Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about. Our award-winning reference manager will dramatically improve the way you discover, organize, read, annotate, share and cite.
'I wish I would have known about ReadCube Papers in college. This is amazing. I'm in love.'
- This writing app for iPad, iPhone and Mac helps writers overcome distractions through a feature called the Focus Mode. The writing tool also has a full-screen mode that highlights the line you are currently typing and fades out everything else on the document.
- Paper runs on both iPad & iPhone and there's never an extra in-app charge for tools, colors, or paper styles like so many similar apps. Simple and powerful Paint and Drawing tools support your creative energy without ever getting in the way of inspiration. Set your creativity free! Paper by Version: 1.0 / 1.1.1 - High Quality Paper Textures.
- Once again, Mac is your best friend for paper writing help because it provides you with plenty of options for compiling your research and notes into something you can submit. The tried and tested apps such as Mellel, Scrivener, and StoryMill will make the drafting infinitely easier.
- Mar 05, 2020 Publishing to paper or the web. Some writing apps can publish to a number of web platforms, and create ebooks and fully-formatted PDFs. Word Processors and Text Editors are Not Pro Writing Apps. It is possible for writers to use a word processor or text editor to get their work done. Thousands have done it! They’re just not the best tools.
Apr 02, 2019 Here, I am listing the best Free Writing Apps for Mac in 2019. You can select the one that suits your writing needs. Read more: Top 5 Best Drawing Apps for Mac. Best Free Writing Apps for Mac Bear Writing App. Bear is a flexible and reliable app to take notes for the Mac users. It is compatible with Mac. If you want to make the best of your writing, keep reading and learn about the best writing apps. Top Writing Apps You Need To Try In 2020. Here is the list of some of the best writing apps along with their key features that you need to make use of to improve your writing skills: 1. Drafts - Best Writing App. Also featured in: Best Note Taking Apps.
'Papers is an excellent app for organizing my personal library, citations, references, and write notes.'
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'Great app, love it for organizing research papers and other publications.'
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'Simple, intuitive, works online (web browser) and offline (desktop app). Smart lists are also really useful.'
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'Papers is extremely helpful and makes everything organized well. I really appreciate what you have contributed to the research community.'
'I very much liked the previous versions of Papers, but I like Readcube Papers even more.'
'I continue to be impressed by the steady of new features added each month.'
'Having tried other apps, Papers is just plain smarter. It automates so many of the tedious steps I used to have to do manually.'
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'It is a very helpful tool, I like it very much - even more than Papers3! Thank you for that!'
'Papers is intuitive with so many useful built-in features. Thank you very much for this wonderful app.'
'Fantastic repository management, ease of use and automatic data uploading. Such a useful piece of software!'
'I am happy to have continued using Papers and have always been positive + have recommended it to colleagues.'
'The Papers browser extension plugin is my favorite part of the app.'
Nick F.
Search & Save
Search across your favorite scholarly search engines (in app and via our handy browser extensions) and enjoy 1-click downloads to quickly add references & full-text PDFs to your library.
Check out our personalized recommendation engine and related article feeds to ensure you never miss an important paper again.
Read & Annotate
Papers helps you focus on the task at hand with our full-screen Enhanced PDF reader. Highlight, underline, strike through, make inline notes, draw and add sticky notes. Switch between different documents with tabs, view supplemental files or jump to referenced articles - conveniently linked inline.
Cite Faster with SmartCite
Our users LOVE SmartCite because it's fast, reliable, and most important - easy to use! Simply add the SmartCite Add-in to Word (2016+) or Google Docs and you'll have access to your entire library right from your document.
- Search for references within your personal or shared collections or use our built-in search engine.
- APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Nature... choose from over 9000 citation styles built into SmartCite. Need something specific? Customize your own style!
- SmartCite was made for collaboration so simply email your document to another Papers users and they'll be able to pick up right where you left off!
It's Time to Get Organized
Say goodbye to desktop clutter and those folders of uncategorized PDFs.
Papers automatically identifies and matches imported articles with not only the complete metadata, but also available supplemental data, citations and full-text (if available).
What's more? Use tags, labels, ratings, smart collections, file management and watch folders to keep you organized down the road.
Share & Collaborate.
Papers users can create private shared collections to collaborate with up to 30 other Papers users at a given time. Simply add your collaborator by email and they will be added to your shared folder. Perfect for remote teams, lab collaborations, journal club, or tackling that upcoming manuscript.
Looking for a custom solution for larger teams? Learn more about our Academic and Enterprise plans
Sync Across Devices
Securely sync your entire library including notes, lists, annotations, and even highlights across all of your devices including your desktop (Mac/PC), mobile devices (iOS/Android) or even through the Web.
Plus enjoy unlimited cloud storage space for your growing personal Papers library.
The Mac is a great tool for writers, with a plethora of software available for any kind of writing. It doesn't matter if you're a student spending long nights on your big paper, a journalist writing up your latest scoop, or a novelist furiously typing away on your next opus — there's an app for you on the Mac.
