ReadPaper
A domestic paper reading tool integrates academic translation, AI-assisted reading, literature management and citation generation into a single client, and also features a citation graph covering all disciplines. It is suitable for students and researchers who need to read a large number of literatures and write review articles.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is ReadPaper?
The starting point of ReadPaper is straightforward: a group of researchers are still using very backward productivity tools to read papers. It integrates translation, reading, search, and management into a single client, available for Windows, Mac, and iPad, with multi-device synchronization and a web version for direct access. There is filing information at the bottom of the page, provided by a domestic company. Let’s take a look at its functional modules below.
Who is it for?
- Graduate students and doctoral candidates who need to read a large number of foreign language literatures
- Researchers who write reviews and need to handle citations and references
- Teams in research groups that hold group meetings and need collaborative management of literature
- Researchers in need of English writing polishing who are unwilling to use general-purpose tools
- People who are used to switching between multiple devices and want to keep their reading progress synchronized
Key features
6Professional Academic Translation
Supports full-text translation for comparative reading and word-by-word translation, covers academic vocabulary across all disciplines, and the interaction methods are adjusted according to reading habits.
AI Reader
AI-assisted understanding of papers, with one-click access to charts and citations without page jumps, and highlighted notes for jotting down ideas easily.
Academic Knowledge Graph
The official website states that it covers 200 million papers, including citation relationships, author information and inclusion status, with updates every 24 hours.
Literature Management
Free cloud storage allows syncing up to 200 documents. Supports local file uploads and imports via browser extensions, and organizes literature in a scientific manner.
Citation Generation
Provides a Word plugin and bibtex generation, and the official website states it supports over 20,000 formats.
AI Polishing and Academic Community
Polishing is designed to optimize English expression and simplify wording to reduce repetition (marked as in closed beta on the official website), while the community supports team collaboration and public Q&A.
How to use ReadPaper
- First finish reading a paper using the translation and AI reader features before deciding to create a library.
- the free synchronization limit is 200 papers, so check the plan before exceeding it.
- After generating citations, carefully check the authors, journal names, publication years, and formats one by one.
- citations generated by tools do not mean they can be submitted directly.
- The claim of 200 million papers and 24-hour updates comes from the official website.
- When using this information to judge document inclusion or citation relationships, it is recommended to cross-verify with the original database.
- The official website promises that by default, content is only visible to yourself, with data stored in encrypted form and multiple backups.
- When dealing with unpublished data, you should still read the privacy policy in full.
- AI polishing is currently marked as in closed beta.
- its effects and scope of application may change, and polishing cannot replace fact-checking.
- Word-by-word translation is suitable for intensive reading.
- for obscure terms, it is recommended to check the original text for confirmation and not let the translation replace your memory of the term.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
ReadPaper receives about 61.0K visits per month and ranks #370,787 worldwide.
Monthly visits
12 monthsTraffic sources
- Direct64.6%
- Search16.1%
- Referrals9.0%
- Mail5.5%
- Social3.5%
- Other1.4%
Top countries
- China90.6%
- United States7.4%
- Taiwan, China2.0%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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