# Tools for Academic Research > Every tool in the directory at https://tools.kausalflow.com/, in full. The short index is https://tools.kausalflow.com/llms.txt and the same data as JSON is https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools.json. Content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. --- # A.R.I.A. (Aria) Aria is Your AI Research Assistant Powered by Large Language Models ## Features - Zotero Add-on - Shortcut key to activate the UI - Ask it anything to get answers ## Links - [lifan0127/zotero-research-assistant](https://github.com/lifan0127/zotero-research-assistant) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Reference Management, References and Journals, Writing, AI, LLM - Listed: 2023-04-16 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/aria-ai-assistant/ --- # Academic Phrasebank The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. ## Features - List of phrases by functionality ## Links - [academic phrasebank](http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Presentation, Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-07-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/academic-phrasebank/ --- # Academic Positions All kinds of academic jobs listings. ## Features - Filter by academic job types, locations, and fields. - A lot of employers in academia are publishing on academic positions - In-situ applications - Academic stories ## Links - [Academic Positions](https://academicpositions.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Guides, Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: PhD Guide, Research Guide, Career - Listed: 2020-05-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/academic-positions/ --- # AcademicLabs Platform where you find research groups with their current research focus, publications, patents, clinical trials and projects. Research groups can also connect with industry easily here. ## Features - Fast, results in minutes - All in one place - Scientific information linked to individual & research group profiles - Global network - Search labs by field, country, etc ## Links - [academiclabs](https://www.academiclabs.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Industry - Listed: 2020-07-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/academiclabs/ --- # Academicons ICONs for academia ## Links - [academicons](https://jpswalsh.github.io/academicons/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Writing - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/academicons/ --- # Adobe Firefly Experiment, imagine, and create an infinite range of images with Firefly, generative AI-powered content creation from Adobe. ## Features - Create images from text, or existing images - Style and design images for your presentation ## Links - [firefly.adobe.com](https://firefly.adobe.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Midjourney, DALL-E - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Writing, AI - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/adobe-firefly/ --- # Agenda Agenda is a note-taking app that ties notes to a calendar, reminders and projects. ## Features - Built-in calendar and reminders - Full-fleged editor ## Links - [Agenda](https://agenda.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Apple Notes - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: GTD, Note-taking - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/agenda/ --- # Agent Bayes Agent Bayes is an AI research assistant for MA and PhD students, postdocs and other academic researchers. You add your own papers as PDFs or sync them from Zotero, then ask a question. The agent searches only your library and writes the answer as a mindmap of claims, each cited to the passage and page it came from. Click a citation to read the passage or open the PDF at that page. When papers disagree, both positions stay on the map with their own sources. ## Features - Add PDFs or sync a Zotero library, papers in any language become searchable by meaning - Ask a question and get a mindmap of claims, each cited to a passage and page - Click a citation to read the passage or open the PDF at the cited page - Disagreeing papers stay on the map with their own sources - AI Verify checks whether cited passages support a claim (paid plans) - MCP server for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor - Free plan with 50 credits a month, paid plans from $11 a month billed yearly ## Links - [agentbayes.com](https://agentbayes.com/?utm_source=kausalflow&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=directories-2026-10) - [agentbayes.com](https://agentbayes.com/docs) - Alternative to: Elicit - Categories: Productivity, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, AI - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, LLM, Reference Management, Visualization, Writing - Listed: 2026-10-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/agent-bayes/ --- # AI Hubs AI Hubs offers an AI synthesis platform and an academic research API. It helps find and understand research papers, answer questions with verified sources, synthesise evidence across papers and manage citations (BibTeX, APA 7, RIS). ## Features - Search peer-reviewed literature and resolve DOIs - Answer questions with verified sources - Multi-paper comparative synthesis and research gap analysis - Paper graph analysis - Citation management with BibTeX, APA 7 and RIS export - Academic research API ## Links - [ai-hubs.info](https://ai-hubs.info) - Alternative to: Elicit, Consensus - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ai-hubs/ --- # AMA Cite AMA Cite is a free, browser-based AMA 11th edition citation generator for medical and life-science references. Enter a DOI, PMID, ISBN, title, URL or source details to format a reference, review it, manage a local citation list and export to BibTeX, TXT or Word. ## Features - Generate AMA-style references for articles, books, chapters, theses, websites, reports, preprints and more - Import metadata from DOI, PMID, ISBN, title or URL, with batch input - NLM-style journal abbreviation suggestions and DOI normalisation - Review, sort, edit and locally persist citation lists - Export as BibTeX, TXT or Word ## Links - [ama-citation-generator.xyz](https://www.ama-citation-generator.xyz/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Citation Machine - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: Medicine, Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Writing, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ama-cite/ --- # AMiner AI Powered Research Career: rankings of researchers, academic institutes, and conferences; trends of research topics; datasets for research. ## Features - conference ranking - papers - researchers ## Links - [aminer](http://aminer.cn) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Scholar - Categories: Project Research - Fields: Computer Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Research Guide, PhD Guide, Open Science, Data Research, AI - Listed: 2020-05-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/aminer/ --- # Amphetamine App Amphetamine keeps your Mac awake during presentations. ## Features - Schedules ## Links - [Amphetamine](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12) - Price: free - Alternative to: Caffeine - Categories: Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/amphetamine-app/ --- # Anomaly AI Anomaly AI is an AI data analysis workspace for large datasets and spreadsheets. It turns Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, GA4, BigQuery, Snowflake and MySQL data into traceable dashboards, reports, slides and PDFs. ## Features - Analyse large Excel and CSV datasets in a web workspace - Connect Google Sheets, GA4, BigQuery, Snowflake and MySQL - Create dashboards, reports, slides, PDFs and scheduled email reports - Review source-backed calculations and reusable analysis logic before sharing ## Links - [findanomaly.ai](https://www.findanomaly.ai) - [Demo video](https://youtu.be/3MvV2IR8s3Q) - Alternative to: Julius AI - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Statistics - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, Data Analysis, Visualization, Data Management - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/anomaly-ai/ --- # Antidote Writing assistant with grammar, typography and style check, dictionaries, and writing guides. ## Features - Spelling correction - Grammar correction - Dictionaries and search tools ## Links - [antidote](https://www.antidote.info) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Writing, Publication - Listed: 2020-06-24 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/antidote/ --- # Anydo Anydo comes with a very useful daily review and reminder. Anydo also integrates with its own utilities such as calenders. ## Features - Daily reminder - Assistant - Calender - Collaborations ## Links - [Anydo](https://www.any.do/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Todoist - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Android, iOS - Tags: GTD - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/anydo/ --- # Archaeology Data Service Certified repository for Archaeology data ## Links - [Archaeology Data Service](https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Arts and Humanities - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/archaeologydataservice/ --- # Artigopapers Explore scientific, technical, and medical research on Artigo ## Features - Annotate papers on the platform - See annotations by others - Share annotations - Manage all your annotations ## Links - [artigopapers.io](https://artigopapers.io) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, References and Journals - Listed: 2021-08-02 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/artigopapers/ --- # Arxiv Sanity Web interface for browsing, search and filtering recent arxiv submissions ## Links - [Arxiv-Sanity](http://arxiv-sanity.com/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/arxiv-sanity/ --- # Asciinema Command line recording and sharing. ## Features - Text in the recording can be selected. ## Links - [asciinema](https://asciinema.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Linux - Tags: Writing - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/asciinema/ --- # ASReview Active learning tool designed to aid researchers in the title/abstract screening step of systematic reviews. It is expected to save time as it allows a prioritized screening based on prior knowledge (set of at least one relevant and one irrelevant record). ## Features - AI-aided screening Free open-source machine learning tool for screening and labelling a set of textual data Runs locally (It doesn't collect usage or user data) Humans are the oracle ## Links - [asreview.nl](https://asreview.nl/) - [github.com/asreview](https://github.com/asreview) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Rayyan, Covidence - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Win, Mac, Linux - Tags: Review - Listed: 2024-08-12 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/asreview/ --- # Authorea Write and submit your papers online. ## Features - One-click publishing with DOI - Export to many file formats - Collaborations ## Links - [Authorea](https://www.authorea.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Overleaf - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/authorea/ --- # Azure Notebooks Azure notebooks is simply a hosted Jupyter notebook. ## Features - Jupyter notebooks ## Links - [Azure Notebook](https://notebooks.azure.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Colab - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Open Science, Note-taking, Programming, Statistical Software - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/azure-notebooks/ --- # Bashplotlib plotting in the terminal using plaintext ## Features - quick plotting from the command line - customize the color, size, title, and shape of plots - pipe data into plots with stdin ## Links - [bashplotlib](https://github.com/glamp/bashplotlib) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Visualization, Data Analysis - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bashplotlib/ --- # Beamer Beamer is a LaTeX document class for creating presentation slides. ## Links - [beamer](https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer?lang=en) - [beamer source code](https://github.com/josephwright/beamer) - [beamer @ overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/beamer) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: PowerPoint, Keynote - Categories: Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/beamer/ --- # Benchling Electronic Lab Notebook done right. Bringing life to life science R&D by transforming your R&D with the industry's most widely adopted Life Sciences R&D Cloud. ## Features - visualization of analysis such as molecules - manage project workflows - manage assets and requirements - automation of processes ## Links - [benchling](https://www.benchling.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Management - Fields: Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Tools, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/benchling/ --- # BGPT API BGPT API searches scientific papers through REST/Python or MCP and returns structured full-text study evidence rather than only abstracts. It is useful for literature review agents, scientific RAG, systematic review screening and evidence tables. ## Features - Search scientific papers from REST, Python and MCP clients - Structured study evidence: methods, sample sizes, results, limitations, conflicts of interest, data/code availability and quality scores - OpenAPI, APIs.json, Postman collection and language examples - Supports AI agents, RAG, literature review and systematic review screening ## Links - [bgpt.pro](https://bgpt.pro/mcp/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/connerlambden/bgpt-mcp) - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine, Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Data Research, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bgpt-api/ --- # Bibcitation Cite your sources in over 9,000 formats and generate automatic citations and works cited for books, websites and journal articles. ## Features - Chrome extension to cite any page, from academic papers to books to blogs; - Export to many different citation styles; - Recite page is easy as the extension can remember the configs of the page; - Create lists of citations ## Links - [bibcitation.com](https://www.bibcitation.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Citation Machine, EasyBib - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management - Listed: 2021-09-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bibcitation/ --- # BibTeX Enricher BibTeX Enricher is a free, browser-based tool that automatically enriches .bib reference files with abstracts and missing metadata by querying multiple academic databases in batch. It requires no installation and runs entirely in the browser, making it instantly accessible to any researcher working with BibTeX bibliographies. ## Features - Batch queries CrossRef, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Europe PMC and Unpaywall in parallel - AI-powered web search fallback (via Claude) for entries still missing abstracts after database queries - Reconstructs OpenAlex abstracts from inverted index format - Merges metadata intelligently — longest abstract wins, never overwrites existing fields - Enriches keywords from MeSH terms, OpenAlex concepts and Semantic Scholar fields of study - Adds citation counts, open access status, PMID, PMCID, ISSN and OA PDF links - Live per-entry status indicators showing which sources returned data - Download enriched .bib file directly from the browser ## Links - [BibTeX Enricher](https://ivan-cardenas.github.io/bib-enricher/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/ivan-cardenas/bib-enricher) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management - Listed: 2026-03-18 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bibtex-enricher/ --- # Bifrost AI Datasets Search for visual datasets by task, application, class, label or format ## Features - A lot of datasets for open access - Filter by task, application, class, label or format ## Links - [bifrost datasets](https://datasets.bifrost.ai/) - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Datasets - Fields: Computer Science, Statistics - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Datasets, AI - Listed: 2020-08-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bifrost-ai-datasets/ --- # Biorender a powerful tool to draw scientific illustrations ## Features - ellaborate materials ## Links - [biorender](https://biorender.