AI research tool library
Browse tools by the research job they need to support
This English library organizes tools for researchers who need to search papers, read PDFs, manage references, write manuscripts, analyze data, and evaluate open-source research projects. Covered tools now open English decision pages; uncovered tools still link to the current full detail pages.
Use categories when you already know the tool type. Use topics when you need a workflow-first decision path.
Start from topicsI need to find papers
Start with AI literature search, PubMed query design, citation trails, and novelty checks.
I need to read PDFs faster
Compare translation, AI reading, annotation, summary, and Zotero-based reading workflows.
I need to write or revise a paper
Use structure-first methods, reporting checklists, citation review, and careful AI polishing.
I need reproducible analysis
Look for statistics, bioinformatics, imaging, visualization, and open-source automation tools.
Tool categories
Each card keeps the decision lightweight: what the tool is called, which research job it supports, and where to inspect either the English decision page or the current full detail page.
Literature search
(5)Find papers, expand queries, check novelty, and map citation trails before deep reading.
zhaoyang97/Paper-Notes
Find papers, expand queries, check novelty, and map citation trails before deep reading.
View English workflow pageTavish9/awesome-daily-AI-arxiv
Find papers, expand queries, check novelty, and map citation trails before deep reading.
View English workflow pageSemantic Scholar
A free scholarly search engine useful for citation trails, related papers, author discovery, and fast literature mapping.
View English decision pagePigeonDan1/paper_claw
Find papers, expand queries, check novelty, and map citation trails before deep reading.
View English workflow pageblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server
Find papers, expand queries, check novelty, and map citation trails before deep reading.
View English workflow pageReference management
(3)Organize PDFs, notes, citations, and reading workflows for long-running research projects.
wdcpclover/ai4paper
Organize PDFs, notes, citations, and reading workflows for long-running research projects.
View English workflow pageEPPI-Reviewer
Organize PDFs, notes, citations, and reading workflows for long-running research projects.
View English workflow pagemjwestgate/revtools
Organize PDFs, notes, citations, and reading workflows for long-running research projects.
View English workflow pageReading and translation
(4)Translate, summarize, annotate, and verify papers without losing sight of the original text.
Suppr Zotero Plugin
A Zotero-centered workflow for paper translation, reading assistance, notes, and Chinese-English literature work.
View English decision pagekoodo-reader/koodo-reader
Translate, summarize, annotate, and verify papers without losing sight of the original text.
View English workflow pagekreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg
Translate, summarize, annotate, and verify papers without losing sight of the original text.
View English workflow pagesumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf
Translate, summarize, annotate, and verify papers without losing sight of the original text.
View English workflow pageAcademic writing
(4)Plan manuscripts, polish academic prose, structure reviews, and keep citation checks visible.
PaperDebugger/paperdebugger
Plan manuscripts, polish academic prose, structure reviews, and keep citation checks visible.
View English workflow pageganzhi-black/humanities-thesis-skill
Plan manuscripts, polish academic prose, structure reviews, and keep citation checks visible.
View English workflow pageahmetbersoz/chatgpt-prompts-for-academic-writing
Plan manuscripts, polish academic prose, structure reviews, and keep citation checks visible.
View English workflow pageShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write
Plan manuscripts, polish academic prose, structure reviews, and keep citation checks visible.
View English workflow pageAI assistant
(7)Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
OpenAI API (GPT-4/GPT-3.5)
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageneuromechanist/research-skills
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageCopilotKit/open-multi-agent-canvas
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageSUSTech-GenAI/awesome-researchclaw
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageagentset-ai/agentset
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageaipoch/medical-research-skills
Use general AI assistants in research workflows while keeping evidence and privacy boundaries clear.
View English workflow pageData and statistics
(8)Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
easystats/easystats
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pagejamovi/jamovi
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pagejasp-stats/jasp-desktop
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pagemdozmorov/scRNA-seq_notes
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pagequpath/qupath
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pagescverse/scvi-tools
Analyze datasets, run statistics, document assumptions, and prepare reproducible results.
View English workflow pageFigures and visualization
(2)Create research figures, diagrams, dashboards, and visual summaries for papers or reports.
BioRender
Create research figures, diagrams, dashboards, and visual summaries for papers or reports.
View English workflow pagenapari/napari
Create research figures, diagrams, dashboards, and visual summaries for papers or reports.
View English workflow pageOpen source
(3)Evaluate GitHub projects that can support research automation, analysis, or literature workflows.
wasserth/TotalSegmentator
Evaluate GitHub projects that can support research automation, analysis, or literature workflows.
View English workflow pagereliatec-gmbh/LibreClinica
Evaluate GitHub projects that can support research automation, analysis, or literature workflows.
View English workflow pagekaapana/kaapana
Evaluate GitHub projects that can support research automation, analysis, or literature workflows.
View English workflow pageOther tools
(63)Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
allenai/scispacy
Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
View English workflow pageCovidence
Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
View English workflow pageRobotReviewer
Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
View English workflow pageConnected Papers
A citation graph tool for understanding nearby papers, influential prior work, and connected research clusters.
View English decision pageDeepL Translator
Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
View English workflow pageObsidian
Useful research tools that do not fit a single narrow category.
View English workflow page