ReadCube

ReadCube Free App

Rated 4.20/5 (512) —  Free Android application by ReadCube

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About ReadCube

ReadCube is the simplest way to read, manage and discover research literature. ReadCube on your Android device is the perfect companion to the free ReadCube desktop app, enabling you to access your papers anywhere – read on the go, organize your library and annotate PDFs with notes and highlights.


ReadCube Enhanced PDF features include:
• Tappable inline citations, reference lists and author names so you can quickly find cited articles and related information
• Supplements are automatically attached where available
• Full screen PDF viewing plus multi-touch zoom/navigation for an optimal reading experience
• Multi-color highlighting and note-taking tools

Easily find new papers:
• Search in PubMed, Google Scholar and ReadCube databases directly within the app
• Quickly download new articles with a single tap when you’re on campus or with your institutional proxy
• Or import PDFs from another app on your mobile device, such as a web browser or email

ReadCube personalized Recommendations:
• Our most popular feature!
• Discover relevant new papers based on your library – you’ll never miss another important paper again

Get the gist quickly:
• View mobile-optimized abstract pages for all library and searched articles
• Jot down your thoughts with sync-able notes

Stay organized:
• Create custom lists and sort articles into one or multiple lists
• Quickly search, filter and sort your entire library
• Add any number of #tags to further customize your library organization
• Swipe on references in your library for more options

Optional ReadCube Pro features:
• Sync everything – papers, notes, highlights – between the ReadCube Desktop app and your mobile devices
• Unlimited cloud storage space for your PDFs

Simplify your research life – get ReadCube for free on your mobile devices (Android and iOS) and computers (Mac and Windows).

NEW TO READCUBE? - You can create a free account directly in the app. In order to import and sync over your existing PDFs, just download the ReadCube Desktop app from www.readcube.com. You can upload your PDFs from your computer, or use one of our easy importer tools (for EndNote, Mendeley, Papers, Zotero libraries).

We love feedback from our users - please email support@readcube.com with any ideas, comments or issues. Thanks for using ReadCube!

How to Download / Install

Download and install ReadCube version 2.22 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.readcube.mobile, download ReadCube.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
• Improved and fixed issues with the Google login option
• Fixed: problematic import of some PDFs from other apps
• Fixed: editing of existing PDF note annotations
• Android OS v4.0.3 now required
• Questions, comments? Email support@readcube.com
Version update ReadCube was updated to version 2.22
Version update ReadCube was updated to version 1.6
Version update ReadCube was updated to version 1.3
More downloads  ReadCube reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads

What are users saying about ReadCube

P70%
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New user. Can't login with Google auth because developers using dated technology shut security flaws blocked by Google.

N70%
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Can't signin!

E70%
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Can't even sign into my account using google sign in. It says : error disallowed agent. Devs - please fix this. It's clearly making an oAuth request as an embedded agent (webview). Can't log in to my account on the app at all in this state

A70%
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I got an error, can't even log in via the app with Google sign in!

N70%
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Can't sign in with Google account

D70%
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Difficult to create account.

N70%
by N####:

When download recommended paper , it would use Google as default search engine, can we change it by my self? And I can't change http into HTTPS, i can't type anything the web link line

N70%
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No finger scrolling. A great disappointment

N70%
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I like the app but wish I could do finger scrolling

N70%
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Crashed

X70%
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This app is amazing and the developers should be damn proud of themselves. It is a convenient way to search for articles and read them on the app itself without having to download them (a great plus for someone who browses through a lot of them). The ezproxy integration is convenient. Will definitely recommend this to everyone. I am willing to pay good money for this and I think you should make a paid version with added features, since you people deserve all our support! Great job.

P70%
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Getting better, still not very intuitive as an app, still limiting export options. ...

T70%
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DO NOT use Readcube on long documents like a thesis. Problems it's given me after I passed ~150 references: 1. Deleted the period after EVERY inline citation; effectively making my thesis look like one giant 250-page sentence. 2. Completely shuffled inline citations at random. Took weeks to get everything fixed. 3. Isn't properly able to use APA6, the inline citations are all the wrong format. 4. Reset the search to PubMed from GoogleScholar every time the program is restarted. Cant Fit More. Just Stay Away

N70%
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Syncing with you phone is a PRO feature. So the free Version is a crippled Xodo. ^^

N70%
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Great!

W70%
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After testing many apps such as Mendeley and Endnote ( only ios app unfortunately) the reading experience is optimized for academic papers especially for 2 column pdfs. But, I see that there is still a lot of room for improvement. Even though the app is modern It could be more easy to use..

S70%
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I really like the desktop app, but the android app is not really usable, since I can't download anything from scholar through the built-in search.

