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OpenRead offers access to a vast repository of over 300 million papers spanning nearly every academic discipline, plus trillions of web sources for comprehensive research. Paper search retrieves real-time updates from over 20,000 journals, ensuring papers used as a foundation are up-to-date and credible. Web search scans expansive online sources to answer inquiries across all domains.

Key capabilities

  • Paper search: Real-time updates every 5 minutes from 300M+ papers and 20k+ journals to substantiate responses.
  • Web search: Access to vast web sources covering virtually every aspect of life, work, and the universe, enabling broad and accurate research insights.
  • Trend discovery: Sophisticated algorithms identify captivating papers based on user actions, helping surface influential research and potentially feature your work.
  • Personalization: 1,000 topics available for subscription to tailor content to your field.
  • Reading & Notes: Tools to condense, question, and annotate papers in one place for seamless knowledge management.

Core features

  • Real-time paper updates from a large academic database
  • Comprehensive web search integration for broader context
  • Trending paper recommendations driven by user interactions
  • Topic subscriptions for focused content delivery (up to 1,000 topics)
  • AI-powered paper summarization (Paper Espresso) for quick key points
  • Paper Q&A to explore specific papers with guided tutoring
  • Related Paper Graph for visualizing inter-paper relevance
  • Integrated Notes Taking to capture insights alongside sources
  • History recall: remembers conversations and research context across sessions

How OpenRead enhances your research

  • Centralizes research: combine paper insights, web sources, and notes in one place
  • Accelerates understanding: summarize complex papers and extract key arguments quickly
  • Improves recall: keep a persistent conversation history to revisit prior questions and findings
  • Supports critical thinking: explore questions about papers without switching platforms

How to use OpenRead

  1. Begin with a paper query or topic search to access papers and web results.
  2. Use Paper Espresso to condense summaries and identify core points.
  3. Ask Paper Q&A questions to drill into specifics or clarify methodologies.
  4. Visualize relationships with the Related Paper Graph to map relevance.
  5. Save, organize, and annotate findings in Notes Taking for future reference.

Safety and privacy considerations

  • Ensure proper citation and rights adherence when using papers.
  • Manage personal data and notes within your account settings; remember published insights stay in your workspace as you organize them.

How it works

  • OpenRead combines a robust paper database with real-time web search to provide accurate, up-to-date information.
  • It leverages AI to summarize content, answer questions, and surface relevant literature.
  • Your interactions help refine trending recommendations and personalize your knowledge hub.

Platform Access

  • Accessible via OpenRead web interface with optional web browsing control to enable/disable internet access during use.
  • Features are designed to streamline scholarly research, literature reviews, and knowledge organization.