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications, Fun - Fields: Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2020-06-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/biorender/ --- # Biostars StackOverflow style Q&A site for bioinformatics. ## Links - [biostars](https://www.biostars.org/) - Price: free - Categories: Communications - Fields: Physical Sciences - Platforms: Web - Tags: Community - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/biostars/ --- # Bordio Bordio is a productivity platform for organizing all your tasks, events, and projects in one single place. ## Features - Allows planning your week in advance - Progress tracking: see what you did yesterday and in the previous days. - Create new tasks and events in literally 2 clicks. - Waiting list for not yet scheduled tasks, so you don’t forget anything. - Set estimated time for each task to evaluate workload. ## Links - [bordio.com](https://bordio.com/) - [bordio.com/blog](https://bordio.com/blog/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Trello, Asana - Categories: Project Management, Productivity - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, iOS, Android - Tags: GTD, Tools, Planner - Listed: 2023-04-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/bordio/ --- # Calendly Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails ## Features - Setup customized meetings - Pretty notifications and confirmation pages - Details of the meetings - Integrations ## Links - [Calendly](https://calendly.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Doodle - Categories: Project Management, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Coordination - Listed: 2020-05-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/calendly/ --- # Cassyni Discover, watch, run, publish and cite online academic seminars. Share research in a way that is impactful, green and inclusive. ## Features - Host seminars even seminar series with a few clicks - Discover and attend seminars online ## Links - [cassyni.com](https://cassyni.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Communications, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Community, Seminar, Colloquium - Listed: 2021-11-25 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/cassyni/ --- # ChatGPT A model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer follow-up questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ## Features - Talk to chatGPT to find inspirations - Generate handy text paragraphs for routines in research - Writing emails and letters ## Links - [chat.openai.com](https://chat.openai.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, LLM - Listed: 2023-04-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/chatgpt/ --- # Cocalc A toolkit for coding and writing online. The UI is a bit outdated but the services are real hardcore. ## Features - Jupyter notebook - LaTeX - Learning - Python and R environments ## Links - [COCALC](https://cocalc.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Overleaf, Jupyter - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Open Science, Note-taking, Programming, Statistical Software - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/cocalc/ --- # Codingame Coding and having fun ## Links - [codingame](https://www.codingame.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Programming - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/codingame/ --- # Coffitivity a rather simple but useful coffee shop noise library; premium has more three more soundtracks; elegant UI; scientific research powered ## Features - White noise in the cafe ## Links - [Coffitivity](https://coffitivity.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Noisli - Categories: Guides, Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Android, iOS - Tags: Research Guide, PhD Guide, Pacifiers - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/coffitivity/ --- # Coherence Coherence is an AI reading workspace for research articles and PDFs. Ask contextual questions about selected passages, annotate sources, and organise saved sources and notes in a smart knowledgebase. It supports PDF parsing and Markdown workflows, with web, Chrome and macOS access and a free plan. ## Features - Ask contextual AI questions while reading articles and PDFs - Parse PDFs and work with Markdown - Annotate passages and revisit saved sources - Organise sources and notes in a smart knowledgebase - Available on the web, Chrome and macOS - Free plan with optional paid plans ## Links - [coherencebase.com](https://coherencebase.com) - [Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/coherence-%E2%80%94-ai-reader-web/dhflgkoidkglhikepoogbpjcnhgkdajp) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Chrome - Tags: Note-taking, References and Journals, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/coherence/ --- # Colabra Collaborative ELN and Project Management ## Features - Workflow: Assign tasks to team members - Workflow: Track experiment progress - Workflow: Identify and resolve blockers - Research: Combine digital & physical data - Research: Create reusable research protocols - Research: Lookup notes on your phone - Collaboration: Share projects and experiments - Collaboration: Comment on and review the work - Collaboration: Get notified on every change - Compliance: FDA 21 CFR Part 11 - Compliance: SOC 2 Type 2 - Compliance: GDPR, ePrivacy, CCPA, LGPD, PECR - Type / for a world of integrations - Add Office documents, molecular drawings, DNA sequences, microscope photos, LaTeX formulas, lab inventory, scans of physical notes, and so much more... ## Links - [colabra.app](https://www.colabra.app) - [modernlab.colabra.app](https://modernlab.colabra.app) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Physical Sciences, Life Science, Astronomy - Platforms: Web, Android, iOS - Tags: Version Control, GTD, Note-taking, Data Management, Regulation, Tools - Listed: 2021-08-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/colabra/ --- # Color Calculator Generate color palettes based on harnomy ## Features - Harnomy choices ## Links - [Color Calculator](https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Adobe Color - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/color-calculator/ --- # ColorBrewer Color palete advice for maps ## Features - Built-in demo for the color palettes - HEX, RGB, CMYK - Colorblind safe - Print friendly - Sequential, diverging, qualitative ## Links - [ColorBrewer2](https://colorbrewer2.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/colorbrewer/ --- # Colorcet Colorcet is a collection of perceptually uniform colormaps for use with Python plotting programs like bokeh, matplotlib, holoviews, and datashader based on the set of perceptually uniform colormaps created by Peter Kovesi at the Center for Exploration Targeting. ## Features - Run experiments on color schemes ## Links - [colorcet](https://colorcet.holoviz.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/colorcet/ --- # Colorgorical A categorical color generator for data visualizations. It takes into account of perceptual distance. ## Features - Generate multiple colors systematically with one click; - Tune the parameters such as Perceptual Distance, Name Difference, Pair Preference, and Name Uniqueness. - The colors generated as beautiful. ## Links - [vrl.cs.brown.edu/color](http://vrl.cs.brown.edu/color) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Analysis, Presentation, Visualization, Publication - Listed: 2021-11-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/colorgorical/ --- # ColorHunt Color palletes with a clean UI ## Features - Hand picked color palettes grouped by useful tags - Chrome extension ## Links - [colorhunt.co](https://colorhunt.co) - Price: free - Alternative to: Coolors - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Publication - Listed: 2021-09-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/colorhunt/ --- # Conference Partner The Latest Information Technology Conference and Journal List ## Features - Conferences and Researchers - Statistics of conferences ## Links - [conference partner](https://www.myhuiban.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Career - Fields: Computer Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication, Career - Listed: 2020-07-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/conference-partner/ --- # ConferenceList List of conferences in ML/AI ## Features - Filter table by field - Google Calendar ## Links - [conferencelist](http://www.conferencelist.info) - Price: free - Categories: Career, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Social Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication, Career - Listed: 2020-07-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/conferencelist/ --- # Connected Papers Explore connected papers in a visual graph ## Features - Build graph of papers using DOI, URL, arXiv, SemanticScholar, etc - Build a new graph using any node in the current graph - Search the list of nodes in the graph ## Links - [connectedpapers](https://www.connectedpapers.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Litmaps, ResearchRabbit - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Open Science - Listed: 2020-06-24 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/connectedpapers/ --- # Coolors Nice tool to select color palette/theme for figure plotting and/or design ## Features - Works on multiple platforms, web, app, Adobe extension, chrome extension - Generate using different generation methods and save palettes for future use - Use and explore palettes from a huge library - Trends in color palettes - Export palettes to other formats ## Links - [coolors.co](https://coolors.co/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Adobe Color - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2021-08-02 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/coolors/ --- # Cosma Cosma is a document graph visualization tool. It modelizes interlinked Markdown files and renders them as an interactive network in a web interface. You can use Cosma to create a portable knowledge base, combining rich hypertextual descriptions with the affordances of a graph view, contextualized backlinks, automatically generated citations, metadata filters and more. ## Features - Cosma provides an interface to navigate and share non-linear documentation; - Visualize a personal wiki, Zettelkasten or digital garden; - Create mind maps, networks of people and concepts; - Work with citations and bibliographies (in bibtex format); - Study things that involve time metadata or any time of metadata (in yaml format). ## Links - [cosma.arthurperret.fr](https://cosma.arthurperret.fr/) - [graphlab-fr/cosma](https://github.com/graphlab-fr/cosma) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Obsidian graph view - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, Visualization, Open Science, Tools - Listed: 2024-02-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/cosma/ --- # Critiplot Critiplot is an open-source Python package and web tool for visualising risk-of-bias and critical appraisal assessments in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, producing publication-ready traffic-light plots and summary figures. ## Features - Supports NOS, GRADE, ROBIS, JBI and MMAT frameworks - Traffic-light plots, bar charts and more with multiple themes - Export to PNG, PDF, SVG and EPS - Python package plus Streamlit web interface - Works from CSV/Excel templates, with batch support - Open source ## Links - [critiplot.vercel.app](https://critiplot.vercel.app) - [Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/18330800) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: robvis - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Systematic Review - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/critiplot/ --- # Curvenote A beautiful writing tool designed for technical writing, connected to Jupyter. ## Features - Write an article, report, or scientific paper and easily include citations, references, equations and figures. - Make any article interactive - Publish your work with ease ## Links - [curvenote.com](https://curvenote.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2022-04-18 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/curvenote/ --- # Cytation AI Cytation AI checks a claim against credible sources. Paste a post or article link, or upload a screenshot, and it matches the claim to supporting or contradicting sources. Useful for quick fact-checking when reading or citing secondary material. ## Features - Claim checking for links and screenshots - Credible source matching - Results in seconds - Free signup ## Links - [cytationai.com](https://cytationai.com/) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, Research Guide - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/cytation-ai/ --- # D3.js The most widely used javascript lib for visualizations in the browser. ## Links - [d3.js](https://d3js.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/d3-js/ --- # Data Stewardship Wizard Create Smart Data Management Plans for FAIR Open Science ## Features - Project Sharing & User Access allows users share specific dataset with specific collaborators - Online Collaboration like google docs - Templates to generate data management plan - Integrations to interact with external tools and resources - Built-in metrics for FAIR - Export machine readable formats such as JSON and RDF - Knowledge models and eidtor - OpenID support ## Links - [ds-wizard.org](https://ds-wizard.org) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: DMPonline - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management, Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Open Science - Listed: 2021-03-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/data-stewardship-wizard/ --- # Datalore Datalore is hosted jupyter notebook ## Features - Each notebook can have multiple sheets. - Collaborations on notebook ## Links - [Datalore](https://datalore.io/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Jupyter, Google Colab - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/datalore/ --- # Dataverse Open source research data repository software that can be setup easily ## Features - Manage and use data joyfully with easy to use UI - Opensource - With submission and review process built in - Generate citable dataset ## Links - [dataverse](https://dataverse.org) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Figshare, Zenodo - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Open Science - Listed: 2021-03-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/dataverse/ --- # De-Jargonizer The De-Jargonizer is an automated jargon identification program aimed at helping scientists and science communication trainers improve and adapt vocabulary use for a variety of audiences. ## Links - [rousseau](http://scienceandpublic.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Any - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/de-jargonizer/ --- # Deckset Deckset designs your slides, so you can focus on your ideas ## Features - Focus on your ideas, not on designing slides - Slash your prep time. - Themes - Hassle free, beautiful, code samples ## Links - [deckset.com](https://www.deckset.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Keynote, PowerPoint - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2021-03-19 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/deckset/ --- # DeepL Write DeepL Write is an AI writing tool that can improve your written communication with just one click. It will help you with your writing by checking the grammar, punctuation, and style as well as providing suggestions and alternative phrasing. ## Features - Fix grammar and punctuation mistakes - Be creative and rephrase entire sentences - Choose from different writing styles: Simple, Business, Academic, Technical ## Links - [deepl.com](https://www.deepl.com/write) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Presentation, Publication, Writing, AI - Listed: 2023-08-16 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/deepl-write/ --- # Deepnote Data science notebooks for teams ## Features - Real-time collaboration - Publishing notebook - Convenient package management - Command palette to enhance productivity ## Links - [deepnote](https://deepnote.com) - [deepnote invitation 1](https://beta.deepnote.com/invite?token=CWkMNXUsS) - [deepnote invitation 2](https://beta.deepnote.com/invite?token=PBEH9KH_o) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Jupyter, Google Colab - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Programming, Data Analysis, Visualization, Presentation, Open Science, Writing - Listed: 2020-10-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/deepnote/ --- # Dendron Opensource knowledge management inside your vscode editor, with linked notes, and tools for publishing notes. ## Features - Open source - Built to scale - Flexible structures to manage the notes - Using schemas and templates to make your notes the single source of truth - Easily search and locate notes - Integrated workflows like daily notes ## Links - [www.dendron.so](https://www.dendron.so) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Obsidian, Roam Research - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, GTD - Listed: 2022-04-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/dendron/ --- # Desmos Desmos is a simple online charting tool that creates interactive charts. ## Features - Interactive charts - Sharing and embedding in web pages ## Links - [Desmos](https://www.desmos.