1. Scite.ai
- Purpose: Smart citation assistant
- Features: Shows how a paper has been cited (supporting, contrasting, or mentioning)
- Free Plan: Yes (limited access)
2. Semantic Scholar
- Purpose: Research paper search engine
- Features: AI-powered summaries, citation graphs, and key insights from papers
- Free: 100%
3. Research Rabbit
- Purpose: Literature mapping and discovery
- Features: Visual networks of papers/authors, updates on new papers
- Free: Yes
4. Elicit.org
- Purpose: AI research assistant for literature review
- Features: Finds relevant papers, extracts summaries, compares methodologies
- Free: Yes (freemium model)
5. SciSpace (Formerly Typeset.io)
- Purpose: Research reading & Q&A assistant
- Features: Explain paper sections, highlight formulas, ask questions about papers
- Free Plan: Yes
6. Zotero + ZoteroBib
- Purpose: Reference management and bibliography generation
- Features: Automatically formats citations (APA, MLA, etc.)
- Free: 100%
7. Grammarly (Free Version)
- Purpose: Grammar, clarity, and plagiarism checking
- Features: Fixes tone, spelling, and structure issues
- Free Plan: Yes (basic grammar and style)
8. QuillBot (Free Version)
- Purpose: Paraphrasing and summarizing
- Features: Rewrites sentences to improve clarity or avoid plagiarism
- Free Plan: Yes (limited features per day)
9. ChatGPT (Free with GPT-3.5)
- Purpose: Brainstorming, drafting, summarizing, refining arguments
- Features: Can simulate peer feedback or help reword complex sections
- Free Plan: Yes (GPT-3.5); GPT-4.5 available in Plus
10. Paperpile (Free Trial)
- Purpose: Reference and citation management
- Features: Chrome plugin, integrates with Google Docs
- Free Plan: Limited-time free trial
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