OmniScholar

Description

OmniScholar is a smart research platform built for students, academics, and scientists who want to organize, analyze, and draw insights from their research libraries. Its core capability is chatting with your files: you can query PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint decks, images, and your entire paper collection using AI, and it can also pull from external sources such as arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and OpenAlex, along with real-time web search that returns verifiable citations.

The platform includes an intelligent PDF reader with a distraction-free reading environment, in-document highlighting and annotation, click-to-explain AI definitions, and a side-by-side chat for context while you read. Sources stay organized through unlimited nested collections, content-based auto-tagging, full-text search, and metadata extraction and management. Collaboration features let teams share papers and collections instantly, keep shared libraries updated in real time, apply granular permission controls, and build a collaborative knowledge base together.

OmniScholar runs in the browser on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge with no installation, and is optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile use, with real-time sync so you can start on one device and continue on another. Pricing includes a Free plan with 1,000 AI credits and 250 MB of storage, a Scholar plan with 10,000 credits and 1 GB, and a Researcher plan with 50,000 credits and 5 GB, plus team plans with centralized billing and a 20% per-member discount.

OmniScholar's Core Features

• Chat with PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, images, and your full paper library

• Access external sources: arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and OpenAlex

• Real-time web search with verifiable citations

• Intelligent PDF reader with highlighting, annotation, and click-to-explain definitions

• Unlimited nested collections with content-based auto-tagging

• Full-text search and metadata extraction and management

• Team sharing, real-time updates, and granular permission controls

• Browser-based access with real-time sync across desktop, tablet, and mobile

How to use OmniScholar?

1. 1

   Create an account: Start on the Free plan to access the platform from any browser.

2. 2

   Import your sources: Upload PDFs, documents, slides, and images, or pull papers from external indexes like arXiv and PubMed.

3. 3

   Organize your library: Sort sources into nested collections with auto-tagging and metadata extraction.

4. 4

   Chat and read: Query individual files or your whole collection with AI, and annotate papers in the built-in reader.

5. 5

   Collaborate: Share collections with your team and manage access with permission controls and centralized billing.

OmniScholar's Use Cases

• Literature review
• Focused reading
• Reference organization
• Team research

FAQ from OmniScholar

• What can I chat with in OmniScholar?

  You can chat with PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files, images, and your entire research library, and also draw on external sources like arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and OpenAlex plus real-time web search.

• Does it provide citations?

  Yes. Real-time web search returns verifiable citations so you can check the sources behind the answers.

• Do I need to install anything?

  No. OmniScholar works in any modern browser, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, with no downloads or installations required.

• Can I use it on multiple devices?

  Yes. It is optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile, and real-time sync saves your progress so you can start on one device and continue on another.

• How does team collaboration work?

  Teams can share papers and collections instantly, get real-time updates on shared libraries, apply granular permissions, and manage member access and billing from a central dashboard, with a 20% per-member discount.

• What does the Free plan include?

  The Free plan includes 1,000 AI credits, 250 MB of storage, sharing and collaboration, and basic support. Paid Scholar and Researcher plans add more credits and storage.