# Paper Saver — Search & save research papers

> Save, organize, and search research papers with automatic metadata and AI features. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Ohene-Adjei.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-saver/id6811474493 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Ohene-Adjei](https://appshunter.io/developer/6811474495)
- Category: Productivity, Books
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-31
- Monetization: free

## What is Paper Saver?

Stumble on a paper you want to read? Save it in one tap and get back to it later.

Paper Saver is a read-later app built for research PDFs. Share a paper from Safari, Mail, Files, or any app, and it lands in your Inbox — already titled, ready to read. When you're done, archive it to your Read shelf, where it stays searchable.

SAVE FROM ANYWHERE
Use the share sheet from any app to send a PDF straight to your Inbox. Links and files both work.

TITLES THAT FILL THEMSELVES IN
Most saved PDFs have useless filenames. PaperOrganizer reads the DOI printed in the paper and pulls the real title, journal, authors, and year from CrossRef — automatically, in the background.

READ AND PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF
A clean built-in reader remembers your page in every paper, so you can put one down mid-read and come back days later.

FIND PAPERS WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP
Search PubMed and Crossref by keyword, author, or DOI. Open-access papers save
straight to your Inbox with their details already filled in. Everything else
opens at the publisher, where your own access applies.

ORGANIZE WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK
Tag papers, file them into categories, and your Inbox groups itself into sections automatically. Reuse categories you've already created with a tap.

ON-DEVICE AI SUGGESTIONS
Let your iPhone suggest tags and a category by reading the paper. It runs entirely on your device with Apple Intelligence — nothing is uploaded, and it works offline. Available on Apple Intelligence-capable devices; a simpler keyword suggestion is used otherwise.

SEARCH INSIDE YOUR PAPERS
Search matches titles, tags, categories, and the text inside the PDFs themselves.

CITATIONS IN ONE TAP
Copy a BibTeX or RIS citation for any identified paper, ready to paste into your reference manager or manuscript.

MANAGE IN BULK
Select multiple papers to share or delete them at once.

YOUR LIBRARY, ON YOUR DEVICES
Papers sync privately through your own iCloud account.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your papers stay on your device and in your personal iCloud. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no ads. The only thing ever sent to the internet is a DOI, used to look up publication details.



Built by a resident who kept losing papers in a pile of browser tabs.

## Key features

- Save papers from any app
- Automatic title and metadata fetching
- Built-in reader with progress memory
- Search PubMed and Crossref
- On-device AI tag and category suggestions
- Full-text PDF search
- BibTeX/RIS citation export

## Is Paper Saver safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Paper Saver.

## Is Paper Saver legit?

Paper Saver has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Paper Saver is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Paper Saver

### What is Paper Saver?

Paper Saver is a productivity app designed to help users save, organize, and search research papers. It automatically fetches metadata for papers and allows for offline AI suggestions.

### How does Paper Saver organize papers?

Papers are saved to an Inbox and can be archived to a searchable Read shelf. Users can tag papers, file them into categories, and the app offers automatic grouping and on-device AI suggestions for organization.

### Can I search within the content of my papers using Paper Saver?

Yes, Paper Saver allows you to search not only titles and tags but also the text content within your saved PDFs. This makes finding specific information within your library much easier.

### Does Paper Saver offer AI features?

Yes, Paper Saver utilizes on-device AI for suggesting tags and categories by analyzing the content of papers. This feature runs entirely on your device with Apple Intelligence for privacy and offline use.

### How does Paper Saver handle citations?

You can get BibTeX or RIS citations for any identified paper in one tap. These citations are ready to be copied and pasted into your reference manager or manuscript.

### Is Paper Saver available on multiple devices?

Paper Saver syncs privately through your own iCloud account, making your library accessible on your Apple devices like iPhone and iPad.

### Does Paper Saver have ads?

No, Paper Saver is private by design and does not contain any advertisements. Your papers stay on your device and in your personal iCloud.

### What is the update frequency for Paper Saver?

Paper Saver was last updated on 2026-09-16 with version 1.1. Future updates will likely follow a similar release schedule to introduce new features and improvements.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-09-16

Search for papers without leaving the app.

- Search PubMed and Crossref by keyword, author, or DOI
- Open-access papers save straight to your Inbox, with title, journal, authors and year already filled in
- Everything else opens at the publisher, where your own institutional access applies
- Copy a BibTeX or RIS citation for any identified paper
- Search now looks inside your PDFs, not just titles and tags
- Select several papers at once to share or delete them
- Your Inbox now groups papers into sections by category

### 1.0 — 2026-09-16

No release notes.

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