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: GeoGebra - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/desmos/ --- # Detexify Anyone who works with LaTeX knows how time-consuming it can be to find a symbol in symbols-a4.pdf that you just can't memorize. Detexify is an attempt to simplify this search. ## Features - Draw and search ## Links - [detexify](http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/detexify/ --- # dimensions.ai With Dimensions, you have free access to a vast collection of curated research outputs and tools that help you source exactly what you need to advance your own discoveries. ## Features - trends for research topics and keywords ## Links - [Dimensions Search](https://app.dimensions.ai/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Web of Science, Scopus - Categories: Project Research, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Publication, Tools - Listed: 2023-03-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/dimensions_ai/ --- # DocuAsk paper comparison guide A free guide for researchers comparing academic papers. It shows how to build a comparison table, ask focused questions across papers, and check each AI-assisted answer against its source. The guide links to DocuAsk's separate document-question tool; using the guide itself does not require an account. ## Links - [docuask-guides-2026.sandy-root-2090.chatgpt.site](https://docuask-guides-2026.sandy-root-2090.chatgpt.site/compare-research-papers/) - [docuask.ai](https://docuask.ai/) - Price: free - Categories: Guides, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, AI - Platforms: Web - Tags: PhD Guide, Research Guide - Listed: 2026-10-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/docuask-paper-comparison-guide/ --- # doi2bib To retrieve BibTeX entries by inserting DOI into a web system that will return the BibTeX entry corresponding to the document/record. ## Features - Easy to use - No need to install - Web system ## Links - [doi2bib.org](https://www.doi2bib.org/) - [github.com/davidagraf/doi2bib2](https://github.com/davidagraf/doi2bib2) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, References and Journals - Listed: 2023-04-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/doi2bib/ --- # Doodle It shouldn’t take 30 emails to schedule a 30-minute meeting. Book meetings faster with the smart scheduling power of Doodle ## Features - Timezone support - Book by hours during the day - Can be Anonymous ## Links - [doodle](https://doodle.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Calendly - Categories: Project Management, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Coordination - Listed: 2020-05-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/doodle/ --- # Dryad The Dryad Digital Repository stores curated data. ## Features - A bunch of different data formats - Datasets gets DOIs. - Creative Commons Zero license are used so the datasets are free to download and use. ## Links - [DRYAD](https://datadryad.org) - Alternative to: Zenodo, Figshare - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Any - Tags: Data Research, Data Management, Open Science - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/dryad/ --- # Duecredit duecredit is being conceived to address the problem of inadequate citation of scientific software and methods, and limited visibility of donation requests for open-source software. ## Links - [duecredit](https://github.com/duecredit/duecredit) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: References and Journals, Open Science, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/duecredit/ --- # eLabFTW A free and open source electronic lab notebook designed by researchers, for researchers, with usability in mind. ## Features - Open source and free - Notebooks with math support - Draw diagrams within editor - Project management ## Links - [elabftw](https://www.elabftw.net/) - [github](https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw#readme) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: LabArchives, Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Data Management, Regulation, Tools, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/elabftw/ --- # Elicit Elicit is a GPT-3 powered research assistant. ## Features - Elicit helps you classify datasets, brainstorm research questions, and search through publications. - Export search results to bib or csv. - Recommend based on starred papers. ## Links - [elicit.org](https://elicit.org/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, Data Research, AI - Listed: 2022-03-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/elicit/ --- # Enago Read Enago Read is an AI assistant that speeds up the literature review process, offering summaries and key insights to save researchers reading time. It boosts productivity with advanced AI technology and the Copilot feature, enabling real-time questions for deeper comprehension of extensive literature. (It was called RAx.) ## Features - Related research and texts in literature - Organize and write papers and projects in one place - Add any related data or files - Some of the important features of Enago Read include summarizing key sections of papers, getting recommendations for relevant research, and organizing research projects. - Enago Read also allows users to collaborate with others on research projects. ## Links - [read.enago.com](https://www.read.enago.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Writing - Listed: 2024-04-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/enago-read/ --- # Endnote Click A browser extension to read and download papers for free and legally. ## Features - Adds buttons to read or download pdf right on the publisher's site - Read in a nice pdf reader (better than the chrome/firefox pdf reader) - Sync with dropbox - Support multiple reference management systems such as mendeley, endnote. ## Links - [EndNote Click](https://click.endnote.com) - [EndNote Click invite link](https://click.endnote.com/invite/fb2902811) - Price: free - Alternative to: Unpaywall - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Open Science - Listed: 2020-11-02 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/endnote-click/ --- # European Funding Guide Find money for your education in Europe. ## Links - [European Funding Guide](http://www.european-funding-guide.eu/) - Price: free - Categories: Guides, Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: PhD Guide, Career - Listed: 2020-05-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/european-funding-guide/ --- # Evernote Not so lightweight but still very good for managing life especially since it has got a lot of integrations from a lot of other services. ## Links - [Evernote](https://evernote.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Notion, OneNote - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Android, iOS - Tags: GTD, Note-taking - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/evernote/ --- # EveryTool4U JSON-to-CSV A free browser utility for converting a JSON array of objects into CSV for spreadsheet preparation. This affiliated suggestion is submitted by an authorized EveryTool4U representative. Use publicly shareable data and check the converted fields; nested structures may need simplification. ## Features - Paste a flat JSON array of objects. - Choose comma, semicolon, tab or pipe delimiter. - Copy the CSV or download a .csv file. - No account required. ## Links - [everytool4u.com](https://everytool4u.com/tools/json-to-csv) - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-16 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/everytool4u-json-to-csv/ --- # Evidence Synthesis Tools Directory A curated directory of 288+ open-source tools for systematic reviews, meta-analysis and evidence synthesis, based on a systematic mapping study. It covers the full workflow from search and screening to extraction, risk-of-bias assessment and meta-analysis, and only lists publicly available, OSI-licensed software. ## Features - Curated list of 288+ open-source evidence synthesis tools - Covers search, screening, extraction, risk of bias and meta-analysis - Only OSI-approved open-source software with verified public repositories - Excludes proprietary and freemium tools - Built to promote FAIR principles and open science ## Links - [evidencesynthesis-tools.github.io](https://evidencesynthesis-tools.github.io) - [Mapping study](https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/7uskw_v1) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Systematic Review, Open Science, Research Guide - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/evidence-synthesis-tools-directory/ --- # Excel to Markdown Excel to Markdown is a free browser-local converter for turning XLSX, XLS, and CSV files into Markdown tables. It lets users select worksheets, choose header handling and column alignment, preview the output, and copy or download Markdown without creating an account or uploading workbooks to a server. ## Features - Convert XLSX, XLS, and CSV files into Markdown tables. - Select one or more worksheets before conversion. - Control header handling and per-column alignment. - Preview, copy, or download the generated Markdown. - Process files locally in the browser without signup or server uploads. ## Links - [exceltomd.com](https://exceltomd.com/excel-to-markdown) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, Publication, Tools - Listed: 2026-07-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/excel-to-markdown/ --- # Expontum Expontum (https://www.expontum.com/) - Helps researchers quickly find knowledge gaps and identify what research projects have been completed before. ## Features - Helps researchers quickly find knowledge gaps and identify what research projects have been completed before. - Expontum is free, open access, and available to all globally with no paid versions of the site. - Automated AI/ML processes scan over 35 million research publications (200+ million by the end of 2023) 24/7 so this website is constantly updating. - Learn more about methodology and sources on the Expontum About Page (https://www.expontum.com/about.php/). ## Links - [expontum.com](https://www.expontum.com) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2023-10-01 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/expontum/ --- # Figshare Figshare allows us store, share and discover research data and other materials. ## Features - Data Research - Data Management - Open Science ## Links - [Figshare](https://figshare.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Zenodo - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research, Data Management - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/figshare/ --- # Findings App Your research assistant & lab notebook, all in one app. ## Features - Protocals - Meeting notes - Utilities for experiments ## Links - [Findings App](https://findingsapp.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Note-taking, GTD, Data Management - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/findingsapp/ --- # FOAM A personal knowledge management and sharing system for VSCode ## Features - Everything is inside VScode - It comes with a lot of utilities for markdown - Backlinks for notes - Visualization of the network of notes - Extra functionalities can be achieved by adding extensions of your choice in vscode ## Links - [foambubble/foam](https://github.com/foambubble/foam) - [foam documentation](https://foambubble.github.io/foam/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Obsidian, Roam Research - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, Writing, Open Science - Listed: 2021-02-01 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/foam/ --- # FocusTube Find Best Work & Study BGM 🎧 Welcome to FocusTube - the go-to platform for sharing YouTube videos perfect for focused activities. Discover a diverse range of genres, including lo-fi hip hop, electronica, jazz, and ambient sounds such as cafe noise or rain sounds. Anyone can submit their favorites, making our collection constantly growing and ever-changing. ## Features - A long list of YouTube videos for productivity - Add new to the list ## Links - [focustube.app](https://focustube.app/) - Price: free - Categories: Productivity - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Productivity, Pacifiers, Focus - Listed: 2024-04-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/focustube/ --- # Fusuma A tool to create slides easily for you, using markdown with interactions (mdx). ## Features - Zero Config - Providing various modes - Markdown and MDX - Themes - Code syntax Highlight, MathJax, Diagrams, and Flowcharts - Browser-friendly slides - Checking a11y(Accessibility) - Customizable JavaScript and CSS - A sidebar having agenda and some features ## Links - [fusuma @ GitHub](https://github.com/hiroppy/fusuma) - [fusuma demo](https://hiroppy.github.io/fusuma) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: PowerPoint - Categories: Communications, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2021-03-19 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/fusuma/ --- # Gatsby knowledge base theme Create your Second Brain by writing down your thoughts - or as the term used this theme topics - and their relations in markdown. ## Features - Based on Gatsby - Can be easily extended - Free and open source ## Links - [gatsby-project-kb.vercel.app](https://gatsby-project-kb.vercel.app/) - [GitHub: hikerpig/gatsby-project-kb](https://github.com/hikerpig/gatsby-project-kb) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2021-07-30 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gatsby-knowledge-base-theme/ --- # gatsby-digital-garden A set of packages to create a digital garden with Gatsby. ## Features - Roam compatible - Visual graph of notes - Sliding panels of notes to navigate multiple notes in one window - Dark mode ## Links - [github.com/mathieudutour/gatsby-digital-garden](https://github.com/mathieudutour/gatsby-digital-garden) - [Demo site](https://mathieudutour.github.io/gatsby-digital-garden/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2021-08-23 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gatsby-digital-garden/ --- # Genbank Genetic sequence database ## Links - [GenBank](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/) - Price: free - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research, Open Science - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/genbank/ --- # Geogebra Geogebra is the classical. GeoGebra can be used for precise charting as well as simple calculations. ## Features - Graphing Calculator helps us making precise charts. - Interactive charts with functions and variables. ## Links - [Geogebra](https://www.geogebra.org/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Desmos - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Android, iOS, Win, Mac - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/geogebra/ --- # GEOSS Portal Earth science data ## Features - Earth Science ## Links - [GEOSS Portal](https://www.geoportal.org/?f:dataSource=dab) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Earth Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/geoss-portal/ --- # Gimp Create and edit images ## Links - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Photoshop - Categories: Communications, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gimp/ --- # Gitbook Online tool for personal and team knowledge management. ## Features - Markdown - Customizations - Git integration - Collaboration - Export ## Links - [gitbook](https://www.gitbook.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Confluence - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gitbook/ --- # GitHub GitHub is the most popular platform for git with social and collaborations built-in. ## Features - GitHub also provides GitHub Actions. With Actions one could automate processes. - GitHub provides GitHub Pages. With GitHub Pages, on could host static files as well as Jekyll built websites. ## Links - [GitHub](https://github.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: GitLab - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Version Control - Listed: 2020-04-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/github/ --- # Github Pages Hosted directly from your GitHub repository. Just edit, push, and your changes are live. Integrated with Jekyll and turns markdown posts automatically. Jekyll is a tool for blogging. ## Features - Jekyll is already supported out of the box. - Can be combined with GitHub Actions. ## Links - [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Netlify - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Note-taking, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/github-pages/ --- # Gitlab Gitlab provides git hosting, collaborations, social, automations, and more. GitLab can be both cloud-based and self-hosted using its opensource code. ## Features - GitLab includes unlimited free private repositories. - GitLab comes with a continuous integration service. ## Links - [Gitlab](https://gitlab.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Alternative to: GitHub - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Version Control - Listed: 2020-04-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gitlab/ --- # Gitmind Free, online mindmapping and flow charts ## Features - Online mind map, flow chart, diagrams - Syncs across devices - Free - Lots of templates - Collaborate with others ## Links - [gitmind](https://gitmind.