Reading
Built-in Reader

Read Research Papers Without Leaving Docsphere.

Open access PDFs load directly in the browser. Highlight passages, take notes, and save quotes — all in one place.

Free — always free

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In-Browser Reading

Open access PDFs load directly — no download, no external app

Text Highlighting

Select any passage and save it as a highlight to your notes

Side Notes

Write notes in a panel beside the PDF as you read

Zoom & Navigate

Page navigation, zoom control, and jump-to-page

How It Works

From start to research-ready results in minutes.

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Open a Paper

Click "View PDF" on any open access paper in your library or search results

Open Access

Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing

View PDF
2

Read In-Browser

The PDF loads immediately — no downloads, no third-party apps

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Highlight Key Passages

Select text → "Save as highlight" → stored in your notes automatically

Neural networks have demonstrated remarkable performance on language tasks surpassing benchmarks...
Save as highlight
4

Write Notes Alongside

Use the right panel to add notes as you read, linked to this paper

Notes

Add a note...
Save

Real Use Cases

See how researchers, students, and academics use this module in practice.

Deep Reading Sessions

A PhD student reads 10 papers in one session, highlighting key methodology sections without switching apps.

Quotable Passage Extraction

A researcher extracts exact quotes from multiple papers for use in a literature review.

Critical Reading

A reviewer reads a manuscript carefully, adding critique notes page by page in the side panel.

Collaborative Reading

A supervisor and student both annotate the same paper with comments for discussion.

Who It's For

Built for the people who do serious academic work.

PhD Students

Deep-read foundational papers without leaving your research workspace.

Researchers

Annotate papers as you read — no more switching between apps.

Reviewers

Read manuscripts with side-by-side notes for structured feedback.

Why Docsphere?

See how we compare to other tools.

Feature
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Credit cost
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In-browser PDF reading
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Highlight + note in one view
Notes linked to paper
No download required
Partial

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