Read research papers the smart way.
A 40-page paper the night before the seminar? Upload it and ask what the methodology was, what the limitations are, or how it differs from the paper you read last week. Every answer cites the page it came from, so quoting it in your own work is safe.
How it works
- 1Upload the paper (or thesis chapter, or textbook excerpt) as a PDF.
- 2Start from the suggested questions — findings, methods, limitations — or ask your own.
- 3Click any citation to jump to that page with the relevant passage highlighted.
Why DocumentPal
- ✓ Explanations at your level — ask it to explain like you're new to the field
- ✓ Citations point to exact pages, ready for your literature notes
- ✓ Handles dense academic language, tables, and technical content
- ✓ Generous free tier — 30 questions a day with a free account
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Upload a PDFFrequently asked
Can it explain concepts I don't understand?
Yes — as long as the explanation is grounded in the document. Ask 'explain section 3 simply' and it will, citing the pages it drew from.
Will it make up citations?
Citations are generated by the AI provider's citation system, not typed out by the model — each one links to a real page in your PDF, and clicking it shows you the highlighted source text.
Can I use it for scanned book chapters?
Scanned PDFs work for questions and answers. In-document text highlighting needs a digital text layer, so on pure scans the citations jump to the page without highlighting.