A research paper reader with the outline beside the PDF
Does Researchist: PDF Reader work on iPhone Duo?
According to its developer, yes. FoldHunt's editor hasn't checked Researchist: PDF Reader on iPhone Duo yet, so it's listed as a claim.
- Developer claimedTill Konitzer says Researchist will be available for iPhone Duo at launch, with a preview video (@knutknatter on X, youtube.com). The App Store page does not mention the Duo yet.
Adapted for the fold
- Closed · Outer display
Paper library on the cover
Closed, saved papers appear as a two-column grid of coloured cards beside a side rail, and a paper opens on the cover with pen tools.
- Open · Inner display
Outline beside the PDF
Unfolded, the paper's sections, figures and tables sit on the left half, beside the PDF pages on the right.
- Open · Inner display
The PDF above the figures
Turned upright, the PDF sits on the top half and the paper's figures on the bottom half.
About Researchist: PDF Reader
Researchist is a PDF reader for academic papers. Unfolded on the Duo, the paper’s outline sits on one half, beside the PDF pages on the other.
On the ideas wall
All ideasResearchist: paper outline beside the PDF when unfolded
Till Konitzer's Researchist PDF reader. Closed, the cover shows your saved papers or one PDF with pen tools. Open, the paper's sections, figures and tables sit on the left half beside the PDF; turned upright, the PDF sits above the figures.
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