ExplainPaper
ExplainPaper is an AI tool that simplifies understanding academic papers by allowing users to highlight text and receive instant, simplified explanations.
Price: Freemium
Description
ExplainPaper is designed to make scientific literature more accessible to students, researchers, and anyone encountering complex academic texts. Users can upload a PDF research paper, highlight any confusing sentence, phrase, or concept, and the AI will provide a clear, simplified explanation in real-time. This interactive approach helps users quickly grasp difficult terminology, methodologies, or theoretical frameworks without needing to consult external resources. ExplainPaper aims to reduce the barrier to entry for scientific understanding, making the process of reading and comprehending research papers faster and less daunting. It distinguishes itself through its intuitive highlight-and-explain functionality.
How to Use
1.Upload a PDF of the academic paper you want to understand.
2.Highlight any sentence, phrase, or term that is unclear to you.
3.ExplainPaper's AI processes the highlighted text and provides a simplified explanation.
4.Review the explanation and continue reading, highlighting other sections as needed.
5.Save your annotated papers or export explanations for later study.
Use Cases
Academic paper comprehensionTechnical jargon explanationScientific literature learningResearch understandingStudy aid for students
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Simplifies complex academic jargon instantly.
- Interactive highlight-and-explain functionality.
- Accelerates understanding of scientific papers.
- Reduces the need for external reference lookups.
- User-friendly for students and non-experts.
Cons
- Relies on clean PDF text for accurate highlighting and explanation.
- Explanations, while simplified, might occasionally lack deep nuance.
- Free tier has limited usage, requiring subscription for heavy use.
Pricing
Free Plan: Limited to 2 papers/month, 10 explanations/paper
Student Plan: $8/month ($6/month annually)
Includes 20 papers/month, unlimited explanations, annotation tools
Researcher Plan: $15/month ($12/month annually)
Includes unlimited papers, advanced features, priority support
Free Trial: No explicit free trial for paid plans, but the Free Plan allows testing
Refund Policy: Not explicitly stated, typically no refunds for digital subscriptions.
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