A powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files
Overview
What Paperpile does
Reference manager and PDF organizer that integrates with Google Docs and Word, sold as an annual subscription.
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Paperpile.
- Sign-up is Chrome-only: the pricing page states you can only sign up for Paperpile on Chrome
- All plans are billed annually with no monthly option, and multi-user licenses cannot mix Regular and Expert tiers
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