S70%
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One day, this will be a beautiful app on which I highly depend. Currently, it needs work. One basic fix is to make additional windows (that pop-up in the desktop app, for example when you click "Manually Edit Article Metadata") less glitchy. One can't drag or resize these without them lagging, and sometimes they forcibly return themselves to the position one tried to modify... Note that this would be useful when manually inputing citation info because you actually want to be able to see the PDF at the same time, but it remains hidden in the main ReadCube window, behind the pop-up. The best solution would be to make it so this option worked exactly as the "Help ReadCube Resolve Article" option. There, you can go through portions of the text, highlight them, and select what that highlighted section represents (article title, authors, year, journal, etc.). It's beautiful because as you go, this info also fills into the form on the right-side panel. So, why on Earth can't we do this to manually input the reference information? Another request: please add a way to highlight quotes, tag them, and then see outputs of quotes by tag. Thanks!

S70%
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FB sign up doesn't work. Uninstalled.

I70%
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Great citation and pdf management tool. I used to maintain my article database by a file and folder naming system, but this blows that method out of the water. I love the fact you can access PubMed and Google Scholar databases directly from the app and the desktop version is even better. Can't imagine not using this program!

S70%
by S####:

Because researchers don't use Linux?! Adobe Air? Colviz it is

Y70%
by Y####:

Awesome app. it syncs all my articles so I can read them on the go. I love it thank you!!!!

S70%
by S####:

Great!

G70%
by G####:

was happy tp find a book out of print. turned out, the $38 was for 4 pages of an old review of the book. read careful what you buy. lesson learned.

S70%
by S####:

It can open on ios.

V70%
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Doesnt update library on android

C70%
by C####:

After testing many apps such as Mendeley and Endnote ( only ios app unfortunately) the reading experience is optimized for academic papers especially for 2 column pdfs. But, I see that there is still a lot of room for improvement. Even though the app is modern It could be more easy to use..

S70%
by S####:

Like a tiger. Rao.

S70%
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Getting places is so complicated on my mobile device using this app, especially since I have to download it due to the fact that readcube isn't mobile supportive on the internet so they make you get the app, now I try to view an article and struggle is, I can't, u could at least make a url citation feature so I can copy and paste the link, I CANT GO TO ONLINE, and use in app. It looked like it held a lot of potential and I looked forward to it a lot after seeing the screenshots, but I was severely disappoin

J70%
by J####:

App work well, but a huge minus is absence of free-form annotations! It would be so convenient to have it. Now I have to use other apps, which is a shame since readcube is the best for enhanced pdfs.

S70%
by S####:

Without the freedom of uploading articles from local android device to library, this stays as a useful adjunct, which given the storage these days, it needn't be!

E70%
by E####:

Only would love to see it a little smoother in performance. Otherwise, great.

R70%
by R####:

This app is great. However if only the sync feature would be available in the free version, it'd be much appreciated.

S70%
by S####:

I like that the program provides similar articles to read based on what I uploaded from my desktop library. One question... How can I see those same articles and suggestions from other electronic devices?

S70%
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Saving trees

S70%
by S####:

I really like this. Really slick interface for an android reference manager. However, I noticed that sorting by first author sorts by their first name. I think it's more common and useful to sorry by the last name/family name. Also, am I the only one seeing some kind of lag or displacement when scrolling through the article list? Still, I really like where this is headed. Thanks!

P70%
by P####:

I have been using all kinds of reference software for my graduate school. I have found them all to be ugly, complicated, and clunky to use. This app is leaps and bounds better. It feels like it was made for the tablet/laptop world and I love it. The only thing that would be amazing is if they saved in an APA format instead of me having to export them one by one into my works cited.

A70%
by A####:

One day, this will be a beautiful app on which I highly depend. Currently, it needs work. One basic fix is to make additional windows (that pop-up in the desktop app, for example when you click "Manually Edit Article Metadata") less glitchy. One can't drag or resize these without them lagging, and sometimes they forcibly return themselves to the position one tried to modify... Note that this would be useful when manually inputing citation info because you actually want to be able to see the PDF at the same time, but it remains hidden in the main ReadCube window, behind the pop-up. The best solution would be to make it so this option worked exactly as the "Help ReadCube Resolve Article" option. There, you can go through portions of the text, highlight them, and select what that highlighted section represents (article title, authors, year, journal, etc.). It's beautiful because as you go, this info also fills into the form on the right-side panel. So, why on Earth can't we do this to manually input the info.? Two more suggestions: please add an option to tag library files, and smart lists that auto-update based on keyword searches (e.g., see iTunes). Thanks!

D70%
by D####:

I have been using readcube for long time on my desktop computer and it's awesome. Although desktop version has some bugs, this app is really nice for daily use. I hope some features can be added for example find the duplicate reference, tags, smart folder and more accurate paper recommendation.

D70%
by D####:

I like that the program provides similar articles to read based on what I uploaded from my desktop library. One question... How can I see those same articles and suggestions from other electronic devices?


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