Ulysses
Ulysses offers a full array of tools for writers of any kind. This app is easy to pick up and start using but offers a wide array of customization options for everything from writing to exporting. Choose to work in Markdown or create your own markup style. With Ulysses, you can also create your own writing environment with everything from background colors to fonts. When it comes time to publish, you can export your work in a variety of formats, including plain text, DOCX, and ePub. You can also publish your work to WordPress sites and Medium.
Your projects all sync with iCloud between Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with Dropbox support also available. The app also recently added support for Touch ID to keep your documents safe.
- $44.99 - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, $24.99 - Download Now
Byword
'Simple but effective' is the best way to describe Byword. With this Markdown-focused writing app, you start with a blank document and just write. It's a minimalist app with only a few settings to fuss with, and Byword really only cares about getting you writing. Your documents sync between Mac, iPhone, and iPad using iCloud Drive, though you can also store them in Dropbox.
When it comes to publishing, you've got options for PDF and HTML. You can also post what you've written to blogging services such as Medium, WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger, or you could send your document to Evernote.
- $11.99 - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, $5.99 - Download Now
iA Writer
iA Writer's gone through quite a few changes over the years. Where the previous Pro app tried to break down your writing into a flow between notes and writing and editing, the modern iA Writer focuses on having your write in plain text, with full Markdown support. That's not to say that there aren't advanced features, however, as there are quite a few. Syntax Control breaks down your writing to show you the structure, highlighting adjectives, nouns, conjunctions, and more. Link to other documents in iA Writer to combine them into a single project, or link to images or spreadsheet files to see them in iA Writer's Preview screen in a number of different templates.
Like other apps on this list, iA Writer lets you publish to blogs, in this case, WordPress and Medium. You can also export your work in Markdown, PDF, HTML, and Microsoft Word.
- $9.99 - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, $3.99 - Download Now
Scrivener
Scrivener is nothing short of a full-featured suite of tools for writers. Novels, scripts, essays, research papers, it doesn't matter, because Scrivener supports all of them. Organize your ideas on digital notecards and lay them out on the corkboard to see how your work fits together. Import images, PDF and other media you've used as research to refer to it later. Keep your work segmented for easier organization and edition, while maintaining its structure with the Binder. And each part of the app can be customized to create the exact writing environment that you need. It's actually hard to encapsulate just how many options Scrivener gives you.
When you're done, compile your project into a single document, and export in formats like DOC, rich text, PDF, ePub, Kindle, and even export for other apps like Final Draft. Away from your Mac? You can also check out Scrivener for iPhone and iPad, which lets you work on your Scrivener projects no matter where you are.
- $44.99 - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, $19.99 - Download Now
Blogo
Blogo is a standout amongst our selections here because while many of these apps allow you to publish to the web, that's Blogo's explicit purpose. Open up Blogo and sign in to your WordPress, Blogger, or Medium account and start writing those hot takes. Manage everything from your post's title to its tags, preview your posts, and images. Write in Markdown or rich text, insert inline HTML and code blocks, and keep track of your writing goals. You can also perform some basic photo editing, cropping and resizing photos, and even adding effects and filters.
While Blogo is free up front, you can subscribe to Blogo Pro for $2.99 per month (or $24.99 for a year) to get access to more advanced features. You'll be able to add as many accounts as you want, get access to the Media Search feature to easily find videos, images, GIFs, and more, and on certain accounts, you can even moderate and reply to comments.
Best Writing Apps Mac
- Free - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, Free - Download Now
Bear
A relatively new app compared to the rest of the list, Bear might seem simple, but it offers a great deal of flexibility for handling text. It's true that Bear is good for both notes and todo checklists, but it's support for Markdown, a variety of themes, and simple organization makes it a great tool for many different kinds of writing. Add images, files, code blocks, and more to spice up your work and give it more context.
In terms of options, you've got few. Choose how to sort your documents, pick a theme, pick your font, and even control fine-grain details such as font size, line height and width, and paragraph spacing. Subscribe to Bear Pro for $1.49 per month in order to sync your documents between Bear for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- Free - Download Now
Essay Writing Apps For Mac
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- iPhone and iPad, Free - Download Now
Pages
Apple's own writing app, Pages lets you create all sorts of documents. There are more than 60 templates in Pages, covering just about every kind of writing, from short essays to research papers. There are even templates for items like business cards and flyers. You can add images and shapes, layout your documents in different styles, and more. You can also secure documents with Touch ID if you have one of Apple's 2016 MacBook Pros with Touch Bar.
Pages also makes it easy to collaborate with other people. Multiple people, whether they're on macOS, iOS, or even Windows thanks to iCloud.com, can collaborate on a document at the same time. You can share collaborative documents publicly or with specific users, see who is in the document at any given time, and follow their cursors as they edit the project.
- Free ($19.99 for pre-October 2014 Macs) - Download Now
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- iPhone and iPad, Free ($9.99 for pre-September 2014 iOS devices) - Download Now
Your favorites?
What is your writing app of choice on your Mac? Do you use one of these or something else? Let us know in the comments.
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