Crescis AlternativesAcademic Research Tools and other similar apps like Crescis

Crescis is described as 'An AI-powered research assistant that creates citation ready literature reviews from either your uploaded PDFs or AI-powered searches across millions of scholarly articles' and is a academic research tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Crescis, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Google Chrome and Linux apps. The best Crescis alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Crescis are Mendeley, Qiqqa, JabRef and Paperpile.

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  1. Zotero icon

    Zotero

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    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, share research and cite your research sources directly in your favourite word processor, with 300 MB free online storage.

    78 Zotero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Zotero is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Crescis.

    • Zotero is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Crescis.

    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceCrescis is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zotero is Privacy focusedCrescis is not according to our users
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    Mendeley

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    Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library...

    81 Mendeley alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Generate Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice
     

    • Mendeley is the most popular Web-based alternative to Crescis.

    • Mendeley is Freemium and ProprietaryCrescis is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Qiqqa

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    Qiqqa is a free research and reference manager. Search for, read and annotate your PDFs. Then review your work, write up and create bibliographies instantly.

    60 Qiqqa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Anara

    Advanced AI workspace tailored for students, scientists, and teams, enabling academic paper search, passage extraction, citation finding, organizing projects, creating quizzes, flashcards, and ensuring reliable answers from major...

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    JabRef

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    Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.

    48 JabRef alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  7. Paperpile icon

    Paperpile

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    Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.

    45 Paperpile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Google Scholar
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    • Paperpile is the most popular commercial alternative to Crescis.

    • Paperpile is Paid and ProprietaryCrescis is Freemium and Proprietary
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    ReadCube Papers

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    Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about. This award-winning reference manager will improve the way you find, organize, read, cite, and share.

    42 ReadCube Papers alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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    RefWorks

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    RefWorks - an online research management, writing and collaboration tool - is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Paperguide.ai icon

    Paperguide.ai

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    Paperguide is an advanced platform designed to simplify the research and writing process. With the AI Research Assistant, you can easily explore, understand, and summarize complex academic content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    paperguide.ai
     

    • Paperguide.ai is the most popular SaaS alternative to Crescis.

    • Paperguide.ai is Freemium and ProprietaryCrescis is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Paperguide.ai is Privacy focusedCrescis is not according to our users
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    Afforai

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    Afforai is the AI-powered reference manager for modern researchers, helping researchers manage, annotate, cite papers and conduct literature reviews with AI reliably. Afforai was built to assist every kind of researcher, whether you are a student, professor, or researcher of 50-years.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Afforai Reference Manager
     
  13. Anara icon

    Anara

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    Advanced AI workspace tailored for students, scientists, and teams, enabling academic paper search, passage extraction, citation finding, organizing projects, creating quizzes, flashcards, and ensuring reliable answers from major databases and uploaded materials.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  14. Zetaref icon

    Zetaref

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    Zetaref is a comprehensive research and reference management platform built to simplify the way researchers collect, organize, and analyze academic materials. From journal articles and conference papers to books and reports, Zetaref provides a centralized space to keep all your...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Upload PDFs to your reference manager
     
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