AI research assistants131 AI tools for papers, citations, literature reviews and more
All the AI research assistants in one list, each checked on its own website. Browse all AI tools, every type, in the main list.
Updated 30 October 2026
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AI Summarizersummarizer.orgFree generator that summarises text, articles and essays.Listed in 2 lists
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Aieraaiera.comAI financial research platform with live earnings audio, real-time transcription and keyword search.Listed in 1 list
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Ainvestainvest.comAI stock analysis app with market news and predictive tools.Listed in 1 list
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Alexialexi.comLegal AI platform that combines firm knowledge and workflows for legal research and litigation work.Listed in 2 lists
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AlphaSensealpha-sense.comAI search platform for company insights, market data and research across millions of documents.Listed in 2 lists
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AlphaWatch AIalphawatch.aiAI search and chat tool in several languages for private equity, hedge funds and data vendors.Listed in 1 list
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Anaraanara.comSearches your library and the web, writes with cited claims.Listed in 1 list
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Andiandisearch.comAI search engine that answers questions directly instead of listing links.Listed in 2 lists
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AnswerThisanswerthis.ioSearches 250M papers and drafts cited literature reviews.Listed in 1 list
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Arkangel AIarkangel.aiAnswers clinical questions with cited studies and guidelines, on the web or WhatsApp.Listed in 1 list
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AskYourPDFaskyourpdf.comChat with PDFs, plus form filling and website chatbots.Listed in 2 lists
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ASReviewasreview.nlOpen-source AI-aided screening tools for systematic reviews.Listed in 1 list
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ATLAS.tiatlasti.comQualitative data analysis software for research, with AI coding and analysis features.Listed in 1 list
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Audemicaudemic.ioTurns research PDFs into a reading and listening experience for students and researchers.Listed in 1 list
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Avidnoteavidnote.comAI for researchers to write and read papers, chat with PDFs, analyse data and transcribe interviews.Listed in 1 list
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Bizora AIbizora.aiGives tax research answers with citations.Listed in 1 list
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Bloomberg Taxbloombergtax.comTax research software with an AI assistant for tax professionals.Listed in 1 list
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Blue Jbluej.comGives tax research answers with an AI platform for professional firms.Listed in 1 list
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Boosted.aiboosted.aiAlfa, an AI investment research platform for covering companies and tracking market developments.Listed in 1 list
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Chat with PDFchatwithpdf.aiPlatform for literature reviews and systematic reviews with reference management and research agents.Listed in 1 list
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ChatGPT Imageschatgpt.comOpenAI's image generation inside ChatGPT, successor to DALL-E, also offered via API.Listed in 23 lists
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ChatPDFchatpdf.comChat with PDF files to summarise them and answer questions.Listed in 3 lists
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Colandrcolandrcommunity.comScreens and sorts studies for reviews using machine learning.Listed in 1 list
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Connected Papersconnectedpapers.comVisual tool that builds a graph of academic papers related to your field.Listed in 1 list
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Connexunconnexun.comNews engine that turns unstructured news content into searchable data.Listed in 1 list
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Consensusconsensus.appAI search engine for scientific papers that summarises findings, for researchers and clinicians.Listed in 3 lists
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CourtAidcourtaid.aiLegal AI assistant for legal research, document and case management for small firms.Listed in 1 list
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Descrybedescrybe.comLegal research tool for finding and verifying primary law, also inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.Listed in 2 lists
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DimeADozen.aidimeadozen.aiProduces research-backed business idea validation reports with sourced data and competitors.Listed in 1 list
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Dimensionsdimensions.aiConnects grants, publications, datasets, clinical trials and patents for research discovery.Listed in 1 list
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DistillerSRdistillersr.comSystematic literature review software named in list.Listed in 1 list
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Docalysisdocalysis.comAnswers questions about uploaded PDFs, such as listing risk factors or summarising legal issues.Listed in 1 list
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docAnalyzer.aidocanalyzer.aiSource-grounded AI workspace for chatting with documents.Listed in 2 lists
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Dr.Oracledroracle.aiAnswers medical questions for providers with guideline-based replies and citations.Listed in 1 list
