What is Scholaread
Scholaread is an academic research assistant tool that integrates paper PDF reading, academic translation, reference management, and note-taking functions. It supports synchronized reading and management of Chinese and English literature across mobile phones, tablets, computers, and the web, and can sync the Zotero paper library with one click, improving academic research efficiency. Based on reflow mode and paragraph-by-paragraph bilingual full-text translation, Scholaread optimizes the paper reading experience on mobile devices, making formulas and charts clearer and easier to read. Scholaread provides functions such as enlarged viewing of images and tables, adding citations to the reading list, paper outline navigation, and highlighted note annotations, supporting academic research.
Main functions of Scholaread
- PDF reading and reflow mode: Supports reading papers in PDF format and provides reflow mode, converting complex two-column paper layouts into a format suitable for mobile reading.
- Paragraph-by-paragraph bilingual full-text translation: Provides paragraph-by-paragraph bilingual full-text translation, supporting paper translation in multiple languages such as Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and German.
- Reference management: Can sync the Zotero paper library with one click, making it convenient to manage and back up paper materials.
- Note-taking function: Allows users to highlight and add notes while reading papers, making it convenient to record and review.
- Enlarged viewing of images and tables: Supports enlarged viewing of images and tables in papers while reading, so details can be read more clearly.
- Add citations directly to the reading list: While reading a paper, citations can be added to the reading list with one click, making subsequent reading and management convenient.
- Multi-device sync: Supports synchronized reading across mobile phones, tablets, computers, and the web, enabling a seamless reading experience across devices.
How to use Scholaread
- Download and install
- Visit Scholaread'sofficial website。
- If you need to use it on a device, click download and complete the application installation according to the device type.
- Register and log in
- On the mobile app or web, choose to log in with a Nutstore account. If you do not have a Nutstore account, you need to register one.
- For users who use Zotero, install the Scholaread plugin in Zotero to enable one-click paper backup and sync the tag status in Zotero.
- Upload and add papers
- Web: After logging in successfully, choose the Add Paper option in the upper right corner, and directly drag and drop the paper file to upload or copy the paper's URL to add it.
- Mobile app: After logging in successfully, tap the + sign in the upper right corner, and choose to import a local paper or open a paper received via WeChat, QQ, etc. with Scholaread.
- Use core functions
- Reading and reflow: After entering the reading interface, switch between reflow mode and the original PDF reading mode with one click, and choose the reading method according to personal preference.
- Translation: Enable the translation function. The original text and translated text are displayed paragraph by paragraph for comparison, and chart annotations are also translated.
- Enlarged images and tables: Tap the screen to enlarge and view images and tables in the paper, allowing details to be read more clearly.
- Add citation: Add citations to your reading list with one click while reading papers, making it convenient to read and manage them later.
- Table of Contents Navigation: Click a chapter title in the table of contents to jump directly to the corresponding chapter or section.
- Highlights and Notes: Select paper content to highlight and add notes. All note content will be displayed in the notes area, making it convenient to view and locate at any time.
- Manage Your Zotero Paper Library
- Use the Scholaread plugin to back up papers from Zotero to Scholaread, enabling synchronized reading and management of papers.
- Multi-Device Sync
- Make sure the Scholaread apps on your phone, tablet, computer, and web are all logged into the same account to synchronize reading progress and notes.
Scholaread Product Pricing
- Free Version：
- AI Academic Translation: You can try 7,000 words of translation service per day.
- Academic-Grade AI PDF Parsing & Reflow: You can try 50 pages of PDF parsing and reflow service per day.
- OCR Translation, Select-to-Translate: You can try OCR translation or select-to-translate service 3 times per day.
- Professional Version：
- Quarterly Professional Version: The monthly cost is US$7.60, and the total cost per quarter (3 months) is US$22.80.
- Annual Professional Version: The monthly cost is US$4.91, and the total cost per year (12 months) is US$58.92.
- Benefits：
- AI Academic Translation: A translation quota of 100,000 words per day.
- Academic-Grade AI PDF Parsing & Reflow: 500 pages of PDF parsing and reflow service per day.
- Scanned PDF Reflow & Translation: The Professional Version provides reflow and translation services for scanned PDFs.
- AI Literature Key Points Overview: Professional Version users can use the AI Literature Key Points Overview feature unlimited times to quickly obtain key points from literature.
Scholaread Use Cases
- Academic Research: Graduate students, doctoral students, and professors use Scholaread to read and manage large numbers of academic papers during academic research.
- Literature Review: When writing a literature review, use Scholaread's literature management and note-taking features to quickly organize and review relevant literature.
- Cross-Language Research: For researchers who need to read literature in a non-native language, Scholaread's full-text translation feature helps users understand foreign-language literature.
- Mobile Learning: Students and researchers use Scholaread on mobile devices to read and study anytime, anywhere, making full use of fragmented time.
- Team Collaboration: Research team members share a Zotero paper library and synchronize reading progress and notes based on Scholaread, improving team collaboration efficiency.