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: XMind, MindMeister - Categories: Communications, Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux, iOS, Android - Tags: Version Control, Note-taking, Visualization, Presentation, Writing, Tools - Listed: 2021-02-23 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gitmind/ --- # Gliffy Diagram software that works as hard as your team. ## Features - Collaborations with other people - A lot of built-in diagram types ## Links - [gliffy](https://www.gliffy.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Visio, Lucidchart - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gliffy/ --- # gold-digger Gold Digger is a command-line tool for snowballing literature search, starting from a few initial papers. It uses the Semantic Scholar API to find citations and references, and provides a flexible filtering mechanism to narrow down the results. ## Features - Snowballing Literature Search: Automatically expands a literature search by tracing citations and references from an initial set of papers. - Semantic Scholar API Integration: Fetches academic paper data, including citations and references. - Flexible Filtering System: Allows users to narrow down results using a variety of criteria. - Keyword & Field Filter: Search for keywords within specific paper fields like title or abstract. - Year Filter: Filter papers by publication year using operators (e.g., greater than, equal to). - Author Filter: Filter papers based on an author's name. - LLM-Powered Filter: Utilize a Large Language Model (e.g., Gemini) to filter papers based on a custom, natural language criterion. - File-Based LLM Filter: Provide the LLM filtering criterion via a text file. - Complex Logic (OR): Group filters using OR logic for more flexible searching. - Multiple Output Formats: Save results in JSON or convert them to BibTeX format. - BibTeX Conversion Utility: Convert existing JSON result files to .bib format. - API Response Caching: Caches API calls to improve performance and reduce redundant requests. - Configurable Batch Processing: Control batch sizes for API calls and LLM processing. - Multiple LLM Backends: Supports both the Gemini API and a local gemini-cli tool for LLM filtering. ## Links - [github.com/amirkhaki/gold-digger](https://github.com/amirkhaki/gold-digger) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Peer Review, Research, Literature Search, CLI - Listed: 2025-12-18 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gold-digger/ --- # Google Colab Google Colab is an online version of Jupyter Notebook which allows us to use free computation powers from Google and storage on Google Drive. Google Colab also comes with free GPU hours. ## Features - Free computing resources - Share and collaborate on the same notebook. - Notebooks can be saved in GitHub or Google Drive. ## Links - [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Jupyter - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Open Science, Note-taking, Programming, Statistical Software - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/google-colab/ --- # Google Keep Google Keep is light-weight. It comes with powerful search. The App ships with simple drawing and handwriting. ## Features - Drawing in Apps - Images - Tags - Built-in reminders and integrated with Google Assistant ## Links - [Google Keep](https://keep.google.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Evernote - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Android, iOS, Chrome - Tags: GTD, Note-taking - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/google-keep/ --- # Graph Suchi Yomitori System (GSYS) A tool to extract numerical values from graphs ## Features - digitize data points on the figure in a form of graphical image (printed matter, image file,...) - confirm whether the numerical value is correct or not ## Links - [jcprg.org/gsys](https://www.jcprg.org/gsys/) - Price: free - Alternative to: WebPlotDigitizer - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine - Platforms: Win, Linux - Tags: Data Management, Data Analysis, Visualization - Listed: 2021-08-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/gsys/ --- # Graph.tk Graph.tk is a dead simple online charting tool that creates interactive charts. ## Features - Sharing and embedding in web pages - Advanced usage through the built-in command-line ## Links - [graph.tk](http://graph.tk/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Desmos - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/graph-tk/ --- # HackMD Online markdown editor with collaborations and sharing built-in. ## Features - Online markdown editor with instant preview - Sharing and collaborations ## Links - [HackMD](https://hackmd.io/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Google Docs - Categories: Project Management, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/hackmd/ --- # Hemingway App Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. It highlights complex sentences, point out passive voice, and suggests alternative words. ## Links - [Hemingway App](https://hemingwayapp.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/hemingway-app/ --- # Heptabase visual networked and mind-mapping note taking app ## Features - 3-step work flow in creating bi-directional note taking - https://youtu.be/fxuzPgFixZ4 ## Links - [heptabase.com](http://heptabase.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Obsidian, Miro - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine, Computer Science, Life Science, Physical Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Science, Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Business, Engineering - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2022-04-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/heptabase/ --- # Hivebench Everything you need to do research: Plan, Experiment, Publish. ## Features - data management - protocol management - experiment notes ## Links - [hivebench](https://www.hivebench.com/) - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Note-taking, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/hivebench/ --- # Hyperdraft Create a static website by typing plaintext or Markdown. ## Features - Works offline without internet access. - Automatic cloud sync with remoteStorage or Fission. - Keyboard shortcuts for most things. - Open-source - Own your data 100% ## Links - [yperdraft.rosano.ca](https://hyperdraft.rosano.ca) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Publication, Writing - Listed: 2022-01-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/hyperdraft/ --- # Hypothesis Collaborative or private note taking on the web. Highlight and annotate websites in distinct notebooks. ## Features - Chome plug in - Add tags and post publicly or save privately. - Annotate the web, with anyone, anywhere. - Annotate PDF - Reply to or share any annotation. Link to notes or whole pages. - Annotate together in groups. Collaborate privately with others. - Search your notes. Explore all public annotations and profiles. ## Links - [web.hypothesis.is](https://web.hypothes.is/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2021-07-31 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/hypothesis/ --- # ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ## Links - [ICPSR](https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Social Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/icpsr/ --- # IEEE Citation Generator Generate IEEE-style citations from a DOI, URL, ISBN or title. Review source details, copy numbered in-text citations and export a reference list to Word or BibTeX without signing up. ## Features - DOI, URL, ISBN and title lookup - Review and edit returned metadata before formatting - Numbered IEEE references and in-text citations - Browser-local reference list with reordering - Import BibTeX; export TXT, BibTeX, LaTeX or DOCX - No account required ## Links - [ieeecitationgenerator.space](https://www.ieeecitationgenerator.space) - [IEEE Reference Guide](https://journals.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/IEEE_Reference_Guide.pdf) - Price: free - Alternative to: Citation Machine - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Writing, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ieee-citation-generator/ --- # Inciteful Find the most relevant literature using graphs and metrics. ## Features - Find more papers based on a few papers - Find the connections between two papers - Metrics about papers - Build a reading library while exploring ## Links - [inciteful.xyz](https://inciteful.xyz) - [github.com/inciteful-xyz/inciteful-zotero-plugin](https://github.com/inciteful-xyz/inciteful-zotero-plugin) - Price: free - Alternative to: Connected Papers, Litmaps - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Writing - Listed: 2023-10-01 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/inciteful/ --- # Influence Map Influence flower visualizes citation influences among academic entities, including papers, authors, institutions, and research topics. ## Features - Visualization of researchers and institutes. - Create maps ## Links - [influencemap.cmlab.dev](https://influencemap.cmlab.dev) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Tools - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/influence-map/ --- # Inkscape Create SVG graphs ## Links - [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Adobe Illustrator - Categories: Communications, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/inkscape/ --- # IQSS: The Institute for Quantitative Social Science The Institute for Quantitative Social Science ## Links - [IQSS](https://www.iq.harvard.edu/) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Social Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/iqss/ --- # Iris AI Speed up literature review ## Features - literature map ## Links - [iris.ai](https://the.iris.ai/) - Price: paid - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/iris-ai/ --- # itermplot An awesome iTerm2 backend for Matplotlib, so you can plot directly in your terminal. ## Features - plotting in terminal ## Links - [itermplot](https://github.com/daleroberts/itermplot) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/itermplot/ --- # Kaggle Kaggle is a competition platform that bundles online computing Jupyter notebooks and data management. ## Features - Public datasets - Connect to Google services such as BigQuery - Free computation resources - Online Jupyter notebooks - Data science coursers - Data science competitions ## Links - [Kaggle](https://kaggle.com) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Colab - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Datasets, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Open Science, Data Science, Programming - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/kaggle/ --- # Kahubi Kahubi is an AI research assistant for academics and PhD students. It searches the literature, answers questions with citations from your own reference library, runs statistics on your data, transcribes and codes research interviews, and helps write Word or LaTeX manuscripts. Built in Sweden and hosted in the EU; a free plan is available. ## Features - Literature search and answers cited from your own library - Systematic review flow with screening and PRISMA reporting - 27+ statistical tests on CSV data with written-up results - Interview transcription in 99+ languages and qualitative coding - Word and LaTeX manuscripts in your citation style - EU processing; user content is never used to train models ## Links - [kahubi.com](https://kahubi.com) - Alternative to: Elicit - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Reference Management, Writing, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/kahubi/ --- # Kroki Creates diagrams from textual descriptions ## Features - UI to create beautiful diagrams using many different markup syntax such as mermaid, plantuml. - API for diagrams - Free ## Links - [kroki.io](https://kroki.io) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Linux - Tags: Visualization, Presentation - Listed: 2022-03-01 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/kroki/ --- # Labarchives The Leading Research Data Management Platform. ## Features - Research lab notes online - Scheduling system - Assets management ## Links - [labarchives](https://www.labarchives.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labarchives/ --- # Labcollector All-in-One Lab notebook and management platform. ## Features - Mobile app - Data management ## Links - [labcollector](https://www.labcollector.com/) - Price: paid - Categories: Project Management - Fields: Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labcollector/ --- # Labfolder A reliable infrastructure for your data ## Features - Easy sharing ## Links - [labfolder](https://www.labfolder.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: LabArchives - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labfolder/ --- # Labguru Run your lab more efficiently and maximize your research output. Plan and document experiments, track progress, streamline lab logistics, and share results. ## Features - Plan and record your research with our user-friendly ELN - Intellectual property protection - Built-in inventory management ## Links - [labguru](https://www.labguru.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Project Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labguru/ --- # Labii User-friendly, fully customizable Electronic Lab Notebook and Laboratory Information Management System ## Features - Notes managed - Data managed ## Links - [labii](https://www.labii.com) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Project Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labii/ --- # Labstep Unify your scientific data documentation through Labstep's all-in-one cloud solution. Connect your notebook, inventory, data collection and downstream analysis. Share your records in a secure environment. ## Features - Very cool UI - Electronic notebook - Protocol library - Inventory management - Collaboration and sharing - Instrument and software integration - A web app that can be added to your home screen and work as an app ## Links - [labstep](https://www.labstep.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/labstep/ --- # LaptopFriendly Find a laptop friendly place to work ## Features - list of laptop friendly places to work - reviews of each location - a map to make it easy to find places in a region ## Links - [laptopfriendly.co](https://laptopfriendly.co) - Price: free - Categories: Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Life, Workspace - Listed: 2021-09-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/laptopfriendly/ --- # LaTeX Autofill LaTeX Autofill is a free, MIT-licensed, offline plugin for Obsidian. Type what you mean inside $...$ (in English or Chinese, e.g. 'integral', 'matrix') and pick a full LaTeX template instead of remembering commands. It is listed in the Obsidian community directory and makes no network or AI calls. ## Features - Meaning-based matching: type plain words (English or Chinese) inside $...