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Pro
First month free

then from $3 / mo. $

Best for companies
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  • online PDF organizer with extra features for research groups
  • centrally managed PDF collection, no syncing required
  • in-browser PDF viewer with annotation
  • LDAP, and SAML2 SSO authentication
  • access your private collection from anywhere on the Internet
  • store unlimited number of PDFs (<200GB)
  • very accurate OCR for over 90 languages $
  • faceted search with detailed snippets
  • search all Lite databases + ScienceDirect, Scopus, and 100M world-wide patents
  • New daily autosearch of Arxiv, NASA, PubMed, and PubMed Central
  • New PDF highlighted text summary & export
  • standalone offline app with offline notes
  • New audio note recording
  • New AI PDF summaries and keywords
  • user groups for project management
  • user activity logs
  • email support — 24 hour response time
Lite
First month free

then from $2 / mo. $

Best for casual users
Subscribe now!
  • online PDF organizer with extra features for research groups
  • centrally managed PDF collection, no syncing required
  • in-browser PDF viewer with annotation
  • LDAP, and SAML2 SSO authentication
  • access your private collection from anywhere on the Internet
  • store unlimited number of PDFs (<200GB)
  • very accurate OCR for over 90 languages $
  • faceted search with detailed snippets
  • search Arxiv, Crossref, IEEE, NASA, PubMed, and PubMed Central
  • no autosearch of Arxiv, NASA, PubMed, or PubMed Central
  • no PDF highlighted text summary
  • standalone offline app, no offline notes
  • no audio note recording
  • no AI PDF summaries or keywords
  • no user groups in project management
  • no user activity logs
  • email support — 24 hour response time
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  • online PDF organizer with extra features for research groups
  • centrally managed PDF collection, no syncing required
  • in-browser PDF viewer with annotation
  • LDAP authentication, no SAML2 single sign-on
  • self-hosted — access from the Internet requires an IT expert
  • recommended for up to 10,000 PDFs
  • accurate OCR for English language
  • simple search with result highlighting
  • search Arxiv, Crossref, IEEE, NASA, PubMed, and PubMed Central
  • no autosearch of Arxiv, NASA, PubMed, or PubMed Central
  • no PDF highlighted text summary
  • standalone offline app, no offline notes
  • no audio note recording
  • no AI PDF summaries or keywords
  • no user groups in project management
  • no user activity logs
  • no customer support

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Managed servers for larger groups

I, Librarian Pro
Managed Server L

4 CPU
8GB RAM
120GB SSD

only $150 / mo.

I, Librarian Lite
Managed Server L

4 CPU
8GB RAM
120GB SSD

only $99 / mo.

I, Librarian Pro
Managed Server S

2 CPU
2GB RAM
60GB SSD

only $99 / mo.

I, Librarian Lite
Managed Server S

2 CPU
2GB RAM
60GB SSD

only $75 / mo.

  • unlimited number of users for a flat fee
  • your own server with unlimited bandwidth
  • server locations – USA & Germany
  • server security updates
  • server uptime monitoring
  • I, Librarian upgrades
  • TLS certificate
  • custom access from the Internet
  • SFTP access
  • add backup for $0.25/GB/month
  • add intrusion monitoring for $50/month
  • OCR — first 100 pages/month are free than 1¢/page.

I, Librarian On-premises

I, Librarian Pro
On-premises
I, Librarian Lite
On-premises
  • no data ever leave your premises
  • create unlimited number of libraries
  • onboard unlimited number of users
  • perpetual license for a one time fee
  • IT department and end user support
  • version 5 upgrades and patches until 2025