Your literature, mapped.
Offline. One window.
Point PaperMap at your folder of research PDFs. In about 90 seconds it's organized, de-duplicated, citation-mapped, and ready to summarize with AI — local-first, no subscription stack.
Drop your folder
Scans your existing PDFs, reads each paper's DOI, and hides duplicates — no renaming, no re-filing.
See the map
A living citation map of your field: who cites whom, the most-cited work, and top journals, laid out clearly.
Find more
One search across OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, CORE, and PubMed — the whole literature, one box.
Summarize with AI
One-click paper summaries using a free Google Gemini key. No credit card, set up in a minute.
Notes & citations
Notes per paper and ready-made APA, MLA, Chicago, and BibTeX citations you can copy in one click.
Local‑first
Your PDFs, notes and library live on your computer — no account, no cloud sync. Searches and AI summaries call only the services you choose (OpenAlex, CORE, your AI provider).
Simple pricing
Every competitor charges monthly. PaperMap is cheap because it runs on your machine, not a server.
- All features, Mac & Windows
- Unlimited papers, projects & maps
- Works on up to 2 of your devices
- Free AI summaries (your own free key)
- Your library & notes stay on your computer
code at checkout — it'll be free for a year.
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