$ to get LaTeX suggestions - Inserts complete templates (integrals, matrices, sums, fractions) with placeholders - Works fully offline, no AI or network calls - Free and open source (MIT) ## Links - [Website](https://latex-autofill.surge.sh/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/yikhan519/latex-autofill) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Mathematics, General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, Writing, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/latex-autofill/ --- # LearnObit A cognitive tool to boost learning ## Features - Note-taking based on a tree structure - Spaced Repetition ## Links - [learnobit.com](https://learnobit.com) - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2021-03-11 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/learnobit/ --- # Litmaps Navigate the literature with interactive visualisations of citation networks and discover science faster ## Features - Connected references library through citations - Easy to read visualization of your literature library. - Project based literature library - Keep updated about the literatures in the projects - Easily share the library with visualizations ## Links - [litmaps](https://www.litmaps.co) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Connected Papers, ResearchRabbit - Categories: Project Management, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management - Listed: 2021-03-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/litmaps/ --- # LitSource LitSource is a biomedical research assistant for finding relevant scholarly papers and checking that citation records are traceable before use. It matches claims and references to scholarly records (PubMed, PMC, Crossref, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar) and flags mismatches for human review, leaving interpretation and final citation decisions to the researcher. ## Features - Find candidate papers from a research question, claim or reference list - Check citation records and metadata (DOI, PMID) against scholarly databases - Flag missing records and DOI/metadata mismatches for human review - Inspect abstracts and available full-text context next to the source - Export references (BibTeX/RIS where supported) - Chinese and English claim input with English literature retrieval - Freemium: free tier plus a paid Pro plan ## Links - [litsource.net](https://litsource.net) - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Project Research - Fields: Medicine, Life Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Data Research, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/litsource/ --- # Logseq Logseq is a joyful, open-source outliner that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden. ## Features - Local storage - Works in browser and local apps - No lock-in, simply markdown/org-mode that are compatible with most of other tools - Connected notes - Task management ## Links - [logseq.com](https://logseq.com/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Roam Research, Obsidian - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: GTD, Note-taking - Listed: 2022-04-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/logseq/ --- # MarginNote Efficient and visual note-taking and knowledge management while reading ## Features - Built-in reader for many file formats including web pages - Notes are arranged into mindmaps visually - Notes are linked to the original file and original position ## Links - [marginnote](https://www.marginnote.com) - Price: paid - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, iOS - Tags: Reference Management, Note-taking - Listed: 2020-05-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/marginnote/ --- # MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ## Links - [MAST](https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/portal.html) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: Astronomy, Physical Sciences - Platforms: Web, Any - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mast/ --- # Mathcha Online WYSIWYG Formula Editor . Fast and powerful Editing features, inputting Normal text, Math symbols, and drawing Graph. ## Features - Easy to use with WYSIWYG - Interactive Charting - Math support - Online editor and Apps ## Links - [Mathcha](https://www.mathcha.io/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: MathType - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mathcha/ --- # Mathematica Online The online version of Mathematica! ## Features - Wolfram Language - Connect to WolframAlpha ## Links - [Mathematica Online](https://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/online/) - Price: paid - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Open Science, Note-taking, Programming, Statistical Software - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mathematica-online/ --- # Mathematica Slide Show Mathematica can be used to create interative slides. ## Features - Interactions ## Links - [Create a Slide Show](https://reference.wolfram.com/language/howto/CreateASlideShow.html) - Price: paid - Categories: Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mathematica-slide-show/ --- # Mendeley A bibliography reference manager with cloud storage and BibTeX support. ## Features - Use online library to read anywhere - Teams ## Links - [Mendeley](https://www.mendeley.com) - Price: free - Alternative to: Zotero, EndNote - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Win, Mac, Linux - Tags: References and Journals, Publication, Reference Management - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mendeley/ --- # Microsoft Bing Image Generator Generate images by typing some texts. ## Features - Generate images by describing what you want. - Continue editing the image in Microsoft Designer by describing the changes required. - Works in Bing App by chatting with Bing AI ## Links - [bing.com/images/create](https://www.bing.com/images/create) - Price: free - Alternative to: DALL-E, Midjourney - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Android, iOS - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Writing, AI - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/microsoft-bing-image-generator/ --- # Microsoft To Do Task management tool backed by Microsoft and works on most platforms. ## Links - [Microsoft To Do](https://todo.microsoft.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Todoist - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Android, iOS, Chrome - Tags: GTD - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/microsoft-todo/ --- # Mind the Graph Create beautiful scientific infographics with no effort ## Features - A lot of biology related icons - Create graphs for different purpose based on layout - Free version has very disturbing watermark but the pricing is relatively cheap. ## Links - [mindthegraph](https://mindthegraph.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: BioRender - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Publication - Listed: 2020-06-25 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mindthegraph/ --- # Modern Lab Community Community for researchers to share best practices. ## Features - A community for deep tech entrepreneurs, researchers, and engineers to share best practices around collaboration and science workflows. ## Links - [www.colabra.app/community](https://www.colabra.app/community/) - Price: free - Categories: Fun, Career, Guides, Project Management, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Life Science, Physical Sciences, Astronomy, Engineering, Earth Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Community - Listed: 2021-08-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/modern-lab-community/ --- # MyLabBook An open source research platform or ELN based on WordPress and the FAIR Data Toolkit that is Sustainable, Affordable, FAIR, and Easy. ## Features - Open source - Sustainable because of popularity of WordPress - Affordable because plugins are free or inexpensive - FAIR Data Friendly via the FAIR Data Toolkit - Easy to setup, use, extend, fix problems - Social Network Friendly ## Links - [mylabbook.org](https://mylabbook.org) - [author's github](https://github.com/mylabbook/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Project Management, Project Research, Fun, Communications - Fields: Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Sciences, Astronomy, General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Version Control, Note-taking, Data Management, Data Analysis, Open Science, Community, Tools - Listed: 2023-04-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mylabbook/ --- # MyMind MyMind is an idea note, quote, page, and image collector with the usual tag-style support. You add material from the web via a capable browser plugin; but, the standout feature is AI help in your search/retrieval of information, even without tags. It displays your saved material in a card grid—think Pinterest, Pocket, and similar—with selectable density and size. A large search box sits at the top with instant results while you type. ## Features - smart tagging - AI search help - supports most common image and PDFs ## Links - [mymind](https://mymind.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Pocket, Raindrop.io - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, iOS, Android - Tags: Note-taking, Tools, AI - Listed: 2020-08-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mymind/ --- # myNoise Discover a world of immersive and customizable soundscapes that can enhance focus, relaxation, and sleep. Choose from noise generators, nature sounds and ambient music to create your perfect audio environment. Explore our vast library of interactive sound generators and find your audio haven! ## Features - A variety of noise collections. - Simple index but easy to use. - Free. ## Links - [mynoise.net](https://mynoise.net/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Noisli - Categories: Productivity - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Pacifiers, Noise, Focus - Listed: 2024-04-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mynoise/ --- # NCEI Weather, climate, coasts, oceans, and geophysics etc ## Features - Weather - Geophysics - Ocean ## Links - [NCEI](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ncei/ --- # Neurostars StackOverflow style Q&A site for neuroinformatics. ## Links - [NeuroStars](https://neurostars.org/) - Price: free - Categories: Communications - Fields: Physical Sciences - Platforms: Web - Tags: Community - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/neurostars/ --- # new MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ## Links - [New MAST](http://archive.stsci.edu/) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: Astronomy, Physical Sciences - Platforms: Web, Any - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/mast-new/ --- # Next Journal NextJournal is the notebook for reproducible research. NextJournal provides poly-language notebooks and beautiful UI. ## Features - NextJournal is focusing on reproducibility. ## Links - [NextJournal](https://nextjournal.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Jupyter - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Open Science, Note-taking, Programming, Statistical Software - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/nextjournal/ --- # Noisli free mixing of multiple tracks (which is similar to Soundrown but with much better UI). Users can save a customized setting for later use. ## Features - Multiple environments ## Links - [noisli](https://www.noisli.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Guides, Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, iOS, Android - Tags: Research Guide, PhD Guide, Pacifiers - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/noisli/ --- # Noizio a handy white noise tool that stays in your Mac status bar. ## Features - Multiple scenes ## Links - [Noizio](https://noiz.io/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Noisli - Categories: Guides, Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Research Guide, PhD Guide, Pacifiers - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/noizio/ --- # nomnoml a tool for drawing UML diagrams based on a simple syntax. ## Features - Interactive playground - UML language ## Links - [nomnoml](http://www.nomnoml.com/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: PlantUML - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Programming, Presentation, Writing - Listed: 2020-08-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/nomnoml/ --- # NOS-TLPlot NOS-TLPlot is an open-source Python tool that visualises Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) risk-of-bias assessments for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, turning star ratings into traffic-light plots, heatmaps, radar charts and other summary figures. ## Features - Converts NOS star ratings into standard risk-of-bias categories - 12 visualisation types (traffic-light, heatmap, radar, lollipop and more) - Export to PNG, PDF, SVG and EPS - Streamlit web app and command-line interface - Batch processing and customisable themes - Open source ## Links - [nos-tlplot.vercel.app](https://nos-tlplot.vercel.app) - [Paper (JORS)](https://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/jors.635) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: robvis - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Systematic Review - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/nos-tlplot/ --- # NoteMe NoteMe is a Chrome extension that empowers you to place notes anywhere on any website and access them all in one convenient popup. Your notes stay 100% local and private—no internet or external servers involved. Instantly jump back to the exact spot on any page, and easily share notes with others ## Features - Add notes anywhere: Place notes at any location on any webpage. - Centralized access: View and manage all your notes from a single popup. - Instant navigation: Click a note to jump directly to its original spot on the website. - Tab awareness: Automatically opens the correct tab or switches to it if already open. - Easy sharing: Share notes with others for quick import and collaboration. - Privacy-first: Your notes remain completely private and never leave your browser. - Works fully offline; no APIs or external servers used. - User-friendly interface: Clean, intuitive design for effortless note management. ## Links - [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/noteme/cmngjelfbeidndnhnfffcokjlfldelcl?pli=1) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Chrome - Tags: GTD, Note-taking, Reference Management - Listed: 2025-07-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/noteme/ --- # Notion Write, plan, collaborate, and get organized — all in one tool. Write connected notes with rich format and Export to markdown, pdf, etc. ## Features - Elegant UI with Dark mode - Export to multiple formats - Project management and notes are blending together - Can be used as a database ## Links - [notion.so](https://www.notion.so) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Evernote, Confluence - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, iOS, Android - Tags: Note-taking, GTD, Presentation, Writing, Community - Listed: 2020-05-20 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/notion/ --- # Obsidian note-taking with zettelkasten method (linked notes) ## Features - markdown-based formatting - graphical view of the linked notes ## Links - [obsidian](https://obsidian.md) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Notion, Roam Research - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking, Presentation, Writing - Listed: 2020-05-31 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/obsidian/ --- # OMOPHub OMOPHub gives healthcare data teams instant API access to the OHDSI standardized vocabularies: 11M+ concepts across 120+ vocabularies, including SNOMED CT, ICD-10, LOINC and RxNorm. It offers semantic and multilingual search, cross-vocabulary mappings, hierarchy navigation, FHIR-to-OMOP resolution, a FHIR terminology service, Python/R/Node SDKs and an MCP server for AI agents. ## Links - [omophub.com](https://omophub.com) - [docs.omophub.com](https://docs.omophub.com) - Categories: Datasets - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Listed: 2026-10-24 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/omophub/ --- # On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research A guide to responsible conduct in research. ## Links - [nationalacademies.org](https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12192/on-being-a-scientist-a-guide-to-responsible-conduct-in) - Price: free - Categories: Guides - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Book, Research Guide - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/on-being-a-scientist/ --- # Open Scholarship Knowledge Base Discover open scholarship resources created and curated by the community. ## Features - A knowledge base for scholarships - Community-driven ## Links - [oskb](https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/OSKB) - Price: free - Categories: Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Career, PhD Guide - Listed: 2020-08-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/open-scholarship-knowledge-base/ --- # Open Textbooks Free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks and supplemental resources. ## Features - Collections of textbooks in many different fields - List of open textbook providers ## Links - [open textbooks](https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/open-textbooks) - Price: free - Categories: Guides - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Open Science - Listed: 2020-08-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/open-textbooks/ --- # OpenEI Linked energy information on hundreds of topics crowdsourced from industry and government agencies. ## Links - [OpenEI](https://openei.org/) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Engineering - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/openei/ --- # OpenSlides (openslides.dev) OpenSlides (openslides.dev) is a free, open-source presentation studio that runs in your browser. Start from your notes, pick a look, and add motion backgrounds, kinetic type, live charts and interactive widgets. Then present live, narrate it in another language, or export a video, PDF or PowerPoint file. No account, and your decks stay on your device. ## Features - Builds a deck from your notes or a Markdown file, with or without an AI model - Four looks for the same outline; import a .pptx template as one of them - Motion backgrounds, kinetic type, live charts, maps and animated diagrams - Interactive widgets the presenter operates during the talk - Presenter view with notes, next slide and a timer - Narrate in your own voice or a browser voice, and dub into another language - Export as MP4 video, PDF or static .pptx - Optional AI with your own Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter key, or a local model - Runs in your browser; decks stay on your device and there is no account - Free and open source (MIT or Apache-2.0) ## Links - [openslides.dev](https://openslides.dev/) - [gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com/open-slides/openslides) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: PowerPoint, Google Slides - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Presentation - Listed: 2026-10-19 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/openslides-openslides-dev/ --- # ORCID A unique ID for researchers ## Links - [ORCID](https://orcid.