ScholarSide
Turn a pile of papers into a reading plan.
ScholarSide is a focused reading system for researchers and students: decide
what to read, how deeply, and capture what you learned. It runs entirely on
your device — no account, no ads, no tracking.
Email support
Getting started
- Add a paper — tap + and paste an arXiv link, an
arXiv ID, or a DOI. ScholarSide fills in the title, authors, venue, and
abstract. You can also attach a PDF or add a paper by hand.
- Say why you saved it — background, method, baseline, to
implement, assigned, or just curious. Future-you will thank you.
- Pick a reading mode — a 5-minute skim, a 20-minute
structured read, a 60-minute deep read, or an implementation read. Each is a
timed, checklist-guided session.
- Review weekly — the Review tab surfaces stale papers,
open confusions, and what to read next.
AI assist (optional)
ScholarSide can draft summaries, structured notes, and reading guides with
Claude — but only if you choose to connect your own Anthropic API key. Go to
Settings → AI assist and paste your key
(get one at
console.anthropic.com).
Your key is stored in the device Keychain and is used only to call Claude
directly from your device. AI usage is billed to your own Anthropic account.
Every AI result is an editable draft that sits beside your own notes — it never
replaces them. The app is fully functional without a key.
FAQ
- Where is my data stored?
- On your device. ScholarSide has no servers and no account. Your library is
included in your normal device/iCloud backup if you have one enabled.
- Do I need an API key to use the app?
- No. Importing, triage, reading modes, notes, projects, review, and export
all work with no key. AI assist is the only feature that needs one, and it's
your own key.
- What gets sent over the network?
- Only what you trigger: an arXiv ID or DOI when you import (to fetch
metadata from arXiv and CrossRef), a PDF download when you request one, and —
if you use AI assist — the paper text and your related notes to Anthropic.
See the Privacy Policy.
- How do I get my notes out?
- Any paper's menu exports notes to Markdown, and Settings exports your whole
library to BibTeX. Use the standard share sheet.
- The metadata fetch failed.
- Check your connection, or add the paper manually — you can always fill in
the fields yourself and attach the PDF.
Contact
Questions, bugs, or feature requests:
neel.g.roy.games@gmail.com.
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