What is PaperTracer?
PaperTracer is an open-source citation management and note-taking software. It helps researchers organize, save, and search through literature references they have collected. With PaperTracer, users can:
- Import papers from scientific journals and other sources via files or DOI
- Annotate and highlight portions of the texts
- Add tags and notes for categorization
- Organize papers in customizable collections and folders
- Search across the paper library using full-text and metadata
- Export reference lists in various citation formats
As an open-source tool, the PaperTracer software is free for anyone to download and use. Its focus is on research organization efficiency and knowledge discoverability rather than complex formatting or sharing options. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems and stores all data locally in open standard formats. PaperTracer provides a lightweight option for individual researchers to take control of their reference libraries.