What is SciSpace?
SciSpace is a free, open-source desktop application designed specifically for researchers to organize their references, PDFs, notes, and annotations in one place for more efficient searching and knowledge management.
Key features of SciSpace include:
- Intuitive user interface for organizing references, PDFs, notes, tags and custom metadata
- Smart full-text search allows finding papers by content, notes, title, authors, etc.
- Open and extensible data format based on BibTeX and Markdown
- Support for attachments, annotations and highlights in PDFs
- Ability to import and combine papers from existing reference managers and PDF organizers
- Native cross-platform applications for Windows, Mac and Linux
- Actively developed by a team of researchers and engineers
With its focus on knowledge discoverability and open data format, SciSpace aims to provide a smarter workflow for researchers to search, connect, and keep track of useful papers and ideas across projects. The open-source and transparent development also facilitates community contribution and customization for specific research use cases.