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Easemateeasemate.aiEaseMate AI is your all-in-one platform for image and video creation, AI work, workflow automation, and intelligent agents.Listed in 8 lists
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Elicitelicit.comAI research assistant that searches papers and extracts data into tables, for researchers.Listed in 2 lists
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EvidenceMDevidencemd.aiAI that answers clinical questions with citations from 40M+ papers and guidelines.Listed in 1 list
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Explainpaperexplainpaper.comHelps you read and understand research papers faster with AI explanations.Listed in 1 list
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Explore Science AIexplorescience.aiReviews and scores manuscripts before journal submission.Listed in 1 list
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Feedlyfeedly.comNews aggregation app with AI to make sense of feeds and threat intelligence.Listed in 1 list
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Finster AIfinster.aiAI research partner for investment banking and asset management teams, with cited answers.Listed in 1 list
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Gatsbigatsbi.comGenerates research topics, writes cited papers and automates systematic reviews.Listed in 1 list
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geneigenei.ioResearch tool that summarises documents and articles with AI.Listed in 2 lists
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Glass Healthglass.healthClinical AI grounded in medical evidence for clinicians.Listed in 1 list
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Habeashabeas.aiLegal AI for Australian work: researches authorities, analyses documents and drafts.Listed in 1 list
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Hebbiahebbia.aiAI platform for finance teams to search and analyse documents, used by asset managers and banks.Listed in 1 list
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Hive Taxhivetax.aiAI tax assistant suite for CPA practices covering tax planning.Listed in 1 list
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Humatahumata.aiAI agent that turns your documents into a knowledge base you can ask questions.Listed in 2 lists
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Ideafloatideafloat.comAI market research, financial modelling and go-to-market planning for business ideas.Listed in 1 list
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Idealab.aiidealab.aiFree database of business ideas to find one that fits your experience.Listed in 1 list
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IdeaProofideaproof.ioScores startup ideas and produces market analysis, competitor SWOT and a business plan.Listed in 1 list
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Incitefulinciteful.xyzUses citation graph analysis to find the most relevant academic literature.Listed in 1 list
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Iris.aiiris.aiSearches and summarizes cross-disciplinary research with controlled AI.Listed in 1 list
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Ithyithy.comCombines AI perspectives with web sources in fast or deep research answers.Listed in 1 list
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Jennijenni.aiAI research and academic writing assistant for students and researchers.Listed in 5 lists
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Kavoutkavout.comAI agents and stock picker that analyse thousands of stocks, ETFs and crypto assets.Listed in 2 lists
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Keeniouskeenious.comHelps students and researchers find and understand academic papers across about 174M publications.Listed in 1 list
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Kernskerns.aiAI research over public filings and private documents, with every number cited to source.Listed in 1 list
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Kindsightkindsight.ioFundraising intelligence for finding donors and drafting grant proposals with AI.Listed in 1 list
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KOMO Searchkomo.aiAI search that looks across the web and answers with sources.Listed in 2 lists
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Laser AIlaser.aiSpeeds up screening and data extraction for evidence synthesis with human quality control.Listed in 1 list
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Linerliner.comSearches with sources, researches papers and writes in one workspace.Listed in 1 list
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Litmapslitmaps.comLitmaps accelerates your entire literature review.Listed in 1 list
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Logicallyafforai.comAI workspace for citation-backed research, references, literature reviews, PDF annotation and writing.Listed in 1 list
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Medical Student AImedicalstudent.aiGives evidence-backed clinical answers, visit notes and summaries for physicians and students.Listed in 2 lists
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MediSummarymedisummary.comDocuments consultations, summarizes papers and finds evidence for clinicians and students.Listed in 1 list
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Medwise AImedwise.aiMedical information platform for clinicians used across NHS organisations.Listed in 1 list
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Melt Code by MeltPlanmeltplan.comChecks building code compliance and project specs with AI for architects and engineers.Listed in 1 list
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Mendeleymendeley.comManages research papers and generates citations for academic writing.Listed in 2 lists
