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Search & Research
16 tools in this category, sorted by rating. Every entry links to a full write-up.
N4.7 / 5
NotebookLM
A research notebook grounded in your sources.
Search & ResearchFree
P4.6 / 5
PerplexityEditor's pick
Answers with receipts.
Search & ResearchFreemium
Z4.6 / 5
Zotero
Reference management, free and open.
Search & ResearchOpen sourceLocal
E4.5 / 5
Elicit
Literature review, automated.
Search & ResearchFreemium
WA4.5 / 5
Wolfram Alpha
Computation, not generation.
Search & ResearchFreemium
SS4.4 / 5
Semantic Scholar
Free academic search with AI summaries.
Search & ResearchFree
E4.4 / 5
Exa
Search built for models, not people.
Search & ResearchFreemium
M4.4 / 5
Mathpix
OCR that understands equations.
Search & ResearchFreemium
H4.4 / 5
Hex
Notebooks with an analyst copilot.
Search & ResearchFreemium
C4.3 / 5
Consensus
What does the research actually say?
Search & ResearchFreemium
JA4.3 / 5
Julius AI
A data analyst you can chat with.
Search & ResearchFreemium
G4.3 / 5
Glean
Enterprise search that respects permissions.
Search & ResearchPaid
PL4.2 / 5
Perplexity Labs
Research briefs that build their own artefacts.
Search & ResearchPaid
H4.2 / 5
Hebbia
Document analysis for finance teams.
Search & ResearchPaid
R4.1 / 5
Rows
A spreadsheet with AI functions built in.
Search & ResearchFreemium
S4.1 / 5
SciSpace
Explain this paper like I'm not a specialist.
Search & ResearchFreemium