AI Paper Reader

Ask the paper. Get a cited answer.

Upload any research paper and ask it questions directly. Kognific answers from the paper's actual content with inline citations that link to the exact passages. Annotate what matters, track your reading, and synthesize across your collection when you're ready.

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  • Ask any question about a paper and get a cited answer from its actual text
  • Inline citations link to the exact passage in the paper for immediate verification
  • Highlight and annotate PDFs with five colors and a dedicated annotations sidebar
  • Follow-up questions maintain context within the same conversation
  • Structured summary gives you key findings, methodology, and limitations at a glance
  • Saved conversations let you return to your reading session any time

In-Paper Q&A

Open any processed paper and ask questions in the sidebar. The AI answers using only that paper's content as context. Ideal for understanding methodology, unpacking dense arguments, or locating specific claims.

Cited Answers

Every answer includes numbered inline citations pointing to specific passages in the paper. Click any citation to navigate to the source text. No vague attributions, no invented page numbers.

PDF Annotation

Highlight text directly in the PDF viewer with five colors. Add notes to passages. Manage all highlights and notes from a dedicated annotations sidebar that persists across sessions.

Structured Paper Summaries

Each paper is processed into a structured summary covering key findings, research design, methodology, sample characteristics, and limitations. Read the summary first to orient yourself before diving in.

Conversation Persistence

Reading sessions are saved automatically. Resume a conversation where you left off, rename it for reference, or browse your history to revisit earlier questions about the same paper.

Cross-Paper Synthesis

Once you've read and annotated multiple papers, run cross-paper synthesis to find how they relate, where they agree, and where they diverge. Each synthesis output cites your specific papers.

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