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midpage.aimidpage.aiSearches US case law, statutes and regulations, with AI agents for research and drafting briefs.Listed in 3 lists
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Moaramoara.ioWorkspace for systematic and narrative literature reviews.Listed in 1 list
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NewsWhipnewswhip.comMonitors news and social media in real time with agentic AI.Listed in 1 list
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NexLawnexlaw.aiAI legal assistant for litigation research, chronologies and drafts with linked citations.Listed in 3 lists
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Noiznoiz.ioSummarises YouTube videos with AI in seconds.Listed in 2 lists
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NoteGPTnotegpt.ioSummarises long videos and documents and can write documents and slides with an AI agent.Listed in 10 lists
Open Knowledge Mapsopenknowledgemaps.orgStart your literature search here: get a visual overview of a research topic, find relevant research outputs, and identify important concepts.Listed in 1 list
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OpenAI Codexopenai.comOpenAI's coding agent that runs in the terminal, the IDE or the cloud and opens pull requests on its own.Listed in 8 lists
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OpenReadopenread.academyAnalyzes over 300 million papers with AI for research.Listed in 1 list
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Otiootio.aiKeeps PDFs, videos and pages in one library and chats across them with citations.Listed in 1 list
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Paper Digestpaperdigest.orgResearch platform to browse, search, read and review papers with AI.Listed in 1 list
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Paper Wizardpaper-wizard.comAI manuscript review before submission, scoring the science and verifying references.Listed in 1 list
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Paperguidepaperguide.aiAI-native platform for literature reviews and auditable systematic reviews, with reference management and research agents.Listed in 3 lists
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Paperpalpaperpal.comAI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students.Listed in 8 lists
PDF AIpdf.aiChat with PDFs to ask questions, get summaries and find answers.Listed in 2 lists
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Perplexity Shoppingperplexity.aiShopping mode inside the Perplexity answer engine that researches products, compares them with cited sources and can buy from some merchants.Listed in 7 lists
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Petalpetal.orgChat with your documents using an AI analysis platform.Listed in 1 list
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Portrait Analyticsportraitanalytics.aiAI platform helping investment teams research companies with source-grounded answers and monitoring.Listed in 1 list
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Preuve AIpreuve.aiTests a business idea with market data from over 60 live sources.Listed in 1 list
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Proemproem.aiOpen-source AI tools for science.Listed in 1 list
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PrometAIprometai.appGenerates detailed business plans with AI and gives founders insights and tools.Listed in 1 list
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PubMed.aipubmed.aiSearches and summarises PubMed and writes structured biomedical research reports.Listed in 1 list
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Quartrquartr.comLive earnings calls, transcripts, filings and slide decks from public companies, structured for AI.Listed in 1 list
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R Discoveryresearcher.lifeAsk R Discovery finds papers and gives sourced answers; part of Paperpal tools.Listed in 1 list
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Rayyanrayyan.aiAutomates screening and deduplication for systematic reviews.Listed in 1 list
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ReadPartnerreadpartner.comMonitors news and social media with trend analytics and AI summaries.Listed in 1 list
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Recallrecall.itAI knowledge base that summarises videos, podcasts, PDFs and articles and lets you chat.Listed in 1 list
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Recallgetrecall.aiSummarizes videos, podcasts, PDFs and articles into a knowledge base.Listed in 2 lists
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RecCloudreccloud.comSummarises, transcribes, translates and subtitles videos with AI.Listed in 3 lists
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ResearchBuddyresearchbuddyai.comSupports literature reviews, AI peer review and citation verification toward a submission-ready draft.Listed in 1 list
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ResearchPalresearchpal.coFinds papers, writes cited literature reviews and analyses PDFs.Listed in 1 list
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ResearchRabbitresearchrabbit.aiAI tool for literature discovery and review, for researchers.Listed in 2 lists
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Rogorogo.aiGenerative AI platform for financial professionals that speeds research and content work.Listed in 1 list
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ScholarAIscholarai.ioScholarAI is your all-in-one AI research assistant.Listed in 1 list
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Science OSscienceos.aiAI science chat, multi-PDF chat and reference manager in one app.Listed in 1 list
