Mobile apps can let you search and read the literature, organize your notes and thoughts, and manage your citations, all while on mobile. We recommend the apps below for every stage of the research process.
Make searching for evidence on mobile easy with these apps.
Browse thousands of Treadwell-provided scholarly journals and create a personal bookshelf of favorite titles with BrowZine. Make an individual account and then download the app.
Another app for organizing and tracking the journals you read, Read by QX MD is available through Treadwell. Make an individual account and then download the Apple or Android app.
If you're someone who likes to write directly onto PDFs or take notes digitally, apps for PDF annotation and note taking are plentiful. Here are some of the best.
Useful for editing and viewing PDFs.
Useful for note taking and PDF annotation.
Useful for note taking and PDF annotation.
Useful for note taking and PDF annotation.
Useful for viewing and annotating PDFs. The app is free, but there is a subscription required to use the tools.
Want to keep track of your references throughout the research process? These apps make it easy to manage your citations using a smartphone or tablet.
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use research tool that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your work. Be sure to visit our Zotero Complete Guide for more information on how to best utilize Zotero.
Mendeley is a free citation and PDF management application. The mobile app lets you read and annotate your PDFs while syncing them across all of your devices. Learn more about Mendeley on our Citations + Writing guide.
This is a research site that includes citation management software. It is primarily a desktop program with a mobile app. All the versions sync so that you can have access to your references at all times. The mobile app is free but a desktop license is $79. We encourage you to check out the website and see if Papers 3 is right for you before buying it.
Need to organize your thoughts or manage your process for your research or writing? Use project management, mind mapping, and index card apps like these ones.
Useful for project management.
Useful for creating index cards and general productivity.
Useful for creating mind maps.
Useful for creating lists.
Useful for goal setting, task management, and reminders.
