Library and PDFs
Every source you cite or save in Papero lands in your library. You can sort it into collections, bring in the references you already have from a BibTeX or RIS file, and add the PDF of each paper. Papero reads the text of each PDF, so you can read the paper in the app and its passages can back up what you write.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”- Your library: the Library page, search, collections, and the Library panel beside your document.
- Import BibTeX and RIS files: bring in references from Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote or Google Scholar, what Papero keeps from each entry, and how to export your library.
- Upload PDFs: add PDFs, how Papero matches each one to a source, what a scanned PDF does, and how long Papero keeps your files.
- The PDF reader: read a PDF in the app, jump to the passage behind a citation, and quote it with its page.
- Get a free PDF: let Papero fetch the open-access copy of a paper, and what to do when the publisher blocks it.
How the library fits together
Section titled “How the library fits together”- Cite papers as you write, or save them from the Find papers page. Each one joins your library. See Cite as you write.
- Import the references you already have, or sort your sources into collections.
- Add the PDFs of the papers you rely on: upload your own copy, or press Get free PDF when there is an open-access one.
- Open a PDF in the reader, or press Show in PDF on a citation to see the passage closest to your sentence.
The PDFs you upload also feed Papero's AI. Suggestions and section drafts can cite your PDFs, and Chat answers questions from them. See Autocomplete and Chat with your library.
You can also import straight from Zotero or Mendeley, or save papers from the web with the Chrome extension.
Free and Plus
Section titled “Free and Plus”Free and Plus have the same library: you can read, search, edit and cite every source, import, sort sources into collections and upload PDFs. Exporting your library as a BibTeX or RIS file is part of Plus. The Free plan keeps a limited number of PDFs, and Plus has far more room for them. To compare the plans, see pricing.
Where to go next
Section titled “Where to go next”- To cite the sources you keep, see Cite as you write.
- To check a draft against your PDFs with the Citation report, see Citation report.
To see the library as it looks in the app, read the features page on papero.ai.