Mendeley vs. ReadCube Papers

Mendeley Desktop used to be a decent software, and comparatively one of the best among Reference Managers. The new online version is beyond expectations

ReadCube Papers has become an indispensable tool for my research. It offers a solution that keeps my library of research articles organized, and has improved the numbers of papers I am reading and annotating. The user-friendly interface simplifies the process of categorizing papers, highlighting essential text, and adding personal notes directly to the documents. The library is available online and through their own in-house application, which has worked perfectly (and much better than other solutions I have tried to use previously). In short, ReadCube Papers has truly improved the way I manage my research materials, making my academic life much more efficient and enjoyable.

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• Easy to use interface
• The use of font size and style makes information easily discoverable within the article previews
• Drag-and-drop functions make article indexing particularly simple

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• Easy including references to projects
• Easily share literature with clients and teammates
• Cross-reference on Microsoft Word

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• In my opinion, terrible web-based function in the new version
• Very difficult to annotate and search in PDF's
• New version removed many previous functions

• Extract content of single document as annotations for project
• See documents as a part of a project, not just a list of names

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There are a lot of references that do a good job troubleshooting, although I am not sure there is a direct number to an actual person.

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Microsoft EndNote. Mendeley has better user interface and is able to store, sort and organize a large number of articles effectively. Also can import and extract information from citations from articles online without the entire full text pdf availability. Can be used and accessed from portable devices such as iPads and mobile phones as well.

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The graphic user interface is beautiful; adding literature to a project is a seamless process, annotations while collaborating are intuitive and sometimes even fun. Competitors might be cheaper but do not consolidate all the tools that ReadCube has been able to achieve.

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• It is great that for instance, you download the paper you need once, and share it with your entire team.
• You can present your annotation with the team!

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• It has saved us while sharing documents with colleagues and clients.
• It helped us improve our writing process metrics, time and outcome.

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