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/orcid/ --- # OSF: Open Science Framework OSF is a free, open platform to support your research and enable collaboration. ## Features - Repositories - DOI ## Links - [OSF](https://osf.io/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Open Science, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/osf/ --- # Overleaf/Overleaf Overleaf and ShareLaTeX are Online LaTeX editors with collaborations, history, chat, and submission. ## Features - Review mode - Collaborations with other colleagues - Edit History - Chat with the colleagues right in the editor ## Links - [Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/) - [ShareLaTeX](https://www.sharelatex.com) - [Source Code](https://github.com/overleaf/overleaf) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/overleaf/ --- # Page Stash PageStash is a fast, powerful web capture and research tool designed for analysts, researchers, and anyone who needs to save and organize online information. With one click, it captures full web pages (screenshots, HTML, and text), extracts key content, and organizes everything into a searchable knowledge base. Perfect for investigations, OSINT workflows, and research-heavy tasks. ## Features - Capture full web pages instantly (screenshots + HTML + text extract) - Automatically save URLs, metadata, timestamps, and page context - Organize findings with folders, tags, and notes - Build visual page-relationship graphs for investigations or research - Search across all saved pages, titles, text, and tags - {'Browser extension for one-click capture': 'Chrome & Firefox'} - Ideal for OSINT, threat intelligence, research, and digital evidence preservation ## Links - [pagestash.app](https://www.pagestash.app/) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Tools - Listed: 2025-11-22 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/page-stash/ --- # Paletton Generate color palettes ## Links - [Paletton](http://paletton.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Adobe Color - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paletton/ --- # Papeeria Online LaTeX editor ## Links - [Papeeria](https://papeeria.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Overleaf - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/papeeria/ --- # PaperBanana PaperBanana helps researchers turn research text into scientific illustration and graphical abstract drafts. AI generation requires sign-in and credits. It also offers free research poster templates with editable PowerPoint export. Researchers should check generated labels, arrows and scientific claims before use. ## Links - [paper-banana.org](https://paper-banana.org/) - [paper-banana.org](https://paper-banana.org/research-tools/graphical-abstract-generator) - Categories: Communications, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, Presentation, Visualization - Listed: 2026-10-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paperbanana/ --- # PaperDigest Sci-Tech knowledge graph & text analysis platform for scientific literature tracking, summarization and search ## Features - Daily paper digest - Literature review - Paper search console ## Links - [www.paperdigest.org](https://www.paperdigest.org/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Publication - Listed: 2022-04-09 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paperdigest/ --- # PaperPanda PaperPanda is a chrome extension to access the PDF files of research papers by automatically searching the web. So our research is not blocked by the paywall. ## Features - Chrome extension is a minimal design, nothing is added to the web page - It uses multiple sources to search the PDF, including your university library if you want ## Links - [aperpanda.app](https://paperpanda.app) - [chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/paperpanda-%E2%80%94-get-millions/ggjlkinaanncojaippgbndimlhcdlohf) - Price: free - Alternative to: Unpaywall - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Open Science - Listed: 2021-11-23 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paperpanda/ --- # Paperpile Reference manager made by scientists for scientists using modern technology ## Links - [paperpile](https://paperpile.com) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux, Android, iOS - Tags: Reference Management - Listed: 2021-02-23 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paperpile/ --- # Papers AI One research workspace for writing, data and code: collaborative Word, LaTeX and Markdown editing with AI that has the whole project in context. ## Features - Collaborative Word, LaTeX and Markdown editing - AI with your whole project in context - Writing, data and code in one workspace ## Links - [papers.ai](https://papers.ai/) - Alternative to: Overleaf - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, AI - Listed: 2026-10-16 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/papers-ai/ --- # Papers with Code The mission of Papers with Code is to create a free and open resource with Machine Learning papers, code, datasets, methods and evaluation tables. There is also papers with code for physics, astronomy, and more. ## Features - Papers and the corresponding code repositories - Topics and SOTA models ## Links - [aperswithcode.com](https://paperswithcode.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Data Research - Listed: 2022-04-09 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/papers-with-code/ --- # papers-with-video A browser extension that adds video explanations to research papers on arxiv.org ## Features - It adds a small video icon to the paper title - Open source ## Links - [github.com/amitness/papers-with-video](https://github.com/amitness/papers-with-video) - [chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/papers-with-video/aflnhgmklenfljibnfellgkmdpmmoekf) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2021-11-23 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/papers-with-video/ --- # Paperscape Paperscape is an interactive map that visualises the arXiv, an open, online repository for scientific research papers. ## Links - [Paperscape](http://paperscape.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/paperscape/ --- # PDFAnnotations PDFAnnotations turns PDF highlights and comments into reusable notes. Extract, clean, convert and organise annotations and export them to Markdown, CSV or plain text, with Pro formats for Obsidian, Notion, Excel and JSON. Processing happens locally in your browser. ## Features - Extract PDF highlights, comments, sticky notes, underlines, wavy lines and strikeouts - Export to Markdown, CSV or TXT; Pro adds Obsidian, Notion, Excel, JSON, ZIP and custom templates - Review, search, filter, sort, group, edit and delete annotations in a workspace - Remove supported annotation types and convert XFDF/XML FDF annotation data - Files are processed locally and not uploaded - Free core tools with Pro upgrades ## Links - [pdfannotations.com](https://pdfannotations.com/) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, References and Journals, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/pdfannotations/ --- # Peeriodicals Create and Edit your own journal ## Features - curate and edit articles ## Links - [peeriodicals](https://peeriodicals.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Publication, Open Science - Listed: 2020-10-30 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/peeriodicals/ --- # Perplexity AI Perplexity is your AI-powered Swiss Army Knife for information discovery and curiosity. It's not just about answering questions; it's about empowering you to do more—whether you're looking to summarize content, explore new topics, or even get a little creative. ## Features - Answering questions: From basic facts to tough questions—and get answers from up-to-date sources. Create code, summarize articles, or emails—all in one place. - Exploring topics in depth: Perplexity's Copilot feature provides a guided Al search experience, allowing you to explore topics in depth and learn new things. - Organizing your Library: Organize your Threads in Perplexity Collections by project or topic. Invite contributors and easily switch privacy settings. - Interacting with your data: Ask questions about your files and search the web, all without leaving the platform. Get a complete project view in one space. ## Links - [perplexity.ai](https://www.perplexity.ai/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux, iOS, Android - Tags: Writing, Tools, Research Guide, AI - Listed: 2024-04-08 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/perplexity/ --- # Phylopic Free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under a Public Domain or Creative Commons license. ## Links - [phylopic](http://phylopic.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/phylopic/ --- # Playground AI Generate images for your presentations ## Features - Write prompt and generate images - Edit images by typing instructions - Useful tools such as background remover ## Links - [playgroundai.com](https://playgroundai.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Midjourney - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, Writing, AI - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/playground-ai/ --- # Plectica Plectica is helps us managing our mind. It is more flexible than mindmaps. ## Features - Beautiful UI and good UX - Export pdf, image, and raw data - Share and collaborate with others ## Links - [Plectica](https://www.plectica.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/plectica/ --- # Plotly Plotly is a set of open-source graphing libraries. Plotly is the goto library to make interactive charts in Python, R, or JavaScript. ## Features - Python, R, JavaScript - Plotly Express is an easy-to-use Python wrapper. - Chart studio provides UI for charting. ## Links - [Plotly](https://plotly.com/graphing-libraries/) - [Plotly Chart Studio](https://plotly.com/chart-studio/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Any - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/plotly/ --- # plotnine Python visualization package that follows the grammar of graphics. ## Features - Grammar of grahics ## Links - [plotnine](https://github.com/has2k1/plotnine) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: ggplot2 - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/plotnine/ --- # Podhoc Podhoc turns research papers, articles, PDFs and links into personal podcasts you can listen to anywhere, in 73 languages and 9 narration styles. For researchers, students and anyone who wants to keep up with reading while away from a screen. Works on web, mobile, Apple Watch and Garmin, with RSS export and a REST API. Freemium: 10 free Discovery podcasts, English and Spanish fully free. ## Features - PDF, article and YouTube-to-podcast conversion - 73 languages, 9 narration styles - RSS export and REST API - Apple Watch and Garmin apps - Free tier (English and Spanish) ## Links - [podhoc.com](https://podhoc.com) - Categories: Productivity - Fields: AI - Platforms: Web - Listed: 2026-10-21 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/podhoc/ --- # Pomotodo A mix of todo list and pomodoro timer, with sync across devices and weekly report. ## Links - [pomotodo.com](https://pomotodo.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Android, iOS, Chrome - Tags: GTD - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/pomotodo/ --- # PPResume A LaTeX Based Resume Builder that helps people create beautifully typed resumes in minutes ## Features - State of the Art Typesetting: Each element, from heading and subheadings to bullet points and text alignment, is carefully considered, for the pursuit of pixel perfect - Fine-tuned Typography: Tuning typography like selecting the perfect font, adjusting spacing and alignment, etc. is tedious, leave these nitty gritty details to us - Carefully Crafted Templates: We carefully crafted a collection of templates so you can get a whole new look of your resume by just one click - High Quality PDF Output: PDF is the status quo option if you want to share or print it consistently on all platforms, and yes, we got you covered - Intuitive UI/UX: PPResume will guide you through the boring resume creation process with an intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard - Highly Customizable: You can customize page margins, color schemes, font sizes and a lot more to make your resume stand out ## Links - [ppresume.com](https://ppresume.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Tools, Resume, CV, Career - Listed: 2024-12-25 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ppresume/ --- # Principia: Master of Science Principia: Master of Science is a simulation game with the theme of European science in 17th century. Choose one of 12 real scientists from the era of Isaac Newton and proceed with your research. It is a time when even the term "Science" did not exist. Who can be the master of science? ## Links - [Principia: Master of Science on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491470/PRINCIPIA_Master_of_Science/) - Price: paid - Categories: Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win - Tags: Game - Listed: 2021-02-01 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/principia-master-of-science/ --- # Processon Online Mindmap, FlowChart, MindMap, UI, UML and Network charts with Collabration in Real-time. ## Features - Collaborations with other people - A lot of built-in diagram types ## Links - [processon](https://www.processon.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Lucidchart, Visio - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/processon/ --- # Prompt Engineering Guide Guides on prompt engineering to get the best out of the Large Language Models. ## Features - Concise and clear guides to write good prompt so that we can get good results from LLM such as chatGPT ## Links - [dair-ai/Prompt-Engineering-Guide](https://github.com/dair-ai/Prompt-Engineering-Guide) - [promptingguide.ai](https://www.promptingguide.ai/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Fun, Guides - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Tools, AI, LLM - Listed: 2023-04-16 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/prompt-engineering-guide/ --- # Proselint Proselint is a linter for English prose. ## Links - [proselint](https://github.com/amperser/proselint) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/proselint/ --- # Protocols Io Create, share, and collaborate on protocals. Protocals.io is not only for biologist, it can be used for any protocals. ## Features - Intuitive editor with icons - Versions ## Links - [protocals.io](https://www.protocols.io/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Open Science, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/protocols-io/ --- # PubPeer The online journal club of research articles with comments. ## Features - Comment and discuss any published research papers - Browser Extension (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE) to show comments on publisher website ## Links - [pubpeer.com](https://pubpeer.com/) - [pubpeer extensions](https://pubpeer.com/static/extensions) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Peer Review, Open Science, Community - Listed: 2021-11-22 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/pubpeer/ --- # PuppyOne PuppyOne is a local-first, open-source (Apache-2.0) workspace for documents, notes, PDFs, research and drafts. AI assistants work on the same project files across sessions, and changes made by AI can be reviewed and restored through version history. It is positioned as an Obsidian/Notion alternative, not a coding IDE. ## Features - Local-first workspace for documents, notes, PDFs, research and drafts - AI assistants work on the same project files across sessions - Built-in version history to review and restore AI-made changes - Open source (Apache-2.0) ## Links - [puppyone.ai](https://www.puppyone.ai) - [GitHub](https://github.com/puppyone-ai/puppyone-desktop) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac - Tags: Note-taking, Open Science, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/puppyone/ --- # QuillBot Toolbox for academic reading and writing ## Features - Automatic paraphrasing - Grammar checking - Academic writing with an AI co-writer - Citation generator - Automatic summarizing documents and paragraphs ## Links - [quillbot.com](https://quillbot.com) - [quillbot chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quillbot-ai-grammar-and-w/iidnbdjijdkbmajdffnidomddglmieko?hl=en-US) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, Publication, Writing, Tools, AI - Listed: 2023-08-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/quillbot/ --- # Quiver Programmer's notebook, math + Markdown, code snippet. ## Features - Favorites and recents in the navigations make it easy to location snippets. - Math support ## Links - [Quiver](http://happenapps.com/) - Price: paid - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, iOS - Tags: Note-taking, GTD, Data Management - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/quiver/ --- # Rainy Mood rainy day rainy mood, simple but with excellent white noise; a new beautiful soundtrack each day ## Links - [rainy mood](https://www.rainymood.com/) - Price: free - Categories: Guides, Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, iOS, Android - Tags: Research Guide, PhD Guide, Pacifiers - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/rainy-mood/ --- # RAx - Your Personal Smart Research Assistant (Rebranded to Enago Read) (Rebranded to Enago Read) Speed up literature analysis and comprehension with RAx. Smart assistant to explore, collate insights and organize your research easily. ## Features - Related research and texts in literature - Organize and write papers and projects in one place - Add any related data or files ## Links - [rax](https://raxter.io) - [https://www.read.enago.com/](https://www.read.enago.