# StrataRead

> StrataRead (iPhone/iPad app by Stance Hurst.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strataread/id6756834444 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stance Hurst](https://appshunter.io/developer/1823678988)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: $9.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-01-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strataread/id6756834444/reviews.md

## What is StrataRead?

StrataRead is a research-focused PDF reader designed for scholars, students, and knowledge workers who read deeply and write seriously.

Unlike generic PDF viewers, StrataRead is built around the academic workflow: careful reading, precise annotation, clean text extraction, and seamless reuse of notes in writing tools.

Key Features

Research-Grade PDF Reading
	•	Fast, native PDF rendering on macOS and iPadOS
	•	Smooth navigation, zooming, and keyboard shortcuts
	•	Optimized for journal articles and long-form scholarship

Precise Highlighting & Notes
	•	Sentence-accurate highlights (no messy over-selection)
	•	Inline text notes attached directly to passages
	•	Color-coded highlights for visual organization

Clean Extracts
	•	Automatically extract highlighted text and notes
	•	Fixes common PDF issues like line breaks and hyphenation
	•	View all extracts in a dedicated Inspector panel

Markdown Export
	•	Export notes and extracts as clean, structured Markdown
	•	Includes formatted citations (APA) at the top
	•	One file per reference—perfect for Obsidian, Markdown editors, and writing apps

Built for Serious Work
	•	Metadata fields for authors, journal, year, tags, and projects
	•	Fast metadata-based search across your library
	•	Designed to pair naturally with writing and knowledge-management workflows

Privacy & Ownership
	•	PDFs remain yours, stored locally or in your iCloud Drive
	•	No tracking, no analytics, no ads

Designed for Scholars

StrataRead is ideal for:
	•	Researchers and faculty
	•	Graduate and undergraduate students
	•	Writers working with academic sources
	•	Anyone who reads PDFs as part of a serious thinking workflow

StrataRead works beautifully on its own—and integrates naturally into broader research and writing systems.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-06-12

StrataRead 3.0 is a major update for building a dynamic research library on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

This release brings a redesigned research workspace for reading PDFs, organizing sources, capturing highlights, and turning evidence into durable notes.

What’s new:
• A new Library Map for browsing projects, keywords, and source groups
• Card and table views for scanning your PDF library
• Improved highlighting and extract capture
• Evidence sheets for finding passages across papers
• Polished Mac, iPad, and iPhone layouts

### 2.8 — 2026-04-27

- bug fixes

### 2.8 — 2026-04-27

- bug fixes

### 2.7 — 2026-03-30

- bug fixes
- now works on iphone

### 2.6 — 2026-03-19

- bug fixes

## More apps by Stance Hurst

- [StrataWrite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stratawrite/id6748252736)

All apps by Stance Hurst: https://appshunter.io/developer/1823678988

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