# Paper Reading Desk — Read, translate and take notes

> Read, translate and take notes (iPhone/iPad app by Yung Wen Cheng.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-reading-desk/id6818310524 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yung Wen Cheng](https://appshunter.io/developer/1851202446)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Paper Reading Desk?

Build a personal research library with PDFs, images, photos and document scans. Paper Reading Desk keeps originals and notes on your device, extracts text locally, and suggests keywords and theories you can edit or leave blank.

• Read original documents beside your notes in a wide iPad window; switch views in a narrow window.
• Review a rule-based reading breakdown of purpose, sample, methods, findings and limitations, with source-page links when page information is available.
• Choose a supported translation language and compare each translated paragraph with its source.
• Write your own notes and edit keywords, theories, tags and bibliographic details.
• Search extracted text and notes, copy APA/MLA/BibTeX/RIS citations, and optionally retrieve metadata by DOI.
• Export a full library backup, or a separate portable copy of your notes and bibliography.

No account, AI account or API key is required; reading, organizing and the breakdown run on the device. This version has no cloud AI analysis or in-app purchases.

In-app paragraph translation requires iOS/iPadOS 18 or later; 17.4–17.x uses the system translation panel and 17.0–17.3 does not offer translation. The native Mac app requires macOS 15.5 or later. Language availability depends on the device and OS, and the first language download needs internet access. Scanned-PDF OCR covers up to the first 32 pages while preserving the complete original. Translation and the breakdown are reading aids: check the source before quoting. Full backups use .paperbackup. Notes JSON excludes originals and is not a restorable full backup. Restore adds new papers only and is not cross-device synchronization. Exported files are not encrypted; keep them secure.

## Is Paper Reading Desk safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Paper Reading Desk.

## Is Paper Reading Desk legit?

Paper Reading Desk appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Paper Reading Desk is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-23

No release notes.

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