Is paperlib still maintained?

Slowing down. Last change 7 months ago. Latest release release-electron-3.1.12, 1.1 years ago.

Can I trust paperlib?

Widely used. 2.3k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install on macOS

Future-Scholars/paperlib

An open-source academic paper management tool.

Node.jsVite#academic#academic-paper#computer-science#computer-vision

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 2,318
Activity: Updated 7 months ago
License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 35
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Looked up: 12 h ago

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Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Slowing downLast change 7 months ago. Latest release release-electron-3.1.12, 1.1 years ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used2.3k stars. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗paperlib.appThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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release-electron-3.1.12 · 9/28/2025 ↗

Paperlib_3.1.12.dmg

dmg · 108.7 MB · 105 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Future-Scholars/paperlib/releases/download/release-electron-3.1.12/Paperlib_3.1.12.dmg"
open "Paperlib_3.1.12.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (1)

Paperlib_3.1.12_arm.dmg

dmg · ARMv7 · 103.3 MB · 157 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Future-Scholars/paperlib/releases/download/release-electron-3.1.12/Paperlib_3.1.12_arm.dmg"
open "Paperlib_3.1.12_arm.dmg"

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Nested projects: paperlib-api/package.json

package.json scripts (19)

develectron-vite dev -w
typecheck:apptsc --noEmit -p ./app/tsconfig.json --composite false
typecheck:maintsc --noEmit -p ./app/main/tsconfig.json --composite false
typecheck:servicetsc --noEmit -p ./app/service/tsconfig.json --composite false
typecheck:extensiontsc --noEmit -p ./app/extension/tsconfig.json --composite false
typecheck:renderervue-tsc --noEmit -p ./app/renderer/tsconfig.json --composite false
typecheckpnpm run typecheck:app && pnpm run typecheck:main && pnpm run typecheck:service && pnpm run typecheck:extension && pnpm run typecheck:renderer
build-mac-armvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.mac.arm.json5
build-mac-x86vue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.mac.json5
build-winvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.win.json5
build-linuxvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.linux.json5
build-mac-arm-devvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.mac.arm.dev.json5
build-mac-x86-devvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.mac.dev.json5
build-win-devvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.win.dev.json5
build-linux-devvue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.linux.dev.json5
dev-buildvite build && electron-builder --config ./build_configs/electron-builder.mac.arm.json5
test:e2evue-tsc --noEmit && vite build && vitest run
test:e2e-devvite build && vitest run
generate:public-api-typesvite build --config ./paperlib-api/vite.config.ts

Files we read (4)

.github/workflows/beta.yml

.github/workflows/release.yml

README.md

package.json

Branch chore/official-sync · 276 files in the repo