Future-Scholars/paperlib
An open-source academic paper management tool. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 75
- Release rhythm 18
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 280
- age_days: 2060
- days_rel: 339
- days_push: 154
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2274 stars · 112 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Paperlib is an open-source, cross-platform desktop application for managing academic papers, built with TypeScript and Electron. It scrapes paper metadata from multiple databases, organizes libraries with tags and folders, and exports references while writing papers.
Use cases
- manage academic papers and pdfs
- scrape metadata for conference papers without DOI
- export citations when writing a paper draft
- organize a research paper library with tags and folders
- follow new publications via RSS feeds
- search my paper library semantically with natural language
- replace Zotero or Mendeley for reference management
- copy-paste references into MS Word
When to choose
- you mostly cite conference papers (CS/ML) that lack DOI metadata
- you want accurate automated metadata scraping with customizable scrapers
- you prefer a modern, minimal UI over Zotero/Mendeley
- you want an extensible plugin system including LLM-powered features
When to avoid
- you need deep PDF annotation and note-taking workflows
- you rely on group collaboration features of established reference managers
- you need a web or mobile client rather than a desktop app
Facets
application · maturity active
search-engine plugin-system web-scraping pdf developer-tools developer-tools education windows cross-platform academic-papers reference-management metadata-scraping citation bibliography rss-feeds cloud-sync zotero-alternative llm-extensions natural-language-processing macos linux desktop electron
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Future-Scholars/paperlib · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2039f9935e24
- homepage: https://paperlib.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 03e9835eae04
- site_page: https://paperlib.app/en/doc/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3e29611abeea
- site_page: https://paperlib.app/en/extension-doc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 64c34601d837
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Future-Scholars/paperlib | main | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Future-Scholars/paperlib")
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