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SciFocusscifocus.aiAI toolkit for scientific work from idea development to publication.Listed in 1 list
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SciSpacetypeset.ioSciSpace (typeset.io)Listed in 2 lists
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SciSummaryscisummary.comSummarises and explains scientific articles and research papers with AI.Listed in 1 list
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Scitescite.aiAI research assistant that shows how papers cite each other and answers with citations, for researchers.Listed in 2 lists
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Screenerscreener.inStock research site with Screener AI answering questions from company filings and earnings calls.Listed in 1 list
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Semantic Scholarsemanticscholar.orgSemantic Scholar uses groundbreaking AI and engineering to understand the semantics of scientific literature to help Scholars discover relevant research.Listed in 1 list
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SMMRYsmmry.comAI text summariser that extracts key points from articles, documents and reports.Listed in 2 lists
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Sourcelysourcely.netFinds relevant papers and citations from your text or draft.Listed in 2 lists
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Stockinsightsstockinsights.aiAnswers questions on company filings and earnings transcripts, with AI summaries of transcripts and 8-K filings.Listed in 1 list
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StrongSuitcallidusai.comLegal AI platform for litigators to research case law, review documents and draft work product.Listed in 2 lists
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Summarize.ingsummarize.ingSummarizes YouTube videos with highlights, mind maps and segmented summaries.Listed in 1 list
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Summary Generatorsummarygenerator.ioSummarises pasted text into the main points using AI.Listed in 1 list
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Summifysummify.ioBuilds a knowledge base from videos, podcasts, documents and articles that AI tools can use.Listed in 1 list
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TaxGPTtaxgpt.comAI tax assistant for accountants covering tax research, return review and drafting.Listed in 1 list
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Tenzing Memotenzingmemo.comCompany research from filings, news and investor decks with an AI analyst question tool.Listed in 1 list
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Toggle Terminaltoggle.aiExplainable AI terminal answering questions on equities, FX and futures, with screening tools.Listed in 1 list
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TubeOnAItubeonai.comTurns long YouTube videos into short summaries with key insights.Listed in 1 list
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Undermindundermind.aiUndermind finds the papers others miss, reading full texts and figures, citing every source.Listed in 1 list
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UpCodes Copilotup.codesAnswers building code questions in plain English with citations to code sections.Listed in 1 list
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UpToDateuptodate.comClinical decision support with evidence-based literature and AI answers for clinicians.Listed in 1 list
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ValidatorAIvalidatorai.comAI startup mentor that scores and helps validate new business ideas.Listed in 1 list
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Vera Healthverahealth.aiEvidence-based answers for clinicians drawn from peer-reviewed medical papers.Listed in 1 list
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Vicenamirrorthink.aiReviews literature, analyses data and runs scientific software and simulations.Listed in 1 list
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Video Highlightvideohighlight.comSummarize and transcribe any video with AI.Listed in 2 lists
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YouTubeSummaryyoutubesummary.comSummarize YouTube videos with AI for free, no account or extension required.Listed in 1 list
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Zendyzendy.ioGives access to scholarly literature with AI tools for research.Listed in 1 list
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Zoterozotero.orgFree tool to collect, organise, cite and share research sources.Listed in 2 lists
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Other AI tools for research
Still looking? Browse 239 AI tools for research across 9 lists: research assistants, market research tools, PDF readers tools and more.
- AI paper checkersTools that check a paper before you submit it: find grammar and style problems, check structure and clarity and flag weak arguments.6 tools
- AI citation generatorsTools that make citations: turn a link, DOI or title into APA, MLA or Chicago format and build a reference list.14 tools
- AI PDF readers toolsTools that read PDFs: ask questions about a document, summarise it, pull out figures and tables and cite the page.15 tools
- AI market research toolsTools that research a market: size it, profile competitors, find customer trends and summarise survey answers.50 tools
- AI research paper writersTools that draft a research paper: outline sections, write the abstract, introduction and discussion and add references.6 tools
- AI tools for lit reviewResearch assistants, vertical AI agents, writing assistants and more, for one job.50 tools
- AI tools for medical researchResearch assistants, vertical AI agents, image generators and more, for one job.28 tools
- AI tools for research writingResearch assistants, writing assistants, vertical AI agents and more, for one job.86 tools
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