In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, where hundreds of apps are unleashed into the digital realm each week, a notable scarcity exists in tools tailored for academic purposes. However, amidst this vast sea of applications, a select few have emerged as powerful aids for students, researchers, and academics alike. In this essay, we delve into a curated list of AI-powered apps designed to supercharge academic writing, reading, and note-taking.

For Writing:

1. SciSpace

SciSpace stands out as one of the most versatile tools available for reading journal articles. It serves as a reading copilot, allowing users to seek explanations for challenging passages.

You can ask your reading Copilot to explain difficult passages.

Try NOW: https://scispace.com/

2. Schoarlcy

Positioned as a personal reading assistant, Scholarcy creates summaries of research papers, with unfamiliar terms hyperlinked to Wikipedia entries. This tool enhances comprehension and facilitates a deeper understanding of complex academic content.

Try NOW: https://www.scholarcy.com/

3. Jenni AI

A personal writing assistant that will make sure you never face writer’s block

Try NOW: https://jenni.ai/

4. ChatPDF

ChatGPT for research papers. Upload a paper and start asking it questions.

Try NOW: https://www.chatpdf.com/

5. Paperpal

An editor to help you polish your academic writing. Also has an MS Word plugin so you can edit from within MS Word.

Try NOW: https://paperpal.com/

6. Casper

A Chrome extension that summarizes research papers within your browser. Also helps you brainstorm ideas.

Try NOW: https://chrome.google.com/…/fgfiokgecpkambjildjleljjcih…

7. Grammarly

It reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and suggests replacements for the identified errors. It also allows users to customize their style, tone, and context-specific language.

Try NOW: https://app.grammarly.com/

8. QuillBot

QuillBot is a paraphrasing and summarizing tool that helps millions of students and professionals cut their writing time by more than half using state-of-the-art AI to rewrite any sentence, paragraph, or article.

Try NOW: https://quillbot.com/

9. Turnitin

It is an Internet-based plagiarism detection service run by the American company Turnitin, LLC, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.

Try NOW: https://www.turnitin.com/

10. Elicit

It uses machine learning to help you with your research: find papers, extract key claims, summarize, brainstorm ideas, and more.

Try NOW: https://elicit.org/

For taking notes:

11. Lateral

A unique app that helps you find common themes across multiple research papers — in minutes.

Try NOW: https://www.lateral.io/

12. ClioVis

Not an AI-powered app but still much better than many available tools. I am using it for my current research project.

Helps you visualize connections between different ideas and concepts. Also lets you export your notes to an MS Word file.

Try NOW: https://cliovis.com/

13. Glasp

Take notes on research papers and share them with likeminded people across the world

Try NOW: https://glasp.co/

14. Audiopen

Converts your voice notes into coherent and cohesive prose.

Try NOW: https://audiopen.ai/

Search engines:

15. Consensus

Unlike ChatGPT, which provides bogus citations, Consensus responds to your inquiries with references to genuine published publications.

Try NOW: https://consensus.app/

16. Search Smart

A search engine to assist you in discovering the best database for your study.

Try NOW: https://www.searchsmart.org/?~()

17. Evidence Hunt

Answers your clinical questions with citations to published papers.

Try NOW: https://evidencehunt.com/

18. Mendeley

It brings your research to life, so you can make an impact on tomorrow. Search over 100 million cross-publisher articles and counting.

Try NOW: https://www.mendeley.com/