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Sun, 30 May 2010 17:46:12 +0000

[...] been a fan of Devon Think, and I don’t plan to switch anytime soon, but I did run across a post at the appleblog covering a new program called papers. As the post points out, this software was designed with a [...]

By: claire

claire — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:34:29 +0000

Is there any way this will be available for PC users?!

By: Billy Halsey

Billy Halsey — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:56:15 +0000

Stephanie — I tried Papers, and I love it! It’s so much friendlier than BibDesk. The matching feature alone makes it worth it. Thanks so much for introducing this app!

By: Billy Halsey

Billy Halsey — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:31:34 +0000

@Stephanie — Thanks! I’ll have to check it out. I’ll admit that BibDesk had a bit of a learning curve for me (and resulting frustration), what with all the templates and so forth. Sounds like Papers might be a better solution for my needs.

By: Stephanie Guertin

Stephanie Guertin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:19:58 +0000

@Billy – the big difference between this and BibDesk, for me, is ease of use. In literally no more than 45 seconds or so, I can import one paper, pull its metadata from PubMed, and search for and download other papers on the same subject/by the same author.
I don’t have to fight with it, or wrestle with software that wasn’t really written for my Mac. The end result? A feeling of ‘my computer likes me and works with me,’ not frustration. (And it’s become a bigger recruiter to Macs than Quicksilver ever was, which amuses me.)

By: dbtodd

dbtodd — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:58:18 +0000

I have been using Papers since the first release. It is fantastic. I’m a Developmental Biologist and I’d say the key to this app is that it was designed and written by scientists (Alex and Tom started writing apps as grad students). This matters because the flow and feel of the app are very well suited for scientists. Features like exporting to Endnote are the bits that “finish” the application for me, making it a more complete solution than something like iTunes ever could be. As scientists, they knew what they needed to make things easier for themselves and we all benefit as a result.

By: Billy Halsey

Billy Halsey — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:02:14 +0000

@Stephanie -- Have you tried BibDesk? I've been using it for some time to manage my own research library. Can you comment on how the two compare? Considering that BibDesk is a free product with similar features (BibTeX export, database-like filing, etc.), I'm curious where Papers outperforms over BibDesk.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:29:40 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. I’m a fellow scientist, and Papers is probably the single best application I have ever used period. And, it keeps getting better since the Tom and Alex are so receptive to suggestions. I can’t say enough about how much this has helped me in my scientific career. All the PC folks in my lab are so jealous.

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By: Louis

Louis — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:56:11 +0000

As a PhD Psychology student, I find Papers to be a real timesaver and organizational tool. Highly recommended.