Explainpaper capabilities
8 mapped capabilities, each graded and dated. The map shows what Explainpaper can do; the audit shows whether it’s worth consolidating — and a guide shows how to move.
Capabilities
Auto-generated outlines and key points
provisionalverified ~2 months agoExplainpaper automatically produces a structured outline of an uploaded paper, extracts key points, and illustrates how concepts interconnect, giving readers a quick map of the paper before diving in.
Formula and figure explanation
provisionalverified ~2 months agoUsers can highlight mathematical formulas and figures embedded in a paper to receive a plain-language explanation of what the equation or visual represents.
Full-paper summary generation
provisionalverified ~2 months agoExplainpaper generates a complete summary of an uploaded research paper, condensing it into a digestible overview without requiring the user to read every section.
Highlight-based text explanations
provisionalverified ~2 months agoUsers highlight any confusing passage in an uploaded research paper and instantly receive a plain-language explanation of that excerpt.
Multilingual explanations
provisionalverified ~2 months agoExplanations of highlighted text can be delivered in more than 50 languages, enabling non-English-speaking researchers to read English-language papers.
Paper chat and Q&A
provisionalverified ~2 months agoUsers can ask questions about the content of an uploaded paper. Free users can ask follow-up questions tied to highlighted passages; Pro users get full open-ended Q&A grounded in the paper's text with advanced AI.
Plans and pricing
provisionalverified 26 days agoExplainpaper offers three subscription tiers — Free, Pro, and Teams — covering individual casual users through research organisations needing team management.
Zotero library integration
provisionalverified ~2 months agoResearchers who manage their paper collections in Zotero can import their library directly into Explainpaper, avoiding manual re-uploads of each paper.