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I, Librarian

Online PDF organizer focused on privacy and performance.

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I, Librarian is a PDF management hub for teams, providing a centralized, real-time database for organizing and reading literature without file syncing. It supports AI-assisted research, including document and project chat, summaries, and AI-generated search queries for finding related literature, alongside integrated search of global repositories such as Crossref, Scopus, PubMed, IEEE, NASA, ScienceDirect, and patent databases.

Core capabilities include faceted full-text and Boolean search, an in-browser PDF viewer with annotation, bulk tagging and collection management, OCR for over 90 languages, and export options. Administration features include SAML and OIDC single sign-on, granular permissions for admins, users, and guests, user activity logs, and publication analytics. Deployment is available as a cloud-hosted or self-hosted on-premises installation, with browser-based access requiring no client software.

It is packaged in Lite and Pro editions, priced per user plus storage, with a self-hosted Pro license available under yearly or perpetual terms. A free community version is also available.

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