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Research Manager
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PDF Search is an app to search multiple documents insanely fast. It enables you to find any information in seconds within lots of documents. It uses its AI-powered algorithm to detect the best related pages. Just search...

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PDF Search alternatives page was last updated Jun 22, 2020

Zotero
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.
70 Zotero alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Research Manager
- Document Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
- LibreOffice
- Mozilla Firefox
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Top Zotero Features
1. Browser integration
2. LibreOffice Integration
3. Document Management
4. Ad-free
5. PDF annotation
6. Cloud Sync
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Full-Text Search
9. Support for MarkDown
10. Privacy focused
11. Real time collaboration
12. Works Offline
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Zotero VS PDF Search
Is Zotero a good alternative to PDF Search?
- Zotero is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to PDF Search.
- Zotero is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PDF Search.
- Zotero is Freemium and Open SourcePDF Search is Paid and Proprietary
- Zotero is Privacy focusedPDF Search is not according to our users

Qiqqa
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.
52 Qiqqa alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Research Manager
- Document Manager
Platforms
- Windows
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Top Qiqqa Features
1. PDF annotation
2. Bib Tex Sniffer
3. Full-Text Search
4. Document Management
5. Cross-references
6. Tagging
7. No registration required
8. Ad-free
9. File Tagging
10. Support for LaTeX
11. Real time collaboration
12. Portable
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Mendeley
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...
74 Mendeley alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Research Manager
- Document Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
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Mendeley Features
1. Real time collaboration
2. PDF annotation
3. PDF support
4. Word integration
5. References
6. Bibliography generator
7. LibreOffice Integration
8. Browser integration
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Mendeley VS PDF Search
Is Mendeley a good alternative to PDF Search?
- Mendeley is the most popular Web-based alternative to PDF Search.
- Mendeley is Freemium and ProprietaryPDF Search is Paid and Proprietary

Paperpile
Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.
40 Paperpile alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Research Manager
- Document Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Office Word
- Google Drive
- Google Drive - Docs
- Google Scholar
Paperpile Features
Sync with Google Drive
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