CiteBox

Self-hosted, local-first PDF paper manager with figure extraction and AI reading.

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CiteBox is a self-hosted, local-first paper manager built around a compact workflow: import a PDF or by DOI, extract body text and figures, organize with tags and notes, and use an AI assistant page to question, translate, and summarize content. It runs as a web service or embedded desktop app, with a research panel for exploring citations via the Semantic Scholar API. It's aimed at researchers who want figure-aware, AI-assisted paper organization rather than a generic reference manager.

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