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Writing - Listed: 2020-06-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/rax/ --- # Read the Docs Read the Docs simplifies software documentation by automating building, versioning, and hosting of your docs for you. ## Features - Integrated with GitHub and Gitlab ## Links - [read the docs](https://readthedocs.org/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Note-taking, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/read-the-docs/ --- # Readcube/Papers A all platform app for reference mamagement, note-taking, and more. The former Papers has been rebanded as ReadCube Papers. ## Features - Online library - Destop apps ## Links - [ReadCube/Papers](https://www.readcube.com/) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win - Tags: References and Journals, Publication, Reference Management - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/readcube-papers/ --- # ReadPaper A Chinese website for reading, managing, and discussing research papers online. ## Features - Managing papers - Reading papers online - Discussing and asking questions - Automated analysis of the paper based on machine learning algorithms ## Links - [readpaper.com](https://readpaper.com/) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, Community - Listed: 2021-11-25 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/readpaper/ --- # Reliable Reliable is a browser-based planning tool designed for academic and other forms of complex, long-horizon individual work. It implements a structured planning method that helps users map the full scope of their work, estimate realistic task durations, and align plans with actual time constraints before scheduling. The tool is intended to support more reliable planning by making workload, capacity, and trade-offs explicit. It is free to use, requires no account, and is designed with strong privacy protections. ## Features - Structured work mapping: Map the full scope of a project by decomposing objectives into concrete, manageable tasks. - Realistic time estimation: Assign durations to tasks to support more accurate planning and expectation-setting. - Capacity and constraint modelling: Define available working time and apply a buffer margin to account for uncertainty. - Overload detection: The system highlights when planned work exceeds available capacity, prompting revision before commitments are made. - Sequential planning logic: Enforces a disciplined workflow: mapping → estimation → capacity alignment → scheduling. - Visual timeline scheduling: Place tasks on a timeline only after the plan is internally consistent and feasible. - Plan export (PDF and JSON): Export plans as PDF for sharing and reference, or as JSON for data portability and reuse. - Designed for individual research workflows: Focused on researchers and professionals working independently or in small groups, rather than team-based project management. - No account required: Fully usable without registration or login. - Privacy-conscious design: Minimal data collection with explicit handling of tracking consent and browser privacy signals. ## Links - [planreliable.com](https://planreliable.com) - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: GTD - Listed: 2026-03-24 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/reliable/ --- # RemNote The first spaced-repetition powered note-taking tool that lets you structure knowledge exactly in the way you think about it. ## Features - non-linear note taking - Automatically created flashcards and scheduled spaced repetition - Portals and Backlinks - Capture Ideas quickly - Imports from Markdown folders, Dynalist and Workflowy - easy note sharing with Mnemonic Medium - Frontend Plugin API and Backend API ## Links - [remnote](https://www.remnote.io/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Anki - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Writing, Presentation, GTD - Listed: 2020-06-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/remnote/ --- # Replicate Run and share models in the cloud at scale. ## Features - Run machine learning models - Share models - Scale up the models ## Links - [replicate.com](https://replicate.com) - Price: paid - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Computer Science, Statistics, AI - Platforms: Web - Tags: Version Control, Presentation, Open Science, Publication, Writing, AI - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/replicate/ --- # Research Capture Research Capture is a lightweight, self-hosted platform for managing study operations, registries and participant follow-up in smaller research projects. ## Features - Self-hosted, so you keep data ownership and can ease HIPAA/GDPR compliance - Lightweight operations for small-scale studies - Participant registries with status tracking (enrolled, active, completed) - Custom intake forms and surveys, with clean data export - Longitudinal follow-up: timelines, touchpoints and scheduled check-ins ## Links - [GitHub](https://github.com/trafficinc/researchcapture) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: REDCap - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine, Life Science, Social Science - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Data Management, Data Research - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/research-capture/ --- # Research Rabbit Discover and track literature ## Features - Create collections of papers - Dynamic graph visualization for better understanding of the connections between papers - Discover papers through connections between papers ## Links - [researchrabbitapp.com](https://researchrabbitapp.com) - Price: free - Alternative to: Connected Papers, Litmaps - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management - Listed: 2021-11-25 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/research-rabbit/ --- # ResearchMate.pro Instantly Extract Insights from Medical Research Papers with ResearchMate. ## Features - AI chat for medical research papers - Chat with PDF to conduct your literature review faster - Do hours worth of reading in minutes - Free trial - Upload 100 research papers a month ## Links - [researchmate.pro](https://researchmate.pro) - Categories: Project Research - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, Reference Management - Listed: 2024-05-12 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/researchmate/ --- # Responsible Journals Understand how the journals deal with submissions and how reviews are done ## Features - Look up the process of journals in the database - Check the statistics of the journal reviewing process ## Links - [responsiblejournals](https://www.responsiblejournals.org) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2020-06-03 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/responsible-journals/ --- # ReviewAid ReviewAid is an open-source AI tool that speeds up systematic reviews by screening full-text papers against PICO criteria and extracting key data fields, acting as an AI-assisted second reviewer with confidence scoring. ## Features - Full-text screening using PICO criteria with inclusion/exclusion classification - Custom data extraction from full-text articles - Batch processing (up to 20 papers per run) - Confidence scores for AI decisions - Export to CSV, Excel and Word - Configurable models (OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Cohere, Ollama and others), with a local offline mode via Ollama ## Links - [reviewaid.github.io](https://reviewaid.github.io) - [GitHub](https://github.com/aurumz-rgb/ReviewAid) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Covidence - Categories: Project Research - Fields: Medicine - Platforms: Web - Tags: Systematic Review, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/reviewaid/ --- # RoamResearch Online note-taking with zettelkasten method (connected notes) ## Features - day-based notes - graphical view - connected notes makes it easier to search and make connections ## Links - [roamresearch](https://roamresearch.com) - Price: paid - Alternative to: Obsidian, Notion - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Note-taking, Reference Management, Writing - Listed: 2020-05-31 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/roamresearch/ --- # Rousseau Lightweight proofreader in JS ## Links - [rousseau](https://github.com/GitbookIO/rousseau) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/rousseau/ --- # RSpace The next-gen eLab notebook with free data storage and free version. ## Features - managed eLab notebook - Integration of other tools - Third-party storage providers such as dropbox - Lab information management system ## Links - [rspace](https://www.researchspace.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Alternative to: LabArchives - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-18 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/rspace/ --- # RStudio IDE for R and Python ## Links - [RStudio](https://rstudio.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Programming, Data Analysis - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/rstudio/ --- # SankeyDiagram.net SankeyDiagram.net is a free, open‑source online Sankey diagram maker that runs in your browser with no sign‑up, keeping your data 100% local and private. Create Sankey charts from plain‑text using the simple syntax, with customizable colors and layout, auto-calculating operators, and support for basic math expressions. Ideal for visualizing personal-finance budgets, cash flow, energy or material flows, and user journeys, it also lets you export diagrams as PNG, SVG, text, or a shareable link. ## Features - Data Visualisation with Sankey-Diagram Flows - Personal Budget Visualisation - Sharing Links - PNG, JPG, SVG Export ## Links - [SankeyDiagram.net](https://sankeydiagram.net/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/nxt3AT/sankeydiagram.net/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: SankeyMATIC - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2025-10-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/sankeydiagram/ --- # Scholar Inbox Scholar Inbox is a personal paper recommender which enables researchers to stay up-to-date with the most relevant progress in their fields based on their personal research interests. ## Features - Daily or weekly email alerts with your latest paper recommendations based on your trained AI model - Vote for papers to improve your personal AI-based paper suggestions. Train your model by upvoting and downvoting papers - Follow current research trends and find out which papers impressed other users in the community - Create paper collections, export them as BibTeX, and get AI recommendations based on your curated collections - Find papers via semantic search by providing text descriptions, or search by title, abstract, and authors - Skim papers quickly with the help of AI-generated highlights and figure/table previews for faster comprehension - Discover papers on an interactive visual map. Navigate by topic, zoom into research areas, and find relevant papers at a glance - Explore conference schedules with interactive planners showing locations, paper relevance, and session details ## Links - [Scholar Inbox](https://scholar-inbox.com/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Scholar alerts - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Computer Science, AI - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux, iOS, Android - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Open Science, Research Guide, AI - Listed: 2026-03-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scholar-inbox/ --- # Scholarcy The AI-powered article summarizer ## Features - Summarizing articles by uploading a pdf or providing links or DOIs - Chrome extension for summarizing articles ## Links - [scholarcy.com](https://www.scholarcy.com) - [scholarcy extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scholarcy-browser-extensi/oekgknkmgmaehhpegfeioenikocgbcib) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, Writing, Tools, AI - Listed: 2023-08-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scholarcy/ --- # Scholarpedia the peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia, where knowledge is curated by communities of experts. ## Features - Peer-reviewed ## Links - [scholarpedia](http://www.scholarpedia.org) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, Community, References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scholarpedia/ --- # ScholarshipDB scholarshipdb.net is a scholarship and research job search engine. The search engine employs state of the art technologies to collect latest information from various sources and present them to you in a single website. ## Features - Master, PhD, Postdoc positions - A bunch of filters to help with the search ## Links - [scholarshipdb](https://scholarshipdb.net) - Price: free - Categories: Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Career - Listed: 2020-06-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scholarshipdb/ --- # Sci-Hub - Academic Papers for All sh can helping people getting academic papers for free ## Features - Use DOI to download papers - Use journal paper links to download papers - Download papers using keywords ## Links - [sci-hub.im](https://sci-hub.se/) - [sci-hub.st](https://sci-hub.st) - [sci-hub.ee](https://sci-hub.ee/) - [sci-hub.tw](https://sci-hub.tw/) - [sci-hub.uno](https://sci-hub.uno/) - [sci-hub.ren](https://sci-hub.ren/) - [sci-hub.se](https://sci-hub.se/) - [sci-hub.shop](https://sci-hub.shop) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Open Science - Listed: 2020-05-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/sci-hub/ --- # Sciencecast ScienceCast is a free open-access platform for researchers to disseminate their scientific results and ideas to a wide audience of fellow scientists, journal Editors, grant program managers, and other professionals working at the cutting edge of science and innovation. ## Features - Podcast of any arxiv paper - Podcast for new and top papers on arxiv every day ## Links - [sciencecast.org](https://sciencecast.org) - Price: free - Categories: Communications, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Reference Management, References and Journals, Open Science, Community, AI - Listed: 2023-08-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/sciencecast/ --- # SciNote SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). Top-rated solution trusted by the FDA & 70k+ scientists in 100+ countries. ## Features - Electronic Lab notebook - Lab information management - Collaborations ## Links - [scinote](https://www.scinote.net) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Benchling - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Lab Management, LIMS - Listed: 2020-12-18 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scinote/ --- # Scirate free and open access scientific collaboration network ## Links - [SciRate](https://scirate.com/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scirate/ --- # SciSpace Search the largest scientific corpus in the world. Discover and study research papers better with SciSpace copilot ## Features - Literature review with AI - AI assisted paper reading - Citation generator for all kinds of formats - Paraphrase - AI Detector ## Links - [typeset.io](https://typeset.io) - [scispace chrome extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scispace-copilot/cipccbpjpemcnijhjcdjmkjhmhniiick) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Elicit - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Writing, Publication, Research Guide, Tools, AI - Listed: 2023-08-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scispace/ --- # Scite Assistant Assistant is a conversational tool made by scite that lets you ask questions in simple language and get answers backed by real, up to date references. Think of like ChatGPT with real, up to date references, tailor-made for anyone discovering, understanding, or writing research. ## Features - Ask simple questions and get reliable answers from the full-texts of millions of research articles - Get unblocked on whatever you're writing, whether it's a simple blog post, essay, or a grant proposal - Effectively use information from research articles to support your research tasks ## Links - [scite.ai](https://scite.ai/assistant) - Price: paid - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: AI, Guides, LLM, Tools - Listed: 2023-08-09 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scite-assistant/ --- # SciTools Open tools for the analysis and visualisation of Earth science data ## Features - Python stack - Open source - Courses ## Links - [SciTools](https://scitools.org.uk/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: Earth Science - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Data Analysis, Visualization - Listed: 2020-05-06 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scitools/ --- # SciWheel Reference Manager to discover, read, annotate, write and share scientific research ## Features - Instantly save references from the web - Highlight and add notes to PDFs and web pages - Get the most relevant articles - Access your references and PDFs from any device - Discuss and share new research more efficiently ## Links - [sciwheel.com](https://sciwheel.com) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Mendeley, Zotero - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, iOS, Android - Tags: Reference Management - Listed: 2021-01-14 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/sciwheel/ --- # Scolary Find the best scientific tools for literally any stage of your research on Scolary. ## Features - Search by stage of research - Tool listing comes with nice screenshots even video - Pricing information - Verified provider company - Beautiful UI ## Links - [scolary](https://scolary.com) - Price: free - Categories: Productivity - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Research Guide, Tools - Listed: 2020-07-07 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scolary/ --- # Scrapbox A knowledge base that lets you capture notes, code, and research lightning-fast. Everything adds to a web of ideas that’s easy to use at scale. ## Features - Rapid outlining - Bi-directional links - Related page browsing - Fast search with auto-suggest - Pastet embed - Auto saving - Fast text styling - Auto page thumbnails ## Links - [scrapbox](https://scrapbox.io) - [twitter](https://twitter.com/ScrapboxApp) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Roam Research - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing, Project Research, Guides - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Version Control, Note-taking, Data Management, References and Journals, Presentation, Writing, Community - Listed: 2020-07-05 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scrapbox/ --- # Scrintal visual networked and mind-mapping note taking app ## Features - Excellent UX design - https://youtu.be/Ge21_flr5dU ## Links - [www.scrintal.com](https://www.scrintal.