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PDF Reading

Extract notes, sync ArXiv preprints, and navigate dense papers faster.

22 tools ready

Note-to-Markdown Snapper

Formats raw PDF annotations into atomic Markdown notes with backlinks.

ArXiv Sync Monitor

Checks ArXiv preprint IDs against the API to detect published DOIs.

Supplemental Fetcher

Fetches supplementary material links for a DOI via Unpaywall and CrossRef.

Jargon Linker

Detects first-definition sentences in a paper and builds a jump map.

Hover-Legend Viewer

Guide

Guide: how to enable hover-legend overlays in your PDF reader.

PDF Go-Back Key

Guide

Guide: how to set up a go-back keyboard shortcut in common PDF readers.

Equation Decoder

AI

Identifies and explains mathematical notation from a pasted equation block.

Sample Size Sniffer

AI

Extracts sample size statements from a methods section automatically.

DOI Extractor

Extracts and validates all DOIs from messy PDF-copied text using regex and CrossRef.

Methods Section Scorer

AI

Scores a methods section against a reproducibility checklist and returns a report.

Statistic Extractor

AI

Extracts all reported statistics from a results section into a structured table.

Citation Context Stripper

Strips all in-text citation markers from a paragraph leaving clean prose.

Methods Section Improver

AI

Drafts missing reproducibility elements to raise a methods section's checklist score — software versions, data availability, ethics statements, and more.

Statistics Narrative Writer

AI

Converts an extracted statistics table into a well-structured results-section narrative paragraph.

Sample Size Reporter

AI

Drafts a complete, journal-ready sample size justification paragraph from extracted n= statements.

Reference List Extractor

Paste messy OCR'd or copy-pasted reference text and the tool cleans it up — normalises numbering, removes line-break artefacts, and outputs one reference per line.

Table of Contents Builder

Paste your manuscript text and the tool detects headings and sub-headings to build a formatted table of contents with page or section numbers.

PDF Text Cleaner

Fixes common PDF copy-paste artefacts: removes unwanted hyphens at line breaks, collapses double spaces, fixes ligature issues (fi → fi), and strips column-break garbage.

Figure List Extractor

Paste manuscript text and extract every Figure, Table, and Supplementary mention with surrounding context — useful for building a list of illustrations.

Reading Time Estimator

Paste any text to get word count, estimated reading time at multiple speeds, and a section-by-section breakdown if headings are detected.

Supplementary Material Checklist

AI

AI scans your manuscript for every "see Supplementary", "Appendix", or "SI" mention and returns a checklist of all supplementary items you need to prepare.

Plain Language Summary

AI

AI rewrites your abstract into a plain-language summary (PLS) suitable for patient-facing or lay-audience publication — avoids jargon, aims for 8th-grade reading level.