Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Shared folders and libraries, access permissions, and collaborative PDF annotations and citations support group work. The Android and iOS apps sync with the web library and support highlights, notes and drawn annotations. Users can also search 150 million articles across sources including PubMed, arXiv and CrossRef, and save PDFs with one tap. Integrations include Google Drive sync, Overleaf, browser extensions, and academic databases and publishers. Regular costs $4.15 a month and Expert costs $5.75 a month, with all plans billed annually; a 30-day trial is available. New sign-ups are currently available on Chrome, while Safari and Firefox access is in beta.

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