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Heptabase, Miro - Categories: Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Medicine, Computer Science, Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Life Science, Physical Sciences, Earth Science, Astronomy, Social Science, Business, Engineering - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Note-taking - Listed: 2022-04-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/scrintal/ --- # Seaborn statistical data visualization in Python ## Features - Built-in statistical charts ## Links - [seaborn](https://seaborn.pydata.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Visualization - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/seaborn/ --- # Sealed Peptides Lab Calculators Free browser calculators for research labs: peptide reconstitution concentration (mg/mL, µg/µL), mg/mL ↔ mM molarity, and dilution (C1V1 = C2V2). Pure unit arithmetic, no signup, works on mobile, and embeddable via iframe. For research use only — no dosing or usage guidance. ## Features - Reconstitution concentration calculator - mg/mL to mM molarity converter - C1V1=C2V2 dilution calculator - 19 worked per-compound reconstitution tables - Free iframe + WordPress embed ## Links - [sealedpeptides.com](https://sealedpeptides.com/tools) - [sealedpeptides.com](https://sealedpeptides.com/tools/embed) - Price: free - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: Life Science, Physical Sciences - Platforms: Web - Tags: Lab Management, Tools - Listed: 2026-10-22 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/sealed-peptides-lab-calculators/ --- # Self-Plagiarism The reuse of significant, identical, or nearly identical portions of one's own work without acknowledging that one is doing so or citing the original work is sometimes described as self-plagiarism. ## Links - [Self-Plagiarism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism#Self-plagiarism) - Price: free - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Publication - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/self-plagiarism/ --- # Semantic Scholar Semantic Scholar uses groundbreaking AI and engineering to understand the semantics of scientific literature to help Scholars discover relevant research. ## Features - Search papers in all fields - Researcher profiles - Network of researchers and the relations between them - Build my own library of papers - Email alert of topics, authors etc ## Links - [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Scholar - Categories: Project Research, Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Reference Management, Publication, AI - Listed: 2020-05-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/semantic-scholar/ --- # Sighchology Research Lab | 星礼研究所 In this game, you play as a student in the Sighchology Research Lab. 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Tectonic makes LaTeX easy to compile. ## Features - Automatic package and style management: just try to compile and the required files will be downloaded - Clean directory since tectonic will skip the intermediate files - Also supports XeTeX - Automatically compilation, test, and deployment using GitHub Actions. ## Links - [tectonic](https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io) - [tectonic github](https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/tectonic/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Writing, Publication, Presentation, Note-taking - Listed: 2020-07-02 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/tectonic/ --- # Ten Rules Plosone Series of quick "Ten Simple Rules" articles for research scientists to manage challenges in their careers. Number of articles are life-science specific, but rest the of articles are general enough for any researcher. ## Links - [Ten Simple Rules by PLoS One](https://collections.plos.org/ten-simple-rules) - Price: free - Categories: Guides, Life - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Research Guide, PhD Guide - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/ten-rules-plosone/ --- # The Electronic Lab Notebook in 2020: A comprehensive guide How to choose the best ELN for your research? ## Links - [The Electronic Lab Notebook in 2020: A comprehensive guide](https://www.labfolder.com/electronic-lab-notebook-eln-research-guide/) - Price: free - Categories: Guides - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Project Management, Data Management, Electronic Lab Notebook - Listed: 2020-12-17 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/eln_guid_2020/ --- # Todoist Multi-platform tool to track and analyze tasks. ## Features - Tags and folders for tasks - Statistics of tasks ## Links - [todoist.com](https://todoist.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Microsoft To Do - Categories: Project Management - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Mac, Win, iOS, Android - Tags: GTD - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/todoist/ --- # ToText ToText is an iPhone app that turns any recording into a transcript, a summary, tasks and answers to questions you ask about it. It also includes a dictation keyboard, which can help with interviews, lectures, meetings and field notes. Freemium. ## Features - Transcript of any recording - Summary and task list - Ask questions about the recording - Dictation keyboard - Recording language selectable or auto-detected - Freemium ## Links - [totext.si](https://totext.si) - [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6770080775) - Alternative to: Otter.ai - Categories: Project Research, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: iOS - Tags: Note-taking, Tools, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/totext/ --- # Trinka AI Trinka is an AI-powered English grammar checker and language enhancement writing assistant designed for academic and technical writing. Trinka corrects contextual spelling mistakes and advanced grammar errors by providing writing suggestions in real-time. It helps professionals and academics ensure formal, concise, and engaging writing. 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It may help researchers (e.g. in social science or media studies) find potential public sources. Listings are discovery leads, not verified evidence: the directory includes adult and sensitive categories, carries sponsored placements, and its summaries, scores and audience counts may be inaccurate or stale. This is a project-affiliated submission. ## Features - Search and category browsing for public Telegram channels, groups and bots - English, Chinese and Russian interfaces - Public browsing without an account - Search queries may be logged; verify source identity and listing data independently ## Links - [view.tg](https://view.tg/en) - Price: free - Categories: Project Research - Fields: Social Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Research - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/view-telegram-directory/ --- # Visual Studio Code Universal editor with an extension marketplace. ## Features - Extensions can be installed freely. - Open source ## Links - [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/vscode/ --- # WebPlotDigitizer Web based tool to extract data from plots, images, and maps ## Features - Upload academic figures - Calibrate coordinates - Export data or draw directly online ## Links - [WebPlotDigitizer](https://apps.automeris.io/wpd/) - [WebPlotDigitizer on GitHub](https://github.com/ankitrohatgi/WebPlotDigitizer) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Open source: yes - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Analysis - Listed: 2021-07-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/webplotdigitizer/ --- # Whimsical Visual workspace, online tool for quick diagrams ## Features - minimal steps to access the workspace (with Gmail) - all-in-one place for architecture diagram, mind map, notes, UI design - quicker response compared with other online tools ## Links - [whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Alternative to: Miro, Lucidchart - Categories: Project Management, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: Computer Science - Platforms: Web - Tags: Visualization, Presentation, References and Journals - Listed: 2020-04-28 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/whimsical/ --- # White Noise Generator This is a completely free web application aimed at a wide range of industry users, aiming to provide high-quality customized white noise experience for every user. ## Features - The website provides 8 carefully designed preset scenarios, covering various relaxation and focus needs. At the same time, we have also prepared 10 different types of white noise for users, allowing them to freely adjust and customize to meet the preferences and needs of different groups of people as much as possible, bringing more possibilities for use. ## Links - [whitenoisegenerator.top](https://whitenoisegenerator.top/) - Price: free - Alternative to: Noisli - Categories: Productivity - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Pacifiers, Noise, Focus - Listed: 2024-12-09 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/whitenoisegenerator/ --- # WizdomAI Understand the journals and institutes through publications ## Links - [wizdomai](https://www.wizdom.ai) - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research, Career - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Publication, Peer Review, Career, Tools - Listed: 2020-08-10 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/wizdomai/ --- # Wolfram Alpha Wolfram Alpha is an AI assistant that does data analysis in a smart way. ## Features - Upload data files - Natural language query - Step by step solutions - Integrated data-sources ## Links - [Wolfram Alpha](https://www.wolframalpha.com/) - Price: free plan with paid upgrades - Categories: Analysis and Computations, Publishing and Sharing, Fun - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web, Android, iOS, Win - Tags: Visualization, Data Research, Data Analysis, AI - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/wolfram-alpha/ --- # Write Good Naive linter for English prose ## Links - [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Grammarly - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Publication, Writing - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/write-good/ --- # Writing Science As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and papers. Success isn't defined by getting papers into print, but by getting them into the reader's consciousness. Writing Science is built upon the idea that successful science writing tells a story. It uses that insight to discuss how to write more effectively. ## Features - Instructions to write a good structured paper - Write with the flow ## Links - [goodread](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13122323-writing-science) - [douban](https://book.douban.com/subject/10567201/) - Price: paid - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Any - Tags: Writing, Publication, Presentation - Listed: 2020-07-13 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/writing-science/ --- # Xbase It's a Twitter Bookmark Manager for professional users. ## Features - Instant Bookmark Finder 🔍 - Twitter Bookmark Manager 📚 - Take private notes on posts 📝 - Shortcuts for everything ⌨️ - Works offline 📡 ## Links - [getxbase.com](https://getxbase.com) - Categories: Life, Productivity, Communications - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Business - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Management, Community - Listed: 2023-11-22 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/xbase/ --- # Yila AI Yila AI is a browser workspace for the work between reading source material and explaining a research result: organising documents, drafting, analysing supplied material and preparing presentations. Its paper-to-slides workflow lets you choose sources and an audience, review a proposed structure, and export editable PowerPoint slides, optionally using an existing PPTX template. It is a proprietary service with a free plan and paid options; generated statements, references and analyses should be verified against original sources. ## Features - Source-based research drafting and revision - Paper-to-slides planning with editable PPTX export - Support for an existing presentation template - Figures and presentation materials for communicating research - Free plan alongside paid subscriptions, with plan-dependent limits ## Links - [yila.ai](https://yila.ai/) - [Paper-to-slides](https://yila.ai/playbooks/paper-to-slides) - Categories: Publishing and Sharing, Project Research - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Presentation, Writing, AI - Listed: 2026-10-15 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/yila-ai/ --- # Zenodo Make anything citable by publishing on Zenodo and getting a DOI code. ## Features - Integrate with github and publish directly from your git repo. ## Links - [Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Figshare - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: Open Science, Publication - Listed: 2020-04-27 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/zenodo/ --- # ZIPZAX Python Notebook Studio A free web-based Python notebook with code cells, visible output and .ipynb download, so students and researchers can try analysis code. ZIPZAX also offers a Data Visualization Studio (https://zipzax.com/studios/data-visualization-studio) for turning CSV data into bar, line, scatter or donut charts with SVG export. ## Features - Python on the web - Code cells with output - .ipynb download ## Links - [zipzax.com](https://zipzax.com/studios/python-notebook-studio) - Price: free - Alternative to: Google Colab - Categories: Analysis and Computations - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary, Statistics - Platforms: Web - Tags: Data Analysis, Programming - Listed: 2026-10-19 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/zipzax-python-notebook-studio/ --- # Zotero An open source bibliography reference manager with syncing and BibTeX support. ## Features - Online libraries to read anywhere - Related papers - Teams ## Links - [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org/) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Alternative to: Mendeley, EndNote, Paperpile - Categories: Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Web - Tags: References and Journals, Publication, Reference Management - Listed: 2020-04-26 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/zotero/ --- # Zotero RA Your AI research assistant in Zotero, powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). ## Features - Zotero Add-on - Shortcut key to activate the UI - Ask it anything to get answers ## Links - [GitHub](https://github.com/lifan0127/zotero-research-assistant) - Price: free - Open source: yes - Categories: Project Research, Publishing and Sharing - Fields: General and Interdisciplinary - Platforms: Mac, Win, Linux - Tags: Reference Management, References and Journals, Writing - Listed: 2023-04-11 - Page: https://tools.kausalflow.com/tools/zotero-ra/