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Notepad: AI-Powered Writing Assistant

Notepad: AI-Powered Writing Assistant

Meet Notepad — a rich text editor built right into ChatAcademia. Write your papers, proposals, and reports with AI assistance. Get suggestions, rewrite paragraphs, and export your work when you're done.

Improvements

  • Rich text editor with AI writing assistance
  • Rewrite, expand, or summarize selected text
  • Export your documents in multiple formats
  • Toolbar with quick-access AI actions

Reading Assistant & Audio Notes

Reading Assistant & Audio Notes

Upload PDFs and let AI help you understand complex papers. Plus, capture your research thoughts on the go with the new Audio Notes agent — record, transcribe, and organize your ideas.

Improvements

  • Reading Assistant for PDF analysis
  • Audio Notes for voice-based research capture
  • Brainstorm Research Questions agent
  • Chat history and improved agent interactions

Extract Data Agent

Extract Data Agent

Upload research papers and automatically extract structured data — methods, results, participant details, key findings, and more. Perfect for building comparison tables across multiple studies.

Improvements

  • Extract structured data from uploaded PDFs
  • Pull out methods, results, and key findings
  • Build comparison tables across studies
  • Export extracted data for further analysis

Zotero & Mendeley Integration

Zotero & Mendeley Integration

Connect your existing reference library to ChatAcademia. Chat with your Zotero or Mendeley collections — ask questions about your saved papers, find connections between references, and get AI-powered insights from your personal library.

Improvements

  • Connect your Zotero reference library
  • Connect your Mendeley document library
  • Chat with your saved papers using AI
  • Find connections across your reference collection

Find Citations Agent

Find Citations Agent

Need a source for a claim in your paper? The Find Citations agent searches academic databases to find papers that support or relate to your statements, making it easy to back up your arguments with proper references.

Improvements

  • Find citation sources for specific claims
  • Search across multiple academic databases
  • Get properly formatted reference entries
  • Verify claims against published research